@article{812386,
      recid = {812386},
      author = {Criblez, Adam,},
      title = {Tall tales and short shorts : Dr. J, Pistol Pete, and the  birth of the modern NBA /},
      pages = {1 online resource (xii, 299 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of  plates) :},
      abstract = {This book traces the evolution of the NBA in the 1970s,  from the retirement of Bill Russell in 1969 to the arrival  of Larry Bird and Magic Johnson ten years later. It  features such iconic players as Dr. J and Pistol Pete and  examines the controversies that plagued the league,  including illicit drug use and on-court violence.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/812386},
}