{"product_id":"moses-and-the-doctor-two-men-one-championship-and-the-birth-of-modern-basketball-9780306833496","title":"Moses and the Doctor: Two Men, One Championship, and the Birth of Modern Basketball","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe rousing story of two trailblazing superstars--Julius \"Dr. J\" Erving and Moses Malone--whose improbable alliance and unsung legacies shaped the wildest and most innovative era of basketball history.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the early 1970s, playground courts across the United States were jammed with hoops buffs experimenting with showy moves and aerial shots that were changing the look and feel of a sport once stubbornly earthbound. Out of this scene emerged a pair of incomparable yet dissimilar streetball sensations, both of whom would make their name in the American Basketball Association, an upstart professional league characterized as much by flamboyance as invention. Julius Erving, better known as Dr. J, became a mythic figure whose airborne acrobatics inspired an army of high-flying acolytes. Moses Malone, a down-and-dirty banger, scrambled basketball apprenticeships forever by skipping directly from high school to the pros. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Into the 1980s, Erving and Malone switched leagues, won MVPs, shattered records, and led their respective clubs into the playoff's championship round. But one prize eluded them: an NBA title. After suffering perennial defeat at the hands of Magic Johnson's Los Angeles Lakers and Larry Bird's Boston Celtics, the two eventually joined forces on the Philadelphia 76ers, blending their contrasting talents into a seamless whole. Together, Erving and Malone set out to accomplish what no other NBA team fronted by ex-ABA superstars had managed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e An enthralling social history as well as an uplifting underdog story, \u003ci\u003eMoses and the Doctor\u003c\/i\u003e intimately chronicles the hopes and heartbreaks of two basketball legends who revolutionized what was possible on the ground and in the air, and fueled one of the most thrilling and momentous championship seasons ever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Luke Epplin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grand Central Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/10\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.21lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.17h x 6.40w x 1.33d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780306833496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLuke Epplin\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eOur Team: The Epic Story of Four Men and the World Series That Changed Baseball. \u003c\/i\u003eHis writing has appeared online in \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGQ\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ethe Los Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Review Daily\u003c\/i\u003e. Born and raised in rural Illinois, Epplin lives outside of New York City with his wife and daughter. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Luke Epplin \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47659130486941,"sku":"9780306833496","price":47.37,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_72ee41e1-5257-4683-8de7-1d2f49037fa3.jpg?v=1771351016","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/moses-and-the-doctor-two-men-one-championship-and-the-birth-of-modern-basketball-9780306833496","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}