Consequences of a Spectacle? Alleged Match-Fixing in the National Basketball Association Western Conference Finals of 2002
No major professional sports league epitomizes Guy Debord’s idea of the spectacle more than the NBA. The league was the first to understand the importance of highlights and global expansion, and participated in creating the first branded superstar in Michael Jordan. Naturally there are some controve...
Main Author: | Muniowski Łukasz |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sciendo
2018-03-01
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Series: | Physical Culture and Sport: Studies and Research |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.2478/pcssr-2018-0004 |
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