Boxed out of the NBA

Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter I - Welcome to the Eastern League: A Brief History and the Influences that Shaped It
Chapter II - Stars of the Early Years (1946-53)
Chapter III - The Fixers . . . and One Frustrated Superstar
Chapter IV -Blackballed: Race, the NBA, and the Rise of the Eastern League
Chapter V - The Glory Years (1954-67): The Second-Best League Around
Chapter VI - Stars of the Glory Years (1954-67)
Chapter VII - Tough Guys, Characters, and Urban Legends
Chapter VIII - Life in the Eastern League
Chapter IX - The Towns, the Gyms, the Fans: Big-Time Basketball on a Small Scale
Chapter X - The Impact of the ABA and the Beginning of the End
Chapter XI- Stars of the ABA Era and the Eastern League's Final Years (1967-78)
Chapter XII - The Coaches
Chapter XIII - The Refs
Chapter XIV - The CBA and the End of the Eastern League
Chapter XV - Legacy of the Eastern League
Chapter XVI - Epilogue: Life After the Eastern League
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Authors

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1950s basketball; 1960s basketball; African American basketball history; African American history; basketball history; basketball in the Northeast; Eastern Professional Basketball League; NBA; professional basketball; sports pioneers