One of the great cult teams in NBA history deserves its own book (and, for that matter, movie). Eggers is the perfect chronicler and he delivers with (pardon the pun) this blunt retelling. The anecdotes equally maddening and comical capture an era. But the larger story enablers, unaccountability, and the corrosive influence of money is timeless. Jon Wertheim, executive editor, Sports Illustrated You will want to read Jail Blazers ever so slowly. So many delectable details to digest and savor. So much was news to me. Peter Vecsey, the first national NBA columnist, NBC/TNT/NBA-TV analyst The Jail Blazers a team and an era we're not likely to ever see again in any self-respecting professional sports league. It was a constant tightrope walk between comedy and tragedy. Kerry Eggers's exhaustive research brings it all back in an incredible saga of a franchise gone wrong. Whether you are a Trail Blazer fan or not, this book will amaze you. Dwight Jaynes, digital editor/on-air host, NBC Sports Northwest A comprehensive look at one of the darkest eras of Trail Blazers basketball, which is enriched by extensive interviews from many of the key characters. Jail Blazers even unearths some untold stories and scenes that will remind just how wild and crazy the ride was for Trail Blazers' fans. Jason Quick, The Athletic Kerry Eggers provides excellent, in-depth, never-before-told events that occurred during the Jail Blazer era. This book is a must-read for sports fans who crave unfiltered, behind-the-scenes details about a group of talented, volatile players that shaped history. Chris Haynes, senior NBA insider, Yahoo! Sports Jail Blazers is a book intended for basketball junkies, full of historical quotes and contemporary interviews with members of the team, as well as lookbacks at particular games throughout the course of several seasons. But it comes off as an account of corporate mismanagement, too. Chris Deaton, Washington Times Jail Blazers: How the Portland Trail Blazers Became the Bad Boys of Basketball details the NBA team's successful yet troubled run during the late '90s and early 2000s. Kerry Eggers, who covered the Trail Blazers during this controversial era, goes back to share the stories from the players, coaches, management and those in Portland when the players were in the headlines as much for their play as for their legal issues. Tom Eggers, The News-Review
