Hanif Abdurraqib explores the romance of basketball — and futility of LeBron vs. MJ debate — in his latest book
CHICAGO — It’s uncommon for those who love basketball to embrace the inherent romance of the sport. But in his latest book, author Hanif Abdurraqib hopes to explore a side of basketball that often goes untouched.
“There’s Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension” — the sixth book by the New York Times bestselling author — is a reflection on ascension and descent, a study of what it means to love and leave and return to a place. And yes, it’s also a book about basketball.
“I was trying to make a book that I had never seen before,” Abdurraqib told the Chicago Tribune after a talk at the
