Adubato, the former Orlando Magic coach and basketball lifer, is talking about his new book — “Havin’ a Ball: My Improbable Basketball Journey” — written in conjunction with award-winning sports writer Peter Kerasotis with a forward by Dick Vitale.
If you’re a fan of the Magic in particular and the NBA in general, this is a must-read with Adubato taking us on a colorful, nomadic odyssey through his 60 years as a high school, college, NBA and WNBA head coach. There was even a stint coaching overseas in the Soviet Union where the owner of the team was a Russian mob boss who once offered Adubato $40,000 to fix a game (you’ll have to read the book to see what happens!