Thanks to Andy Bernstein and his Legends of Sport podcast for a great visit regarding my book "BAM!: John Madden, the NFL Explosion, and the Video Game That Changed Sports," out next week from Diversion Books. Madden was so much more than most realize. youtube.com/watch?v=3o8s7bWl…

Discovering the John Madden most people did not know was one of my favorite parts of writing "BAM!: John Madden, the NFL Explosion, and the Video Game That Changed Sports," out Oct. 13 from @DiversionBooks. More from Substack (free): scotthowardcooper.substack.c… @barnesandnoble

Barnes & Noble (@BNBuzz) has launched a sale today through Friday, with 25 percent off pre-orders, including audio books, for the Oct. 14 release of my latest book: "BAM!: John Madden, the NFL Explosion, and the Video Game That Changed Sports." barnesandnoble.com/w/bam-sco… #NFL

At work on my latest book: "Bam!: John Madden, the #NFL Explosion, and the Video Game That Changed Sports," out Oct. 13 from Diversion. More details in the (free) Substack post. open.substack.com/pub/scotth… #raiders #johnmadden #sportsmedia #books #maddengame

My latest Substack: Don Saffer, UCLA basketball, and the meaning of teammates for life. (Free subscription.) open.substack.com/pub/scotth… #ucla #uclabasketball

Thanks to Larry Mantle and @LAist for including my "Kingdom on Fire: Kareem, Wooden, Walton, and the Turbulent Days of the #ucla Basketball Dynasty" on his list of favorite books of 2024. laist.com/news/los-angeles-a… "Kingdom on Fire": lnkd.in/gnaZJk_n or in bookstores.

The signature finger wag, but most of all the smile. I asked #DikembeMutombo moments after he was named a Hall of Fame finalist on Feb. 14, 2015, the best way to celebrate the news, then snapped the picture. RIP to a man who made a difference in the real world @officialmutombo

Excited to have “Kingdom on Fire” included in the Barnes&Noble #BNBookHaul. 50% off select hardcovers today and Thursday online for Premium Members, the same for all customers in store and online 8/16-9/2. Thanks to all for the positive feedback we have received. #ucla @BNBuzz

And thanks to @franfraschilla for the review. It means a lot from someone who has lived the college game with a passion as a major-college coach and broadcaster.

The LA Times excerpt in March of my "Kingdom on Fire: Kareem, Wooden, Walton and the Turbulent Days of the #UCLA Basketball Dynasty" has unfortunately become especially relevant. On Jerry West, Bill Walton and the strange start to an important friendship: latimes.com/sports/story/202…

Jerry West loved Van Exel. Saw a lot of himself in Nick -- the passion to play, the tenacity, playing without fear. Jerry told me @vanexel31 was "one of my favorite players of all time" and spent years second guessing himself over trading Nick in 1998 #JerryWest #Lakers #TheLogo

The amazing thing is no one needed to phony up #JerryWest to make great TV. Clip on a microphone, get some camera people, and stand back. Reality TV at its finest. Every emotion imaginable. #Lakers

I hope HBO's recent flagrant foul of a portrayal is not the way later generations know #JerryWest. Was he intense? God, yes. To an unhealthy extreme. But he cared deeply about people and the integrity of the game. He was generous on many levels. #Lakers

The on-the-court debate will go on. But #JerryWest is the most *impactful* Laker ever. Period. Quite a statement for a global brand that spends decades at the forefront of a sport. Brilliant player, historic exec, coach, broadcaster, mentor to future superstars. #Lakers #MrClutch

I called Bill Walton back. This was last June, about 11 months ago. "Just hang on a sec.” That’s all he said. Then I heard music. My Substack (free) on the irreplaceable Bill Walton. open.substack.com/pub/scotth… #billwalton #ucla #nba #basketball

Bill Walton was one of the most genuine people I ever met. If he believed in something, he believed 100%. Nothing halfway with Bill. He drove a lot of people nuts with his broadcasts, but that was Bill. Passionate. I will miss my friend. #billwalton #ucla

Perfect timing too. Today is the 50th anniversary of the double-OT loss to NC State that ended the #UCLA run of seven consecutive titles. I could still hear the pain in Bill Walton's voice as we talked about that day. The feeling of the historic collapse has never gone away.

Grateful for the positive Washington Post review and Patrick Sauer seeing "Kingdom on Fire" as the story of #ucla basketball and its era, not box scores. Sharing a stage for a few minutes with the great Jack McCallum is a bonus.

Fun talk with @MarkG_Medina re: my new book on the #UCLA basketball dynasty of the '60s and '70s, "Kingdom on Fire," the drama of crazy success in crazy times. Thanks to Mark for seeing it as a project about fascinating personalities and bold scenes. #CollegeBasketball #8clap