Summary of Matt Sullivan's Can't Knock the Hustle

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Get the Summary of Matt Sullivan's Can't Knock the Hustle in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: The Nets were already the most intriguing startup in the NBA: a team of influencers, entrepreneurs and activists, starring the controversial Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving. But this dynasty-in-the-making got disrupted by the unforeseen. One tweet launched an international scandal, pitting the team's Chinese owner and the league's commissioner against its players and LeBron James. The sudden death of Kobe Bryant, after making his final public appearance in Brooklyn, sent shockwaves through a turbulent season.

Then came the unimaginable. A global pandemic and a new civil-rights movement put basketball's trend-setting status to the ultimate test, as business and culture followed the lead of the NBA and its empowered stars. No team intersected with the extremes of 2020 quite like the Brooklyn Nets, and Matt Sullivan had a courtside view.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Dec 9, 2021
• ISBN: 9781669343141

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Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

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Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 9

Insights from Chapter 10

Insights from Chapter 11

Insights from Chapter 12

Insights from Chapter 13

Insights from Chapter 14

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

Kyrie Irving was a student of Kobe’s. They talked hoops, Kyrie’s recent season with the Boston Celtics, and Kyrie’s new team.

#2

The death of a child under Border Patrol care sparked a new wave of anti-immigrant sentiment in the United States.

#3

Kyrie had been making moves, on his new company, on his new house, on his new roster, even though the 2019 NBA free-agency period hadn’t opened yet, officially.

#4

Kyrie liked to chop it up with the principal of Roosevelt Middle School, who was a Knicks fan. Still, there’s a lahhhhhhtta talk…, the principal said, leaving the choice open.

#5

In a conversation with the author, Kyrie Irving, the point guard for the Boston Celtics, stated that he wanted to be remembered as one of the greatest point guards in NBA history. He also mentioned that they were planning on bringing Kevin Durant to the Nets.

#6

In 2010, LeBron James became a free agent. The Nets, still two seasons away from moving to Brooklyn, flew him to Cleveland to meet with their new owner, Mikhail Prokhorov, who was prepared to spend $223 million to acquire him.

#7

The Decision, in 2010, was the first domino in a decade-long player empowerment movement that saw players create their own lawless, disloyal, ring-stealing teams whenever free agency hit.

#8

As the generations went on, more and more players were granted free agency. However, the fight for free agency in American sport has always been one of generational struggle, and more symbolism than action.

#9

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