If you keep up with ESPN's Bill Simmons' columns, you know he's been slacking on said columns for the past year to crank out a massive book about basketball. If you don't, you probably aren't aware how funny and insightful he can be. Not as stiff and cliche-happy as most sportswriters, Simmons infuses pop culture (90210 and Karate Kid seem to come up all the time) and fun into sports as well as niblets of his personal life.
The Book of Basketball: The NBA According to The Sports Guy hits shelves tomorrow. The 700 plus page mammoth of a book should provide some top-notch entertainment and choice inside information. Malcolm Gladwell of Blink fame provides the foreword.
Take a look at this excerpt where Bill Simmons meets his longtime rival for a powwow at a topless pool.
