| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 353 pages) |
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text file |
| Note |
Description based upon print version of record. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
No final victories -- Pleasantries and unpleasantries, July 1982 -- Survivors, August 1982 -- That brave group of guys who said "fuck you", January 1964 -- Larry -- The sport of the 70s -- The cap, 1979-1980 -- The right of first refusal, Summer 1981 -- David -- The Moses signing, September 1982 -- The Big Item, October 1982 -- Strike date, January 1983 -- War, February 1983 -- Unbounded pessimism and cautious optimism, March 1983 -- Peace, April 1983. |
| Summary |
The Cap brings the economic history of professional basketball to life by going behind the scenes to tell the story of the deal between the NBA and the National Basketball Players Association that created the salary cap in 1983, the first in all of sports. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
National Basketball Association -- Management.
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National Basketball Association. |
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Management. |
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National Basketball Association -- History.
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History. |
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National Basketball Players Association.
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National Basketball Players Association. |
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Fleisher, Larry, 1930-1989.
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Stern, David, 1942-
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Stern, David, 1942- |
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O'Brien, Lawrence F.
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O'Brien, Lawrence F. |
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Basketball -- Economic aspects -- United States.
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Basketball -- Economic aspects. |
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United States. |
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Basketball. |
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Collective bargaining -- Sports -- United States -- Case studies.
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Collective bargaining -- Sports. |
| Genre/Form |
Case studies.
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Electronic books.
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History.
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Case studies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Mendelsohn, Joshua The Cap : How Larry Fleisher and David Stern Built the Modern NBA Lincoln : Nebraska,c2020 9781496218780 |
| ISBN |
9781496223869 (electronic book) |
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1496223861 (electronic book) |
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9781496223845 (electronic book) |
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1496223845 (electronic book) |
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9781496218780 (hardcover) |
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1496218787 (hardcover) |
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