Basketball Man

Basketball Man — Plot

Basketball legends including Michael Jordan, Steve Nash, Red Auerbach and John Wooden tell the amazing life story of Dr. James Naismith, the man who invented the game and inspired generations of players to reach for the rim. The athletes share their perspectives on the game and explain how Naismith developed the basic rules of the sport in just two weeks in 1891. Historical clips also feature the first-ever b-ball instructional film, from 1927.

• Release date
• August 8, 2007
• Runtime
• 103 min
• Genres
• Documentary, History
• Director
• Burt Kearns

Basketball Man — Cast

Carmelo Anthony Self

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Red Auerbach Self Rick Barry Self

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Jerry Colangelo Self Bob Cousy Self Michael Jordan Self Steve Nash Self Norman Nixon Self