Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 782088 Title: Magic in the Air: The Myth, the Mystery, and the Soul of the Slam Dunk Author: Mike Sielski Narrator: Landon Woodson Format: Unabridged Length: 09:00:00 Language: English Release date: 02-11-25 Publisher: Macmillan Audio Genres: Sports & Recreation, Non-Fiction, Social Science, Basketball Summary: From the author of the bestselling Kobe Bryant biography The Rise comes the legend of the most powerful shot in basketball: the slam dunk. The evolution of basketball, and much of the social and cultural change in America, can be traced through one powerful act on the court: the slam dunk. The dunk's history is the story of a sport and a country changed by the most dominant act in basketball, and it makes Magic in the Air a rollicking and insightful piece of narrative history and a surefire classic of sports literature. When basketball was the province of white men, the dunk acted as a revolutionary agent, a tool for players like Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell to transform the sport into a Black mans game. The dunk has since been an expression of Black culture amid the righteous upheaval of the civil-rights movement, of the threat that Black people were considered to be to the establishment. It was banned from college basketball for nearly a decadean attempt to squash the individual expression and athleticism that characterized the sport in Americas cities and on its playgrounds. The dunk nevertheless bubbled up to basketballs highest levels. From Julius Erving to Michael Jordan to the high flyers of the 21st century, the dunk has been a key mechanism for growing the NBA into a global goliath. Drawing on deep reporting and dozens of interviews with players, coaches, and other hoops experts, Magic in the Air brings to life the tale of the dunk while balancing sharp socio-racial history and commentary with a romp through American sports and culture. There's never been a basketball book quite like it. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com