Stokes : the brief career of the NBA's first Black superstar
Publication Information
Minneapolis : Millbrook Press, [2024]
Physical Description
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Audience
Grades 2-3 Millbrook Press.
Summary
"Maurice Stokes was 6'7" and could play offense and defense like no one else his size in the NBA in 1958. After experiencing a career-ending injury during a game, other players rallied to support Stokes"--
Subjects
- African American basketball players > Biography > Juvenile literature.
- Forwards (Basketball) > Biography > Juvenile literature.
- Centers (Basketball)
- Brain > Concussion > Juvenile literature.
- Brain > Concussion.
- Saint Francis University (Loretto, Pa.) > Juvenile literature.
- Rochester Royals (Basketball team) > Juvenile literature.
- Cincinnati Royals (Basketball team) > Juvenile literature.
- National Basketball Association > Juvenile literature.
- Saint Francis University (Loretto, Pa.)
- Rochester Royals (Basketball team)
- Cincinnati Royals (Basketball team)
- National Basketball Association.
- Stokes, Maurice > Juvenile literature.
- Stokes, Maurice.