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INDEX Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem, 19–20, 21, 22, 133, 134, 139–40, 241 Achilles, 63 actions, 21–22 acts, 21–22 acupuncture, 148, 156 Adams, Robert M., 196 Adler, Mortimer, 133 adversity, 52 Agassi, Andre, 141 Agathocles, 65 Agee, Arthur, 163–67 Air Bud (film), 212 Alcindor, Lew. See Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem Aldi, Ron, 177 Alford, Steve, 135, 192 Andy Griffith Show, The, 11 Anspaugh, David, 256 Aquinas, Thomas, 22, 49, 271 Arendt, Hannah, 266 Aristotle, 9, 21, 28–29, 46, 48, 49, 50, 108, 111, 118, 120, 132, 229, 239–42, 259–60, 262, 263 Armstrong, B. J., 221, 226 Artest, Ron, 239 Atman, 269 Augustine, 23, 212 Aurelius, Marcus, 48 Azubuike, Kelenna, 235 Bacon, Francis, 191, 192 bad calls, in basketball. See referees Baglioni, Giovanpaolo, 65 Bailey, Damon, 14 Barry, Rick, 20 Bartky, Sandra Lee, 171–72, 175 Barton, Clara, 267 baseball, versus basketball, 213–15 Baseball and Philosophy (Bronson), 213 beauty, and basketball, 94–101 Behagen, Ron, 72, 73, 75, 80 Bell, Gerald D., 45 Berenson, Senda, 173 Bettis, Jerome, 86 Bird, Larry, xi, 14, 16, 50, 189–90, 191, 192, 209, 237, 258 black manhood, and basketball, 158–67 Blackie, Debbie, 176 Blaylock, Mookie, 3n Blue Chips (film), 1 bonding, male, 159–61 Boston Celtics, 45, 50, 110, 117 Boswell, James, 141–42 Bozich, Rick, 139 280 Index Bradley, Bill, 47, 49, 90, 237 Brahman, 269 Brewer, Jim, 72 Brown, Fred, 187, 195 Brown, Larry, 140 Bryant, Kobe, 112, 113, 239 Bryant, Paul “Bear,” 162 Buber, Martin, 267 Bucher, Ric, 2–3 Buddha, 109 Buddhism, 109 bullshit, and basketball, 107–8 Butler Fieldhouse, 208 Cabrini-Green, 165 Cameron Indoor Stadium, 55 Camus, Albert, 259 Canton McKinley High School, 75 capitalism, 38 Cardinal, Brian, 238 Carrier, Josh, 185 Carril, Pete, 31 Carter, Vince, 212 Cartwright, Bill, 119, 120, 221, 226, 228 Castaneda, Carlos, 108 categorical imperative, 24 Central Michigan University, 148 Chamberlain, Wilt, 113, 116–28, 134, 199, 209 Chaney, John, 30n Chariots of Fire (film), 256 Charles, Lorenzo, 89 Charlotte Hornets, 78 cheating, in basketball, 136–43 Chesterfield, Lord, 141 Chicago Bulls, 90, 110–11, 119, 161, 166, 220–33 Christianity, 270–71 City Slam, 31 Cleveland Cavaliers, 77 Clinton, Bill, 231–32 Collins, Doug, 221, 222 communitarianism, 8–12, 17 confidence, 185–95 Cooper, Cynthia, 176 Conseco Fieldhouse, 14–15 Cornell University, 201 Cox, Earl, 139 Crawfordsville, Indiana, 12 Crispus Attucks High School, 16 Dallas Mavericks, 238 Daode jing (Tao Te Ching), 148, 151, 153, 155, 156 Daoism (Taoism), and basketball, 147–57 Daugherty, Brad, 135 Davis, Hubert, 90, 92 Davis, Latina, 54 Dawkins, Daryl, 236 deconstruction, 268 Deford, Frank, 8 Degernette, Dave, 16–17 Dennett, Daniel, 83, 87 deontological ethics, 23–24, 26–27 Derrida, Jacques, 269 Descartes, René, 108 Detroit Pistons, 71, 114, 161, 225, 227–28 Dewey, John, 207, 208, 209, 217 DiMaggio, Joe, 199–200 dirty hands argument, 65–66 Divac, Vlade, 88 dojos, 44 Donovan, Billy, 47 Drexler, Clyde, 20, 89 Driesell, Lefty, 77 Duke Blue Devils, 45, 54–55, 76 Dumars, Joe, 228 Duncan, Tim, 31, 162 dunks, 211–12 Dydek, Margo, 176 Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 119, 131 Emmett, Andre, 135 [3.139.238.76] Project MUSE (2024-04-26 13:18 GMT) 281 Index Enberg, Dick, 187 Epictetus, 48 epistemological skeptics, 197, 203–5 ergon (function), 111 Erving, Julius, 212 Esalen Institute, 150 ESPN, 32, 50, 71, 139, 169 ESPN Magazine, 2 event-regulated sports, versus timeregulated sports, 214–15 Ewing, Patrick, 194, 238 excellence, ideals of, 63–64 fairness, in basketball, 83–93 feminist theory, 158 fengshui, 148, 156 Ferrell, Will, 44 Ferris, Daniel, 172 FIBA, 31, 33, 210 Fife, Barney, 11 Florida Gators, 47 football, versus basketball, 39, 85–86 forgiveness, 78–79 forms, Plato’s theory of, 99–100 Foucault, Michel, 171 fouls, 19–29 Frankfurt, Harry, 107 Frazier, Walt, 163 Freeman, Criswell, 209 French Lick, Indiana, 16, 50 functionalist argument, for purist basketball, 35–37 Garrett, Dean, 135 Gasol, Pau, 218 Gates, William, 163–67 Georgetown University, 187 Gervin, George, 163 Gilbert, Sam, 139–41 Gillom, Jennifer, 176 Gilovich, Thomas, 196, 198, 199, 201, 202 Ginobili, Manu, 43, 218 Globetrotters. See Harlem Globetrotters glory, 65–66 goals, 46–47 Golden Mean, 241–42 Golden State Warriors, 196 Goldsmith, Jerry, 256 Goodrich, Gail, 133, 134 Gould, Stephen Jay, 196, 197, 199, 200 grace, 271 Grant, Horace, 226, 228 greatness, criteria of, 129–31 Great Raid, The (film), 129, 131 Greer, Hal, 20 habits, 49–50 Hack-a-Shaq strategy, 25–29 hacking...

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