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Slam Dunk Books for the 2026 NBA Finals

Isabelle McConville

Everyone's a Knicks fan right now. From detailed accounts of the 1970s championship team to the decades-long drought that followed, books chronicling the ins and outs of the sport to alphabet read-alongs that'll be sure to get your youngest fans excited, this is a one-stop-shop for the basketball enthusiast in your life. 

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Journalist Chris Herring takes readers back in time to the 1990s — Twin Peaks had just premiered, the Hubble Space Telescope was sent into orbit, and the New York Knicks were staging a comeback. Blood in the Garden follows the unfettered grit, physicality and passion led by Knicks legends Patrick Ewing, John Starks and others who gave the New York fanbase something to fight for. 

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New York Times columnist Harvey Araton illustrates the tumult of the early 70s and the dazzling success of the iconic team anchored by Walt “Clyde” Frazier and Willis Reed. 

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There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension

Hanif Abdurraqib

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4.4

Paperback

$20.00

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Music and basketball and great Ohioans are just the start. MacArthur Genius Grant winner Abdurraqib plays with time and memory, intimacy and vulnerability, going away and coming home — and leaves everything on the court.

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Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success

Phil Jackson, Hugh Delehanty

Paperback

$20.00

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The inside scoop of the winningest coach in all of sports. It’s the story of success, of sticking to your guns and of a brilliant mind. Phil Jackson explored all kinds of philosophies and psychologies and always sought to improve himself. This is a window into that mind.

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Learn the ins and outs of basketball and become an expert at watching it by stepping into the minds of a diverse group of brilliant thinkers. From the sport’s rules to its status as a cultural phenomenon and an art form, dribble your way into the heart of this intricate and endlessly entertaining game.

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The Story of Basketball In 100 Photographs

Sports Illustrated

Hardcover

$30.00

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A must-have for fans of the sport, this majestic book brings together basketball’s history through unforgettable photographs of the NBA’s most beloved players, from Michael Jordan to LeBron James and Sue Bird.

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The Basketball 100

The Athletic, David Aldridge, John Hollinger

Hardcover

$40.00

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From ranking the best players of all time to digging into the nitty gritty of the sport, this belongs in the hands of even the most casual baller.

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How did a team who won two championships against the Lakers fall to such dizzying depths and still manage to win back the hearts of their fanbase in just a few years? Adam J. Criblez details the short-lived reign of the 1970s Knicks and the following years that cemented their legacy as New York’s team. 

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New York Knicks ABC

Brad Epstein

Board Book

$14.95

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Even the youngest Knicks fans can learn all about the sport and get to know the team’s key players with this fun, educational alphabet book shaped like a basketball jersey.

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Knicks Legends Alphabet

Beck Feiner

Hardcover

$19.95

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The perfect way for young Knicks fans to learn their ABCs, this fun and celebratory alphabet book shines a spotlight on the team’s most iconic players while serving as a playful A to Z guide for tots.


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