Basketball in Sports & Nonfiction Audiobooks

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Relentless

From Good to Great to Unstoppable

by Tim S. Grover ...

Narrated by Pete Simonelli ...

Unabridged

6 hours 38 min

An all-new production of the phenomenal bestseller, now featuring exclusive new conversations with the authors!For more than two decades, legendary trainer Tim Grover has taken the greats—Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Dwyane Wade, and hundreds of relentless competitors in sports, business, and every walk of life—and made them greater. Now, for the first time ever, he reveals what it takes to ... Read more

$19.99 USD

An all-new production of the phenomenal bestseller, now featuring exclusive new conversations with the authors!For more than two decades, legendary trainer Tim Grover has taken the greats—Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Dwyane Wade, and hundreds of relentless competitors in sports, business, and every walk of life—and made them greater. Now, for the first time ever, he reveals what it takes to
... Read more
Audiobook

Eleven Rings

The Soul of Success

by Phil Jackson, Hugh Delehanty ...

Narrated by Matt Walton ...

Unabridged

10 hours 28 min

During his storied career as head coach of the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers, Phil Jackson won more championships than any coach in the history of professional sports. Even more important, he succeeded in never wavering from coaching his way, from a place of deep values. Jackson was tagged as the “Zen master” half in jest by sportswriters, but the nickname speaks to an important truth: this ... Read more

$20.00 USD

During his storied career as head coach of the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers, Phil Jackson won more championships than any coach in the history of professional sports. Even more important, he succeeded in never wavering from coaching his way, from a place of deep values. Jackson was tagged as the “Zen master” half in jest by sportswriters, but the nickname speaks to an important truth: this
... Read more
Audiobook

Unguarded

by Scottie Pippen ...

Narrated by JD Jackson ...

Unabridged

9 hours 43 min

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThis unflinching “master class” (The New York Times) of a memoir from two-time Olympic gold medalist and NBA Hall of Famer reveals how Scottie Pippen, the youngest of twelve, overcame two family tragedies and universal disregard by college scouts to become an essential component of the greatest basketball dynasty of the last fifty years.Scottie Pippen has been ... Read more

$25.99 USD

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThis unflinching “master class” (The New York Times) of a memoir from two-time Olympic gold medalist and NBA Hall of Famer reveals how Scottie Pippen, the youngest of twelve, overcame two family tragedies and universal disregard by college scouts to become an essential component of the greatest basketball dynasty of the last fifty years.Scottie Pippen has been
... Read more
Audiobook

There's Always This Year

On Basketball and Ascension

by Hanif Abdurraqib ...

Narrated by Hanif Abdurraqib ...

Unabridged

8 hours 40 min

LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A “powerful” (The Guardian) reflection on basketball, life, and home—from the author of the National Book Award finalist A Little Devil in America“Mesmerizing . . . not only the most original sports book I’ve ever read but one of the most moving books I’ve ever read, period.”—Steve James, director of Hoop ... Read more

$20.99 USD

LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A “powerful” (The Guardian) reflection on basketball, life, and home—from the author of the National Book Award finalist A Little Devil in America“Mesmerizing . . . not only the most original sports book I’ve ever read but one of the most moving books I’ve ever read, period.”—Steve James, director of Hoop
... Read more
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The Breaks of the Game

by David Halberstam ...

Narrated by Brian Troxell ...

Unabridged

17 hours 31 min

A New York Times bestseller, David Halberstam's The Breaks of the Game focuses on one grim season (1979-80) in the life of the Bill Walton-led Portland Trail Blazers, a team that only three years before had been NBA champions.More than six years after his death David Halberstam remains one of this country's most respected journalists and revered authorities on American life and history in the ... Read more

$38.99 USD

A New York Times bestseller, David Halberstam's The Breaks of the Game focuses on one grim season (1979-80) in the life of the Bill Walton-led Portland Trail Blazers, a team that only three years before had been NBA champions.More than six years after his death David Halberstam remains one of this country's most respected journalists and revered authorities on American life and history in the
... Read more
Audiobook

Never Stop

Life, Leadership, and What It Takes to Be Great

by Dan Hurley, Ian O'Connor ...

Narrated by Dan Hurley, Chris Andrew Ciulla ...

Unabridged

7 hours 51 min

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERDan Hurley is one of the most famous head coaches in America today—in any sport. He returned the UConn Huskies men’s basketball team to their rightful place among the nation’s elite, winning back-to-back NCAA Championships, and he did it with uncommon passion. His on-court eruptions, his face-offs with refs and even fans, are legendary.But behind all the winning and ... Read more

$19.99 USD

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERDan Hurley is one of the most famous head coaches in America today—in any sport. He returned the UConn Huskies men’s basketball team to their rightful place among the nation’s elite, winning back-to-back NCAA Championships, and he did it with uncommon passion. His on-court eruptions, his face-offs with refs and even fans, are legendary.But behind all the winning and
... Read more
Audiobook

On Her Game

Caitlin Clark and the Revolution in Women's Sports

by Christine Brennan ...

Narrated by Christine Brennan ...

Unabridged

8 hours 48 min

New York Times Bestseller! An electrifying portrait of sports phenomenon Caitlin Clark, whose record-breaking rise from NCAA women’s basketball to the WNBA has captivated the nation—by award-winning journalist Christine Brennan, one of the most respected voices in women’s sports.America has never seen an athlete like Caitlin Clark. With her famous logo threes, viral highlights, and massive fan ... Read more

$24.99 USD

New York Times Bestseller! An electrifying portrait of sports phenomenon Caitlin Clark, whose record-breaking rise from NCAA women’s basketball to the WNBA has captivated the nation—by award-winning journalist Christine Brennan, one of the most respected voices in women’s sports.America has never seen an athlete like Caitlin Clark. With her famous logo threes, viral highlights, and massive fan
... Read more
Audiobook

My Losing Season

by Pat Conroy ...

Narrated by Chuck Montgomery ...

Unabridged

13 hours 52 min

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A deeply affecting coming-of-age memoir about family, love, loss, basketball—and life itself—by the beloved author of The Prince of Tides and The Great SantiniDuring one unforgettable season as a Citadel cadet, Pat Conroy becomes part of a basketball team that is ultimately destined to fail. And yet for a military kid who grew up on the move, the Bulldogs provide a ... Read more

$22.99 USD

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A deeply affecting coming-of-age memoir about family, love, loss, basketball—and life itself—by the beloved author of The Prince of Tides and The Great SantiniDuring one unforgettable season as a Citadel cadet, Pat Conroy becomes part of a basketball team that is ultimately destined to fail. And yet for a military kid who grew up on the move, the Bulldogs provide a
... Read more
Audiobook

Players First

Coaching from the Inside Out

by John Calipari, Michael Sokolove ...

Narrated by Chuck Montgomery ...

Unabridged

6 hours 48 min

In Players First, John Calipari relates for the first time anywhere his experiences over his first four years coaching the Kentucky Wildcats, college basketball’s most fabled program, from the doldrums to a national championship, drawing lessons about leadership, character, and the path to personal and collective victory.At its core, Calipari’s coaching philosophy centers on keeping his focus on ... Read more

$17.50 USD

In Players First, John Calipari relates for the first time anywhere his experiences over his first four years coaching the Kentucky Wildcats, college basketball’s most fabled program, from the doldrums to a national championship, drawing lessons about leadership, character, and the path to personal and collective victory.At its core, Calipari’s coaching philosophy centers on keeping his focus on
... Read more
Audiobook

Sixty-One

Life Lessons from Papa, On and Off the Court

by Chris Paul ...

Narrated by Chris Paul ...

Unabridged

5 hours 46 min

**Chris Paul, "The Point God," a member of the NBA's 75th Anniversary Team and current point guard for the Phoenix Suns, narrates this compelling memoir. Deeply affected by the untimely death of his grandfather, Nathaniel "PaPa Chili" Jones, Paul recounts the inspiration and influence PaPa Chili continues to play in his life and career.A powerful and unexpected memoir of family, faith, tragedy, ... Read more

$19.99 USD

**Chris Paul, "The Point God," a member of the NBA's 75th Anniversary Team and current point guard for the Phoenix Suns, narrates this compelling memoir. Deeply affected by the untimely death of his grandfather, Nathaniel "PaPa Chili" Jones, Paul recounts the inspiration and influence PaPa Chili continues to play in his life and career.A powerful and unexpected memoir of family, faith, tragedy,
... Read more
Audiobook

The Capital of Basketball: A History of DC Area High School Hoops

by John McNamara with Andrea Chamblee and David Elfin ...

Narrated by Ron Butler ...

Unabridged

12 hours 26 min

The celebration of Washington D.C. basketball is long overdue. The D.C. metro area stands second to none in its contributions to the game. Countless figures who have had a significant impact on the sport over the years have roots in the region, including E.B. Henderson, the first African-American certified to teach public school physical education, and Earl Lloyd, the first African-American to ... Read more

$21.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The celebration of Washington D.C. basketball is long overdue. The D.C. metro area stands second to none in its contributions to the game. Countless figures who have had a significant impact on the sport over the years have roots in the region, including E.B. Henderson, the first African-American certified to teach public school physical education, and Earl Lloyd, the first African-American to
... Read more
Audiobook

Sacred Hoops

Spiritual Lessons Of A Hardwood Warrior

by Phil Jackson, Hugh Delehanty ...

Narrated by Phil Jackson ...

Unabridged

1 hour 52 min

"Not only is there more to life than basketball, there's a lot more to basketball than basketball." -- Phil JacksonOne of the most successful coaches in NBA history, Chicago Bulls head coach Phil Jackson provides an inside look at the higher wisdom of teamwork with Sacred Hoops -- Jackson's philosophy of mindful basketball and his lifelong quest to bring enlightenment to the competitive world of ... Read more

$14.99 USD

"Not only is there more to life than basketball, there's a lot more to basketball than basketball." -- Phil JacksonOne of the most successful coaches in NBA history, Chicago Bulls head coach Phil Jackson provides an inside look at the higher wisdom of teamwork with Sacred Hoops -- Jackson's philosophy of mindful basketball and his lifelong quest to bring enlightenment to the competitive world of
... Read more
Audiobook

KG: A to Z

An Uncensored Encyclopedia of Life, Basketball, and Everything in Between

by Kevin Garnett ...

Narrated by Guy Lockard ...

Unabridged

9 hours 12 min

NATIONAL BESTSELLERA unique, unfiltered memoir from the NBA champion and fifteen-time all-star ahead of his induction into the Hall of Fame.Kevin Garnett was one of the most dominant players the game of basketball has ever seen. He was also one of its most outspoken. Over the course of his illustrious twenty-one-year NBA career, he elevated trash talk to an art form and never shied away from ... Read more

$25.99 USD

NATIONAL BESTSELLERA unique, unfiltered memoir from the NBA champion and fifteen-time all-star ahead of his induction into the Hall of Fame.Kevin Garnett was one of the most dominant players the game of basketball has ever seen. He was also one of its most outspoken. Over the course of his illustrious twenty-one-year NBA career, he elevated trash talk to an art form and never shied away from
... Read more
Audiobook

Net Work

Training the NBA's Best and Finding the Keys to Greatness

by Rob McClanaghan ...

Narrated by Tim Paige ...

Unabridged

5 hours 22 min

**From the NBA’s most sought-after trainer and skills coach comes a “**backstage pass to a part of the NBA that most fans never see” (Pete Thamel, Yahoo Sports)—how superstars like Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Derrick Rose, Russell Westbrook, and Kevin Love work to excel at the game.When Rob McClanaghan failed to make the Syracuse basketball team as a walk-on freshman, he asked the coaches what he ... Read more

$18.99 USD

**From the NBA’s most sought-after trainer and skills coach comes a “**backstage pass to a part of the NBA that most fans never see” (Pete Thamel, Yahoo Sports)—how superstars like Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Derrick Rose, Russell Westbrook, and Kevin Love work to excel at the game.When Rob McClanaghan failed to make the Syracuse basketball team as a walk-on freshman, he asked the coaches what he
... Read more
Audiobook

Sports Byline: Sam Smith

by Ron Barr ...

Narrated by Ron Barr, Sam Smith ...

Series series Sports Byline Classics
Unabridged

15 min

Sam Smith, author of theNew York Times best-seller The Jordan Rules talks about his book, Hard Labor: The Battle that Birthed the Billion-Dollar NBA, which details exactly how and why the NBA, and NBA players, make so much money.Smith explains the significance of the historic Oscar Robertson v. National Basketball Association lawsuit that allowed players free agency for the first time. ... Read more

$4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Sam Smith, author of theNew York Times best-seller The Jordan Rules talks about his book, Hard Labor: The Battle that Birthed the Billion-Dollar NBA, which details exactly how and why the NBA, and NBA players, make so much money.Smith explains the significance of the historic Oscar Robertson v. National Basketball Association lawsuit that allowed players free agency for the first time.
... Read more
Audiobook

My Home Team

A Sportswriter's Life and the Redemptive Power of Small-Town Girls Basketball

by Dave Kindred ...

Narrated by Dave Kindred ...

Unabridged

8 hours 37 min

The legendary sports journalist writes about the team that changed his life: the Morton High School Lady Potters basketball team.Dave Kindred has covered dozens of Super Bowls and written about stars like Muhammad Ali, Tiger Woods, and Michael Jordan. But a high-school girls basketball team—the Lady Potters of Morton, Illinois—stands apart from the rest.In this moving and intimate story, Kindred ... Read more

$24.99 USD

The legendary sports journalist writes about the team that changed his life: the Morton High School Lady Potters basketball team.Dave Kindred has covered dozens of Super Bowls and written about stars like Muhammad Ali, Tiger Woods, and Michael Jordan. But a high-school girls basketball team—the Lady Potters of Morton, Illinois—stands apart from the rest.In this moving and intimate story, Kindred
... Read more
Audiobook

Basketball: Which Position Should You Play?

The Positions of "Positionless" Basketball and Where You'll Fit In

by Dre Baldwin ...

Narrated by Dre Baldwin ...

Unabridged

40 min

Using Which Position Should I Play?, you will know:Best utilize your skills to help a teamPlay your ideal positionDescribe your game to an interested coach or scoutContribute consistently to a teamIn basketball, unlike hockey, soccer, and baseball, any player can do anything. Score in the post. Dribble. Shoot the ball. Guard whomever has the ball on the opposition. Unlike a soccer midfielder, who ... Read more

$14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Using Which Position Should I Play?, you will know:Best utilize your skills to help a teamPlay your ideal positionDescribe your game to an interested coach or scoutContribute consistently to a teamIn basketball, unlike hockey, soccer, and baseball, any player can do anything. Score in the post. Dribble. Shoot the ball. Guard whomever has the ball on the opposition. Unlike a soccer midfielder, who
... Read more
Audiobook

Playing the Long Game

A Memoir

by Christine Sinclair ...

Narrated by Rachel Cairns ...

Unabridged

6 hours 15 min

**NATIONAL BESTSELLERFor the first time in depth and in public, Olympic soccer gold-medalist Christine Sinclair, the top international goal scorer of all time and one of Canada's greatest athletes, reflects on both her exhilarating successes and her heartbreaking failures. Playing the Long Game is a book of earned wisdom on the value of determination and team spirit, and on leadership that changed ... Read more

$25.00 USD

**NATIONAL BESTSELLERFor the first time in depth and in public, Olympic soccer gold-medalist Christine Sinclair, the top international goal scorer of all time and one of Canada's greatest athletes, reflects on both her exhilarating successes and her heartbreaking failures. Playing the Long Game is a book of earned wisdom on the value of determination and team spirit, and on leadership that changed
... Read more
Audiobook

Boys Among Men

How the Prep-to-Pro Generation Redefined the NBA and Sparked a Basketball Revolution

by Jonathan Abrams ...

Narrated by Mirron Willis ...

Unabridged

11 hours 53 min

When Kevin Garnett shocked the world by announcing that he would not be attending college—as young basketball prodigies were expected to do—but instead enter the 1995 NBA draft directly from high school, he blazed a trail for a generation of teenage basketball players to head straight for the pros. That trend would continue until the NBA instituted an age limit in 2005, requiring all players to ... Read more

$19.99 USD

When Kevin Garnett shocked the world by announcing that he would not be attending college—as young basketball prodigies were expected to do—but instead enter the 1995 NBA draft directly from high school, he blazed a trail for a generation of teenage basketball players to head straight for the pros. That trend would continue until the NBA instituted an age limit in 2005, requiring all players to
... Read more
Audiobook

Shattering the Glass

The Remarkable History of Women's Basketball

by Pamela Grundy, Susan Shackelford ...

Narrated by Kate Udall ...

Unabridged

9 hours 27 min

American women's basketball has reached new peaks of interest and popularity, thanks to spellbinding athletes, exhilarating games, and a vibrant, empowered vision of womanhood. Shattering the Glass stands as the definitive history of the sport. Combining extensive historical research with dozens of oral history interviews, Pamela Grundy and Susan Shackelford bring life and depth to stories of the ... Read more

$24.99 USD

American women's basketball has reached new peaks of interest and popularity, thanks to spellbinding athletes, exhilarating games, and a vibrant, empowered vision of womanhood. Shattering the Glass stands as the definitive history of the sport. Combining extensive historical research with dozens of oral history interviews, Pamela Grundy and Susan Shackelford bring life and depth to stories of the
... Read more
Audiobook

Touch All the Lines

Lessons In Basketball, Faith & Life

by Steve Cleveland ...

Narrated by Steve Cleveland ...

Unabridged

2 hours 41 min

Touch All the Lines offers an intimate look into the life of former BYU Men's Basketball Coach, Steve Cleveland. Far more than a mere sports biography, this book chronicles Cleveland's journey as a coach, a father, and a man of faith. Through a series of personal anecdotes and reflections, readers are invited to consider the principles that guided him on and off the court.The title, taken from a ... Read more

$15.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Touch All the Lines offers an intimate look into the life of former BYU Men's Basketball Coach, Steve Cleveland. Far more than a mere sports biography, this book chronicles Cleveland's journey as a coach, a father, and a man of faith. Through a series of personal anecdotes and reflections, readers are invited to consider the principles that guided him on and off the court.The title, taken from a
... Read more
Audiobook

LeBron, Inc.

The Making of a Billion-Dollar Athlete

by Brian Windhorst ...

Narrated by Chris Abell ...

Unabridged

5 hours 35 min

From the New York Times bestselling author of Return of the King comes the story of LeBron James's incredible transformation from basketball star to sports and business mogul.With eight straight trips to the NBA Finals, LeBron James has proven himself one of the greatest basketball players of all time. And like Magic Johnson and Michael Jordan before him, LeBron has also become a global brand and ... Read more

$18.99 USD

From the New York Times bestselling author of Return of the King comes the story of LeBron James's incredible transformation from basketball star to sports and business mogul.With eight straight trips to the NBA Finals, LeBron James has proven himself one of the greatest basketball players of all time. And like Magic Johnson and Michael Jordan before him, LeBron has also become a global brand and
... Read more
Audiobook

Five Banners

Inside the Duke Basketball Dynasty

by John Feinstein ...

Narrated by John Feinstein ...

Unabridged

6 hours 36 min

On an early morning in 1983, after the worst loss of his career (109-66 against Virginia) and amid the cries of powerful athletics boosters calling for him to be fired, Duke men’s basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski went to breakfast at 2:00 a.m. to vent with friends. Sports journalist and Duke alumnus John Feinstein was at the table. For Coach K, “the night at Denny’s” would mark a turning point in ... Read more

$19.99 USD

On an early morning in 1983, after the worst loss of his career (109-66 against Virginia) and amid the cries of powerful athletics boosters calling for him to be fired, Duke men’s basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski went to breakfast at 2:00 a.m. to vent with friends. Sports journalist and Duke alumnus John Feinstein was at the table. For Coach K, “the night at Denny’s” would mark a turning point in
... Read more
Audiobook

The Basketball 100

by The Athletic, David Aldridge, John Hollinger ...

Narrated by Jaime Lincoln Smith ...

Series Audiobook 2 - Sports series
Unabridged

20 hours 46 min

A celebration of basketball by way of the 100 greatest players to ever grace the court in the history of the NBA—from The Athletic’s foremost basketball writers and analysts the game has to offer. With a foreword by Charles Barkley.Over the course of 100 luminous player profiles, the best sports newsroom on the planet paints vivid portraits of the game’s most compelling characters. There’s George ... Read more

$45.99 USD

A celebration of basketball by way of the 100 greatest players to ever grace the court in the history of the NBA—from The Athletic’s foremost basketball writers and analysts the game has to offer. With a foreword by Charles Barkley.Over the course of 100 luminous player profiles, the best sports newsroom on the planet paints vivid portraits of the game’s most compelling characters. There’s George
... Read more

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