The NBA in Black and White: The Memoir of a Trailblazing NBA Player and Coach
The NBA in Black and White
by Ray Scott
English | 2022 | ISBN: 164421198X | 275 pages | True EPUB | 23.39 MB
by Ray Scott
English | 2022 | ISBN: 164421198X | 275 pages | True EPUB | 23.39 MB
A memoir of hard lessons learned in the racially segregated and sometimes outright racist NBA of the early ‘60s by celebrated NBA player and the first Black Coach of the Year, Ray Scott. Introduced by Earl "the Pearl" Monroe.
“There’s a basic insecurity with Black guys my size,” Scott writes. “We can’t hide and everybody turns to stare when we walk down the street. … Whites believe that their culture is superior to African-American culture. … We don’t accept many of [their] answers, but we have to live with them.”
Ray Scott was part of the early wave of Black NBA players like Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, and later Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who literally changed how the game of professional basketball is played—leading to the tremendously popular financial blockbuster the NBA is today. Scott was a celebrated 6’9” forward/center after being chosen by the…