<b>NBA champion, sports analyst, and successful businessman Shaquille O'Neal!</b><br /><br />Shaquille O'Neal discovered his love of basketball while spending time in an afterschool program called the Boys &amp; Girls Club of America. Standing over six feet tall by the time he turned eleven years old, Shaq--as he is known--continued to practice the game and stunned the country with his skills. From leading his high-school team to its first-ever state title to becoming the first pick in the 1992 NBA draft and going on to win four NBA championships, Shaq proved that he could dominate almost any player.<br /><br />But the fifteen-time All Star who played for six teams throughout his nineteen-year NBA career isn't just a force on the court, he is also an actor, television host, musician, and businessman who is always ready to crack a joke or bust a dance move.

How did a young boy from Ohio go on to become one of the greatest basketball players of all time? Read about the incredible life and career of LeBron James in this addition to the #1 New York Times best-selling Who Was? series.

Today, LeBron James is an international superstar who has won four NBA Championships, earned two Olympic gold medals, written books, and starred in blockbuster movies. He has played for the Los Angeles Lakers, the Miami Heat, and the Cleveland Cavaliers, and has gained fans across the country as he led each of those three teams to victory. Many basketball lovers consider LeBron James to be one of the greatest players of all time. But how did LeBron come to be "King James?" Find out all about LeBron's childhood, how he started playing basketball at the age of nine, and went on to rule the court in this new book for young readers!

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Told in a new Who HQ NOW format for trending topics, this Who Was? biography details NBA superstar Kobe Bryant's legendary career and the impact of his legacy on the sports world and beyond.

Kobe Bryant was just an eighteen-year-old high-school basketball player when he decided to enter the National Basketball Association's draft. Though he was the thirteenth overall pick by the Charlotte Hornets, he would never play a single game for them. Instead, Kobe was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers, where he would spend his entire twenty-season career, winning five championships and numerous awards. Author Ellen Labreque takes readers through each exciting moment, from his iconic dunks to his 81-point game--all the milestones that span Kobe Bryant's legendary career and legacy.

美国NBA传奇人物迈克•乔丹（Michael Jordan）在事业最顶峰之际引退篮坛，决定转入职棒。与此同时，怪物行星的太空游乐场经营遭遇窘境，游乐场老板派出手下的小怪物们前往地球，目的是绑架华纳公司包括兔八哥、太妃鸭、三只小猪等在内的动画片明星们为游乐场招揽顾客。为了维护自由，动画明星们紧急磋商对策，他们自作聪明认为外星怪物身材短小，于是决定采取篮球比赛的方式决定胜负。
不过动画明星的如意算盘落空，小怪物们暗中盗取了皮蓬、巴克利等NBA明星们的球技，变成了身形健壮修长、球技高超的怪物篮球手。眼看败局已定，兔八哥紧急找来迈克•乔丹助阵，决定动画明星去留的时刻越来越近……

勒布朗·詹姆斯与他的小儿子多姆·詹姆斯被人工智能困在了“华纳兄弟电影宇宙”虚拟空间，为了能安全回家，他必须率兔八哥、萝拉兔和那些不守规矩的乐一通卡通，战胜一支全明星篮球队。这场对决是勒布朗人生的最大挑战，也将重新定义他与儿子间的关系，并让勒布朗领悟到“做自己”的真谛；乐一通的小伙伴们则要打破陈规，超常发挥自己的独特技能，令勒布朗都刮目相看。然而他们面对的，是一群前所未见、所向披靡的人工智能强化型对手“末日狂徒队”，勒布朗和乐一通们需要成功击败他们。