02690cam a22004934a 4500 106368 106368 BJBSDDR 20230411085721.0 ta 040213s2004 ohua 001 0aeng 1931968144 (cloth : alk. paper) 9781931968140 (cloth : alk. paper) 1931968225 (pbk.) 9781931968225 (pbk.) (OCoLC)ocm54487524 (OCoLC)54487524 (OCoLC)62740381 DLC DLC spa eng pcc n-us--- GRAL GV 884 E53i 2004 796.323/092 Embry, Wayne, 1937- The inside game : race, power, and politics in the NBA / by Wayne Embry with Mary Schmitt Boyer. 1st ed. Akron, Ohio : University of Akron Press, 2004. xiv, 450 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Series on Ohio history and culture Includes index. Introduction -- The question -- Moving to Cleveland -- The Hill -- Vowing to become great -- Becoming a pro -- An era of change -- The chance to be a champion -- A new direction -- Big plans -- Making history -- A tough call -- Laying a new foundation -- Moving on -- Another new start -- The shot -- The trade -- New faces -- The Czar -- The Reignman cometh -- Trouble on all fronts -- On my way out -- Epilogue -- Appendix 1. Wayne Embry's playing career -- Appendix 2. Wayne Embry's executive career. "Wayne Embry went from being an All-star basketball player at Miami University to an NBA Executive of the Year. In his new autobiography, The Inside Game, Embry chronicles his 40 years in The National Basketball Association (NBA) and discusses the problems threatening to undermine it. Embry, who was once sent home from a game in the old Richfield Coliseum when a bullet was found on his seat, tells the inside story of his fall from grace."--Jacket. Embry, Wayne, 1937- National Basketball Association Basketball players United States Biography. Jugadores de baloncesto Biografías Estados Unidos 2187 Basketball managers United States Biography. Entrenadores de baloncesto Estados Unidos Biografías 16718 Discrimination in sports United States. Discriminación racial en el deporte Estados Unidos 16719 Boyer, Mary Schmitt, 16720 1955- Series on Ohio history and culture 16716 Table of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0415/2004003605.html lcc BK 0 0 0 0 CS BJB BJB CS 2023-04-11 0 GV 884 E53i 2004 00000073990 2019-02-17 00:00:00 1 2019-02-17 BK