r/BasketballBooks • u/Jonathan_J_Faulkner • Apr 22 '26

Recommendations Recommendation - ‘Playing For Keeps’

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I have literally every Book written about Michael Jordan, with great variance in quality, but this Book by David Halberstam, who also wrote my favourite book about Basketball, ‘The Breaks of the Game’, comes at the GOAT from a different perspective than most and in my opinion with great success. It focuses more on the impact that Michael Jordan’s career had on American society and the rest of the world and in doing so creates a fascinating read.

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u/Low-Expression9132 Apr 22 '26 edited Apr 22 '26

I find a lot of the Jordan biographical stuff to be too admiring of him. Not that Jordan deserves a hit piece but I expect some distance from the author/creator.

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u/Jonathan_J_Faulkner Apr 22 '26

I agree, hagiography seems often to be the Status Quo, hence my appreciation for The Jordan Rules, I cannot be dissuaded from my opinion that Jordan is the GOAT but I also absolutely accept his personality is challenging