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Basketball Slave: The Andy Johnson Harlem Globetrotter/NBA Story
Basketball The Andy Johnson Harlem Globetrotter/NBA Story is filled to
the brim with extraordinary tales from behind the scenes of the early Original
Harlem Globetrotters. It ís 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.
This is the heart-wrenching account of a young boy who became a man through
the lessons of basketball. He grew up watching his family work in the cotton fields of Louisiana, and began playing basketball barefoot in the streets of Hollywood, California. As a high school basketball star, his education was undervalued. He was sent to a major university without any hopes of receiving a degree. Finally, he was sold on the professional basketball auction block three times, with no 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.
the brim with extraordinary tales from behind the scenes of the early Original
Harlem Globetrotters. It ís 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.
This is the heart-wrenching account of a young boy who became a man through
the lessons of basketball. He grew up watching his family work in the cotton fields of Louisiana, and began playing basketball barefoot in the streets of Hollywood, California. As a high school basketball star, his education was undervalued. He was sent to a major university without any hopes of receiving a degree. Finally, he was sold on the professional basketball auction block three times, with no 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.
193 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 2, 2012
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Mark Johnson
533 books20 followersMark is the author of gay coming-of-age adventure Changing Trains, The Blanket Seller and The Expat Commuter.
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