| Basketball Slave: The Andy
Johnson Story is filled to the brim with
extraordinary tales from behind the scenes of
the early Original Harlem Globetrotters and
loaded with a wealth of historical information
never disclosed about the slow, quota-based
inception of African American athletes in the
NBA. This book clarifies the role of the
Original Harlem Globetrotters in making the NBA
the multi-billion dollar organization it is
today.
It is also a fascinating and inspirational story
that weaves the heart-wrenching account of a
young boy who became a man through the lessons
of basketball. He grew up watching his family
working in the cotton fields of Louisiana, to
playing basketball bare foot in the streets of
Hollywood, California. Having his education
undervalued as a high school basketball star and
being sent to a major University without any
hopes of receiving a degree, to finally being
sold on the professional basketball auction
block three times without any ability to
negotiate his pay or where he could play.
Johnson turned every devastating event into
another opportunity by staying positive in the
game of life. |
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