Overtime!: An Uninhibited Account of a Referee's Life in the NBA by Richie Powers, Mark Muloy - 1976

Ballantine, 1976. Mass Market Paperback. Collectible: Very Good. 1st Printing (January 1976 - Ballantine 25002) VERY GOOD No marks noted in text. Previous owners name on 1st inside page. Binding is tight and square and spine is NOT creased. Gently read. x, 213 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 18 cm. . . . . . . This is what it is like on the basketball floor night after night from the opening game of the season to the climactic seconds of the playoffs. This is what it is like in the locker rooms where steam is let off and naked emotions hang out, and in the hotels where players, coaches and referees all seek relaxation and recreation during the most grueling schedule in pro sports. This is what it tis like when tempers explode, hidden facets of personalities reveal themselves, and the games of basketball and life become intertwined. This is a book that names names and calls foul when it has to - as basketball's most candid and colorful referee holds nothing back in telling his story of one wild and unforgettable year in the N.B.A.