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Full court press

When the desperate golden-boy owner of the worst pro-basketball team in the world and his equally desperate golden-boy coach do the unthinkable: sign the first woman ever to play in the NBA. Her name is Dee Gerard, the daughter of a New York playground legend and the product of God having an exceptionally good day. How she gets there, the hilarious and sobering things that happen to her, the personal and professional entanglements that spring up everywhere.

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  • "When the desperate golden-boy owner of the worst pro-basketball team in the world and his equally desperate golden-boy coach do the unthinkable: sign the first woman ever to play in the NBA. Her name is Dee Gerard, the daughter of a New York playground legend and the product of God having an exceptionally good day. How she gets there, the hilarious and sobering things that happen to her, the personal and professional entanglements that spring up everywhere."@en
  • "As the first woman to be signed in the NBA, Dee Gerard, she is involved with many obstacles. It was not easy for someone like Dee, putting up with all the havoc involved with this situation."@en
  • "A desperate owner of the worst professional basketball team in the world hires the first woman to play in the NBA, and his actions have some surprising results."@en
  • "This is what happens when the desperate golden-boy owner of the worst pro-basketball team in the world and his equally desperate golden-boy coach do the unthinkable: sign the first woman ever to play in the NBA. Her name is Dee Gerard, the daughter of a New York playground legend and the product of God having an exceptionally good day. A star in Europe, but weary of bad arenas, she retires until the day a scout for the hapless New York Knights calls his boss: "I found you a point guard who is perfect, except for one thing." What, no heart? "It's not the heart, exactly. But you're close." The league doesn't want a circus. The other players don't want her. The owner wants fannies in the seats. The sportswriters just want their column inches."@en
  • "This is what happens when the desperate golden-boy owner of the worst pro-basketball team in the world and his equally desperate golden-boy coach do the unthinkable: sign the first woman ever to play in the NBA. Her name is Dee Gerard, the daughter of a New York playground legend and the product of God having an exceptionally good day. A star in Europe, but weary of bad arenas, she retires - until the day a scout for the hapless New York Knights calls his boss: "I found you a point guard who is perfect, except for one thing." What, no heart? "It's not the heart, exactly. But you're close." The league doesn't want a circus. The other players don't want her. The owner wants fannies in the seats. The sportswriters just want their column inches. What she wants is to play in the best game there is."@en

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  • "Basketball stories"@en
  • "Basketball stories"
  • "Fiction"@en
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  • "Full court press"@en
  • "Full court press"
  • "Full court press : a novel"@en

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