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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
A SELECTION ON BARACK OBAMAS SUMMER READING LIST
The definitive history of the 1990s New York Knicks illustrating how Pat Riley Patrick Ewing John Starks Charles Oakley and Anthony Mason resurrected the iconic franchise through oppressive physicality and unmatched grit
For nearly an entire generation the New York Knicks have been a laughingstock franchise Since 2001 theyve spent more money lost more games and won fewer playoff series than any other NBA team
But during the preceding era the Big Apple had a club it was madly in love withone that earned respect not only by winning but through brute force The Knicks were always looking for fights often at the encouragement of Pat Riley They fought opposing players They fought each other Hell they even occasionally fought their own coaches
The NBA didnt take kindly to their fighting spirit Within two years league officials moved to alter several rules to stop New York from turning its basketball games into bloody mudwrestling matches Nevertheless as the 1990s progressed the Knicks endeared themselves to millions of fans not for how much they won but for their colorful cast of characters and their hardworking mentality
Now through his original reporting and interviews with more than two hundred people author Chris Herring delves into the origin evolution and eventual demise of the iconic club He takes us inside the locker room executive boardrooms and onto the court for the key moments that lifted the club to new heights and the ones that threatened to send everything crashing down in spectacular fashion
Blood in the Garden is a portrait filled with eyeopening details that have never been shared before revealing the full story of the franchise in the midst of the NBAs golden era And rest assured no punches will be pulled Which is just how those roughandtumble Knicks would like it
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