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Long shot

the triumphs and struggles of an NBA freedom fighter

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Cover of: Long shot by Craig Hodges, Craig Hodges
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An edition of Long shot (2017)

Long shot

the triumphs and struggles of an NBA freedom fighter

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"As a member of the 1992 world-champion Chicago Bulls, a dashiki-clad Hodges delivered a handwritten letter to President George H. W. Bush demanding that he do more to address racism and economic inequality. Hodges was also a vocal union activist, initiated a boycott against Nike, and spoke out forcefully against police brutality in the wake of the Rodney King beating. But his outspokenness cost him dearly. In the prime of his career, after ten NBA seasons, Hodges was blackballed from the NBA for using his platform as a professional athlete to stand up for justice. In this powerful, passionate, and captivating memoir, Hodges shares the stories--including encounters with Nelson Mandela, Coretta Scott King, Jim Brown, R. Kelly, Michael Jordan, and others--from his lifelong fight for equality for African Americans."--Publisher description.

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Haymarket Books
Language
English
Pages
202

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Subjects

Biography, Chicago Bulls (Basketball team), Basketball players, African American basketball players, Basketball, biography, African american athletes, Hodges, Craig, 1960-, Basketball players -- United States -- Biography, African American basketball players -- Biography

People

Craig Hodges (1960-)

Places

United States
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Cover of: Long shot
Long shot: the triumphs and struggles of an NBA freedom fighter
2017, Haymarket Books
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Table of Contents

Prologue: The letter
Chicago Heights
Showing up
Playing the Lotto
New horizons
Heading west
Representing
Carlita
Milwaukee
A different kind of business
Blindsided
Coming home
The Pistons
Three-point champ
Working together
In search of a dynasty
Playing the game
Cut
Buzzer beater.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-196) and index.

Other Titles
Craig Hodges story

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
796.323092
Library of Congress
GV865

The Physical Object

Pagination
xiv, 202 pages
Number of pages
202

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL26927376M
Internet Archive
longshottriumphs0000hodg
ISBN 10
1608466078
ISBN 13
9781608466078
OCLC/WorldCat
964820868
Amazon ID (ASIN)
B01NCT6RZV

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