Basketball in its early years was rough and rowdy, on the courts and off. Players had names like Feets Broudy, Sweetwater Clifton, and Easy Ed Macauley. There w

Basketball is now over a century old. Cages to Jump Shots offers an unforgettable glimpse of its exciting and eccentric early years, beginning in 1891 when Jame

Examines the best professional basketball players from each of the five distinct periods and ranks the five greatest players at each position throughout the his

"King of the Court provides a highly nuanced and sophisticated analysis of the great African American basketball player from his earliest days up to the present

Today's National Basketball Association commands millions of spectators worldwide, and its many franchises are worth hundreds of millions of dollars. But the le