America’s favorite sportswriter groups up with Red Auerbach, probably the most successful and admired coach in basketball history, to tell the very best stories of a legendary life.Living legend Arnold ‘Red’ Auerbach led the Boston Celtics to nine NBA championships, eight of these consecutive, during his 17 12 months tenure in Boston, from 1950 to 1966. The fiery coach is a unique personality; brash, opinionated, and unfailingly accurate. Like a trainer, he hardly ever stood still along the sidelines, and in pension he about WITHOUT A DOUBT a tale: A Lifetime in the Game remains a energetic part of the video game, still consulted by coaches, players, and general managers at age 86.

For a long time, John Feinstein has met regularly with Red Auerbach and his friends, drawing out Red’s life story inside a raucous series of unforgettable sessions. From those smoke-and laughter-filled rooms come the colourful reports about all the players and coaches Red has worked with and played against over the years. Bob Cousy, Larry Bird, Wilt Chamberlain, Sam Jones, Bill Russell, and JORDAN, you name them, the golf ball greats are all here.

Red Auerbach’s amazing experiences in sports and John Feinstein’s unequalled skill as a sports storyteller get this to one of the greatest books to emerge from the game of basketball.