Aram Goudsouzian is Associate Professor of History at the University of Memphis and the author of Sidney Poitier: Man, Actor, Icon.

"All students of the game will feast on King of the Court. " Library Journal "If you don't know much about Russell, this is a good place to start. If you do, it will help place him in context." Providence Journal "Goudsouzian captures the complexities of the man behind the fame, both his strengths and his foibles." Choice "A provocative, informative, detailed, critical, and balanced work." -- Harry Reed The Sixties "King of the Court" [is] probably the best one-stop of account of the life of one of sport's true individuals." Sports Book Review Center "It is all here for the reader to savor in this fine new addition to the history of sport." Journal Of American History "A full, authoritative, incredibly well-researched biography of Russell's life and career, just dense with information on every page." ESPN

Aram Goudsouzian is Associate Professor of History at the University of Memphis and the author of Sidney Poitier: Man, Actor, Icon.

"All students of the game will feast on King of the Court. " Library Journal "If you don't know much about Russell, this is a good place to start. If you do, it will help place him in context." Providence Journal "Goudsouzian captures the complexities of the man behind the fame, both his strengths and his foibles." Choice "A provocative, informative, detailed, critical, and balanced work." -- Harry Reed The Sixties "King of the Court" [is] probably the best one-stop of account of the life of one of sport's true individuals." Sports Book Review Center "It is all here for the reader to savor in this fine new addition to the history of sport." Journal Of American History "A full, authoritative, incredibly well-researched biography of Russell's life and career, just dense with information on every page." ESPN

Aram Goudsouzian is Associate Professor of History at the University of Memphis and the author of Sidney Poitier: Man, Actor, Icon.

"All students of the game will feast on King of the Court. " Library Journal "If you don't know much about Russell, this is a good place to start. If you do, it will help place him in context." Providence Journal "Goudsouzian captures the complexities of the man behind the fame, both his strengths and his foibles." Choice "A provocative, informative, detailed, critical, and balanced work." -- Harry Reed The Sixties "King of the Court" [is] probably the best one-stop of account of the life of one of sport's true individuals." Sports Book Review Center "It is all here for the reader to savor in this fine new addition to the history of sport." Journal Of American History "A full, authoritative, incredibly well-researched biography of Russell's life and career, just dense with information on every page." ESPN