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- ISBN: 9780743286503 | 0743286502
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 2/7/2006
From two seniorSports Illustratedwriters comes an explosive, fast-paced satire that will do for today's NBA whatNorth Dallas Fortydid for the NFL a generation ago.Just months from his Yale graduation, street-smart whiz kid Jamal Kelly leaves school to take a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to join the front office of the Los Angeles Lasers. Once on the West Coast, Jamal gets a quick introduction to a subculture awash in big egos and fast cars, as well as an introduction to the charms of the team's new hard-charging beat writer, Jilly Forrester.In the spirit ofPrimary ColorsandThe Devil Wears Prada, Foul Linespeels back the curtain on the trappings of big-time professional basketball. No other sport encapsulates so many cultural hot-button topics, andFoul Linesat once exposes and lampoons this parallel universe.