Consequences of a Spectacle? Alleged Match-Fixing in the National Basketball Association Western Conference Finals of 2002

• Authors: Łukasz Muniowski
• Languages of publication: EN

Keywords

spectacle; Debord; basketball; Lakers; NBA

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Physical Culture and Sport. Studies and Research
• Year: 2018
• Volume: 77
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 25-33

Contributors

author

Łukasz Muniowski

• Institute of English Studies, Faculty of Modern Languages, University of Warsaw ul. Krasińskiego 26/20 01-769 Warsaw, Poland

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/pcssr-2018-0004