Who was the  American professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA) that read and spoke positively of The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You?
The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You is a 1998 book written by John C. Maxwell and published by Thomas Nelson. It is one of several books by Maxwell on the subject of leadership. It is the book for which he is best-known. The book was listed on "The New York Times" Best Seller list in April 1999 after marketing company ResultSource manipulated the list by making it look like copies of "The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership" had been purchased by thousands of individuals when, in actuality, ResultSource had simply made a bulk order of the book. The book had sold more than one million copies by 2015. Christian businessperson John Faulkner was inspired to found Christian business magazine "TwoTen" when he read "The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership". Professional basketball player Harrison Barnes read and spoke positively of the book. Annie Grevers of "Swimming World Magazine" wrote of Maxwell's book, "it's cheesy, but ... it did me some good". Columnist Michael Hiltzik of the "Los Angeles Times" criticized Maxwell for including in the book "the insidious subtext ... that externalities have nothing to do with your failure", an assertion that Hiltzik argues research studies have demonstrated to be false.
1993–94 Dallas Mavericks season The 1993–94 NBA season was the Mavericks' 14th season in the National Basketball Association. Despite the addition of Kentucky star Jamal Mashburn from the 1993 NBA draft, and second-year star Jim Jackson playing in his first full season, the Mavericks' misery continued under new head coach Quinn Buckner losing 23 of their first 24 games, including a 20-game losing streak. They then suffered a 16-game losing streak (which led to a 2–39 record) on their way to a miserable 3–40 record at the end of January. At midseason, they traded Derek Harper to the New York Knicks for Tony Campbell, while signing free agent Lorenzo Williams. The Mavericks continued to struggle losing seventeen consecutive games, but would post a 5–8 record in April. They won their final two games finishing last place in the Midwest Division with a record of 13–69, narrowly missing out on back-to-back 70-loss seasons.