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“On these pages, Luke Epplin delivers a thoroughly researched and artfully rendered appreciation of both players and their place in the history of basketball.” 

—Bob Costas

“Luke Epplin writing about Dr. J and Moses makes for a perfect match, and the result is a book that’s as winning and entertaining as its subject. Moses and the Doctor is a smart social history and a rollicking good read.” 

—Jonathan Eig, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of King: A Life

“I devoured every page of this remarkable book. Hoops heads will feel as if they are flying to the hoop alongside Dr. J and grinding it out down low with Moses. In a TikTok age, where fans think they know everything about their heroes, Epplin delivers untold stories with the same flair and grit exhibited by his two main characters.” 

—Mirin Fader, author of Giannis and Dream

“Today’s NBA fan might not realize it, but they’re watching Dr. J and Moses Malone every time they turn on a game. Luke Epplin’s Moses and the Doctor brings both of them—as players, as people, as icons—vividly to life: He makes their stories as present, as urgent, as they have ever been.” 

—Will Leitch, author of Lloyd McNeil’s Last Ride and How Lucky

“The best sports books don’t merely inform. They transport you back in time, to a place that, powered by glorious nostalgia, makes the reader feel young and passionate yet again. Such is the magic of Moses and the Doctor, a read that places a headband around the noggin and has one soaring toward the rim in a smoke-filled arena. This is a glorious book.” 

—Jeff Pearlman, author of Showtime

“Thanks to Luke Epplin, two legends with enduring impact finally get the nuanced, richly detailed biography they deserve.” 

—Tyler Kepner, author of K: A History of Baseball in Ten Pitches