Moses Malone
The Life of a Basketball Prophet
$83.64
- Hardcover
304 pages
- Release Date
31 October 2025
Summary
Moses Malone overcame abject poverty in segregated Petersburg, Virginia, to become the first modern-day basketball player to jump directly from high school to the pros, paving a path for future stars such as Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett, and LeBron James to follow. Moses Malone: The Life of a Basketball Prophet tells the story of Malone’s ascent in the early 1970s to becoming the premier player in the world for a five-year period.
The young Malone prophesied his improbable rise…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781496238979 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1496238974 |
| Author: | Paul Knepper |
| Publisher: | University of Nebraska Press |
| Imprint: | University of Nebraska Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 31 October 2025 |
| Weight: | 608g |
| Dimensions: | 152mm x 229mm |
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Critics Review
“An incredibly detailed accounting of the life and career of Moses Malone, giving one of the NBA’s greatest ever a biography worthy of his achievements on and off the floor.”-Jake Fischer, author of Built to Lose: How the NBA’s Tanking Era Changed the League Forever “Moses Malone has a dream biographer in Paul Knepper, someone who shares Malone’s tenacity, wit, and passion for his craft. It’s time younger generations learned more about the greatness and giving soul that was Malone. I consider this magnificent book essential reading to understanding one of the NBA’s all-time underrated pioneers.”-Mirin Fader, author of the New York Times bestseller Giannis: The Improbable Rise of an NBA Champion “Moses Malone might be the most underrated player in basketball history, a genuinely great athlete with a great but mostly forgotten story. He has long deserved a biography that told that story in all its richness. Paul Knepper has delivered that book. Every hoops fan should read this.”-Mike Sielski, author of Magic in the Air: The Myth, the Mystery, and the Soul of the Slam Dunk
“A groundbreaking read on one of the more quietly fascinating-and somewhat unheralded-figures in NBA history. Through his meticulous storytelling, Paul Knepper sheds ample light on the life of Moses Malone, who became one of the most important figures the league has ever seen.”-Chris Herring, New York Times bestselling author of Blood in the Garden: The Flagrant History of the 1990s New York Knicks
“Moses Malone is one of the most underappreciated players in NBA history, so it’s sadly fitting that it has taken decades for a proper biography on Petersburg, Virginia’s, finest to arrive. That’s why I’m elated that Paul Knepper has invested the love and care in crafting Malone’s life story, from his fabled high school days to his work as the 1980s utilitarian, brilliant superstar and beyond. Knepper memorably puts a misunderstood player and man in his place among pro basketball’s giants. Moses Malone: The Life of a Basketball Prophet is worth the wait.”-Pete Croatto, author of From Hang Time to Prime Time: Business, Entertainment, and the Birth of the Modern-Day NBA
Paul Knepper
Paul Knepper is a freelance writer who covered the NBA as a featured columnist for the Bleacher Report website for two years. He is the author of The Knicks of the Nineties: Ewing, Oakley, Starks, and the Brawlers That Almost Won It All.
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