The author unfolds the events as a flashback, where the story begins with a memory and goes back in chronological order, and this is how the author also tells how the story is introduced and developed. The author begins the story by recounting the unfortunate incident between Rudy Tomjanovich and Kermit Washington during a Lakers game against the Rockets. The story tells how the accident affected Rudy and Kermit and how their lives changed after the accident. Start by introducing the characters' backgrounds, how they got into the NBA, and the events leading up to the accident. Rudy was introduced as a white boy living in Hamtramck, Michigan. He was a decent basketball player growing up and excelled in his high school career when he received help from his coaches and ended up becoming one of the star players on his team. He played so well that he received a scholarship from the University of Michigan and was drafted into the NBA by the Rockets' second overall pick in the draft. Kermit was introduced as a black boy growing up in Washington D.C. Although he never played basketball until his high school years and wasn't worried about school, he improved all that when he was later dedicated by his brother and coaches. He tried out for the basketball team and was cut his freshman year. He was dedicated to a sport because of his brother, who got the best grades and played football like a star, received scholarships from all schools and took Harvard scholarship thanks to his education. He had the dedication that his coach finally allowed him to join the team after constant pleading. He later tried out at a camp and was noticed by coaches for his speed and hardworking ethic that every coach looked for. Kermit attended Ame... in the middle of the paper ...... how they do everything to forget that moment, whether by drinking constantly or working hard, but the media always has a way of bringing everything back to their reach. screw. It also talks about how the author interviewed them both in the same room and they both find it extremely painful to start talking about the events again. The book is in a flashback state because it briefly talks about an event, then flashes back to their childhood. up to the time of the accident, and then the events following the accident. They both had a good life until the accident and their lives changed forever. Both were very good people just doing something they hadn't thought more clearly about. That event also changed the NBA forever, introducing stricter rules. That book was about two immensely powerful people who clashed in battle and changed the lives of two innocent men forever.