A captivating account of the NBA’s strangest season ever, from shutdown to championship, from a prominent national basketball writer living inside the bubble When NBA player Rudy Gobert tested positive for COVID-19 in March 2020, the league shut down immediately, bringing a shocking, sudden pause to the season. As the pandemic raged, it looked as if it might be the first year in league history with no champion. But four months later, after meticulous planning, twenty-two teams resumed play in a "bub­ble" at Disney World-a restricted, single-site locale cut off from the outside world. Due to health concerns, the league invited only a handful of reporters, who were required to sacrifice medical privacy, live in a hotel room for more than three months, and submit to daily coronavirus test­ing in hopes of keeping the bubble from bursting. In exchange for the constant monitoring and restricted movement, they were allowed into a basketball fan's dream, with a courtside seat at dozens of games in nearly empty arenas. Ben Golliver, the national NBA writer for the The Washington Post, was one of those allowed access. Bubbleball is his account of the season and life inside, telling the story of how basketball bounced back from its shutdown, how players staged headline-grabbing social justice protests, and how Lakers star LeBron James chased his fourth ring in unconventional and unforgettable circumstances. Based on months of reporting in the exclusive, confined environment, this is an entertaining record of an extraordinary season.

At head of title: Nickelodeon Bubble Guppies.

Includes an excerpt from Summer school of fish.

Nickelodeon’s Bubble Guppies are ready to play ball! Boys and girls ages 3 to 7 will jump into this full-color sports-themed storybook featuring baseball, basketball, and a Bubble Guppies favorite—fishketball! This Nickelodeon Read-Along contains audio narration.

What does it mean to have courage? Buck Denver wants to be brave but he's worried about getting hurt, so he puts himself in a giant, protective bubble ball. When his friends find him bouncing up and down the street out of control, they come to his rescue with Bible stories that teach Buck the true meaning of courage. Buck learns that courage doesn't come from being protected on the outside-it comes from knowing in our hearts that God is always with us.

"A sensory romp through a child's imagination as they experience the most cherished of childhood rituals-- the bubble bath"--Page [4] of cover.

While on her first school "cloud trip," young cupid Willa Bean tries to get a replacement for her baby brother's lost ball but makes some big mistakes that nearly spoil everyone's fun.