The Book of Basketball 2.0

Rick Barry: The Disagreeable Superstar (With Malcolm Gladwell and Tony Kornheiser)

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In the fifth episode of Season 3, Bill Simmons, Malcolm Gladwell, and Tony Kornheiser explain why Rick Barry was one of the 35 greatest players ever, as well as one of the most influential stars of the league’s first 40 years. However, his prickly personality and a few unfortunate mistakes somehow overshadowed much of his basketball legacy.

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