Stokes: The Brief Career of the NBA's First Black Superstar Biography & Autobiography - Social Activists Straight Outta Compton (N

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Stokes: The Brief Career of the NBA's First Black Superstar Biography & Autobiography - Social Activists Straight Outta Compton (NStokes tells the story of the NBAs first Black superstar, Maurice Stokes, who is not as well known as he should be in part because of a career ending injury. Coauthors and basketball enthusiasts John Coy and Ty Chapman highlight what a standout Stokes was: he was 67 and as they write, nobody had ever seen a guy his size score, defend, rebound, dribble, and pass so well. In a 1958 game against the Minneapolis Lakers, Stokes, went down hard and hit his