Basketball Man on AllMovie

Witness the birth of the game that changed the face of modern sports as the story of basketball mastermind Dr. James Naismith comes to the screen in a documentary featuring interviews with some of the biggest players and coaches in the history of hoops. The year was 1891, and Dr. Naismith had two weeks to create a revolutionary new game. On the final night it all came together, and sports history was made. After overcoming numerous hardships in his youth, Dr. Naismith endured to leave a lasting mark on the history of mankind. Interviews with such luminaries as Michael Jordan, Stave Nash, TayShaun Prince, Norm Nixon highlight this remarkable look back at a key development in sports history.