Sports entertainment compels us to watch athletes succeed and fail on a stage that’s larger than life. Each game controls our emotions as if we are puppets on a string. Routing for your favorite player or team can bring out the best in humanity. If they win, a rainy day makes you smile. If they lose, your heart sinks, and a day at the beach feels like you’re in prison. But there is one sport that moves the needle on a social level.

The NBA is an extraordinary league that touches fans across the world, showcasing talented athletes representing different walks of life. This unique brand of sports entertainment makes the NBA more than an ordinary league, it is a movement influencing culture and changing the dynamics of how we view each other as people.

This book explores the inspirational rise of basketball greats from Magic Johnson to LeBron James and how the NBA became an international phenomenon.