Legendary NBA coach Phil Jackson is known for distributing books to players throughout the season to read. Santosh asked me what books I’d give to certain players.
Dwight Howard: What I’d Say to the Martians/Jack Handey
LeBron James: Oedipus the King/Sophocles
Dwyane Wade: Kapitoil/Teddy Wayne
Derrick Rose: Matterhorn/Karl Marlantes
Kobe Bryant: Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter/Seth Grahame-Smith
Chris Paul: Live from New York/Tom Shales
Amare Stoudemire: The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay/Michael Chabon
Carmelo Anthony: Killing Floor/Lee Child
Dirk Nowitski: The Long Ships/Frans Gunnar Bengtsson