Showtime Book Reviews

AUTHOR
Jeff Pearlman
SCORE
4.5
TOTAL RATINGS
302

Showtime by Jeff Pearlman Book Summary

The New York Times bestselling author of Sweetness delivers the first all-encompassing account of the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers, one of professional sports’ most-revered—and dominant—dynasties.
 
The Los Angeles Lakers of the 1980s personified the flamboyance and excess of the decade over which they reigned. Beginning with the arrival of Earvin “Magic” Johnson as the number-one overall pick of the 1979 draft, the Lakers played basketball with gusto and pizzazz, unleashing their famed “Showtime” run-and-gun style on a league unprepared for their speed and ferocity—and became the most captivating show in sports and, arguably, in all-around American entertainment. The Lakers’ roster overflowed with exciting all-star-caliber players, including center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and they were led by the incomparable Pat Riley, known for his slicked-back hair, his Armani suits, and his arrogant strut. Hollywood’s biggest celebrities lined the court and gorgeous women flocked to the arena. Best of all, the team was a winner. Between 1980 and 1991, the Lakers played in an unmatched nine NBA championship series, capturing five of them.

Bestselling sportswriter Jeff Pearlman draws from almost three hundred interviews to take the first full measure of the Lakers’ epic Showtime era. A dazzling account of one of America’s greatest sports sagas, Showtime is packed with indelible characters, vicious rivalries, and jaw-dropping, behind-the-scenes stories of the players’ decadent Hollywood lifestyles.  From the Showtime era’s remarkable rise to its tragic end—marked by Magic Johnson’s 1991 announcement that he had contracted HIV—Showtime is a gripping narrative of sports, celebrity, and 1980s-style excess.

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Book Name Showtime
Genre Basketball
Published
Language English
E-Book Size 9.81 MB

Showtime (Jeff Pearlman) Book Reviews 2024

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Awesome. As life long die hard Lakers fan, this brought back a lot of memories. Incredible work by the author & he ended the title book at the exact right time.

Really Fun Look at Showtime. Like many other reviews, I thought the book was really well researched and written. This was my childhood so it was fun reading from an adult perspective.

A must read if you want to know what Showtime was all about.. I bought the book to validate the authenticity of “Winning Time” for which the series is largely based on. I was not disappointed. That period was one of a kind and probably not something that would be socially acceptable today. But it happened, and for better or worse people evolved and grew up so to speak. It was fun while it lasted. Jeff Perlman put you court-side so that you could hear every bounce, see every dunk and feel the roar of the crowd when the curtain rose every night so that someone new could experience Showtime like you were there all over again.

Showtime - A must read for any basketball fan. I grew up on Lakers-Celtics in the 80s. This was a great look into that era. I got to re-live a lot of my memories and even discover new ones! Jeff Pearlman is great!

Must read .... for any Laker or NBA fan. Insightful, honest, funny. I grew up with the Lakers, beginning with the nightmarish '69 finals, the spectacular '72 triumph and through all the glorious Showtime years continuing to the present Kobe years. This was a tremendously entertaining stroll through arguably the greatest time in NBA history. It is also a poignant reminder of the excesses and brevity of the professional athlete's career as you read about the many that came and went or flamed out. Most importantly, as a Lakers fan, it was an opportunity to once again be thankful for something so few sports fans have ... a dynasty like no other!

Outstanding. Jeff Pearlman has a unique ability that many writers both before and after him have tried to capture yet fail master. The ability to place the reader in the moment! I can’t find the words to say how much I enjoyed reading about the greatest Lakers era & can’t wait to get started on “Sweetness” & “Gunslinger”. Well done!

A great book about a great era. A great read not just for Laker fans, but for all fans of the NBA.

Entertaining. Reading this book brought back many memories. Showtimes was a truly exceptional time in the history of basketball.

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Summary of Showtime by Jeff Pearlman

The Showtime book written by Jeff Pearlman was published on 04 March 2014, Tuesday in the Basketball category. A total of 302 readers of the book gave the book 4.5 points out of 5.

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