Keywords
Arete, Sport and Society, American Sport History, NBA, LeBron James, Billy Donovan, Basketball coaches, Orlando Magic
Subjects
National Basketball Association; Orlando Magic (Basketball team); Donovan, Billy; Basketball coaches; James, LeBron
Introduction
In less than twenty-four hours, between Thursday night and Friday morning, the NBA produced two major stories. One concerned the essence of sport, the other the distorted values of modern sport. I am writing about the performance by LeBron James against the Detroit Pistons in game five of their Eastern Conference final and about the signing of Billy Donovan as the new coach of the Orlando Magic for over five million dollars a year. Both are jaw dropping performances in their own right, but that by James represents sport and the one by the Magic represents commerce and its twisted representation in sport.
Publication Date
6-2-2007
Document Type
Commentary
Type
Text
Format
application/pdf
Source Title
Sport and Society for Arete
Language
English
Collection
Publication Version
Author's version
Copyright Status
Author retained
College
College of Arts and Humanities
Department
History
Creator (Linked Data)
Crepeau, Richard C., 1941- (VIAF)
Recommended Citation
Crepeau, Richard C., "LeBron James; Billy Donovan" (2007). On Sport and Society. 758.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/onsportandsociety/758
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