Season 1

E1. Love of the Game

Sep 18, 2018 · 10m

The best in the game share why they love basketball, and speak about the players they grew up emulating, late nights practicing in the driveway, and how basketball provided a refuge from the realities of life.

E2. The Teachers

Sep 18, 2018 · 6m

A tribute to the role coaches have played in not just the game, but the lives of their players. Coaches speak candidly about how to motivate, teach and get the best from their players.

E3. The Choke

Sep 18, 2018 · 10m

The 1997 incident where Latrell Sprewell choked his coach, PJ Carlesimo, sparks the conversation about the relationship between player and coach.

E4. Origins

Sep 18, 2018 · 11m

The beginnings of basketball are traced from James Naismith to the expansion of the game across the country - leading to the development of college leagues.

E5. Scandal

Sep 18, 2018 · 16m

The story of a point shaving scandal in the college ranks that almost derailed the sport in the 1950s, as well as a profile of two of the first superstars of the sport: George Mikan and Bob Cousy.

E6. Signature Moves: The Feel

Sep 18, 2018 · 11m

The Art of the Game and how some of the greatest mastered their "Signature Moves", featuring Chris Paul, Wes Unseld, Diana Taurasi, Allen Iverson and Earl Monroe.

E7. The Spring of '57

Sep 18, 2018 · 32m

The NBA's first dynasty, the Boston Celtics, powered by Red Auerbach and Bill Russell. And an introduction to Wilt Chamberlain, a giant even in a sport of big men, during his time at University of Kansas.

E8. Patriots to Protest

Sep 18, 2018 · 24m

Oscar Robertson and Jerry West lead the U.S. Olympic team in a symbolic win against the USSR during the Cold War in 1960. In 1968, players face a difficult choice to play or not to play when a boycott by prominent Black athletes is implemented.

E9. Signature Moves: The Touch

Sep 18, 2018 · 7m

How some of the greatest in the game mastered their "Signature Moves", this time featuring Steph Curry, Bernard King and Hakeem Olajuwon.

E10. ABA: The Red, White, and Blue

Sep 18, 2018 · 24m

The American Basketball Association became one of the first upstart leagues to challenge the dominance of the NBA. A hilarious and nostalgic look at some of the tactics used by early executives and players to gain attention.

E11. The Dipper and the Winner

Sep 18, 2018 · 19m

One of the greatest rivalries in basketball - Wilt Chamberlain versus Bill Russell. Russell and his Celtics continue to get the best of Chamberlain's teams, including in the iconic 1965 Eastern Conference Finals.

E12. Signature Moves: Discipline

Sep 18, 2018 · 5m

How some of the greatest in the game mastered their "Signature Moves", featuring Lebron James, Walt Frazier and Dirk Nowitzki.

E13. Mayhem in Munich

Sep 18, 2018 · 19m

The 1972 Olympics will forever be remembered for the tragedy that took the lives of 11 Israeli athletes. That year, the US again faced off with the USSR, in one of the most controversial finishes in Olympic history.

E14. Brotherly Love

Sep 18, 2018 · 17m

The tragic story of Maurice Stokes, a former all-star who was injured during a game and debilitated for the rest of his life. But from tragedy grew a bond between he and teammate Jack Twyman.

E15. The Witch Hunt

Sep 18, 2018 · 21m

A look at gambling in the early days of the sport, and Hall of Famer Connie Hawkins who was wrongly accused of being involved in a point shaving scandal during his freshman year at University of Iowa.

E16. Birth of the Bruins

Sep 18, 2018 · 12m

An introduction to the UCLA Bruins, arguably the greatest dynasty in the history of men's college basketball, and their coach John Wooden.

E17. Tomboys

Sep 18, 2018 · 10m

Some of the game's greatest female players, including Cheryl Miller, Ann Myers, Nancy Lieberman, and Carol Blazejowski discuss their love of the game and challenges they faced as pioneers of the women's game.

E18. Rupp's Reckoning

Sep 18, 2018 · 19m

There are endless stories of racism, but also humanity, in the early days of college basketball, including the era of Adolph Rupp at Kentucky, the integration of the college game at Texas Western, and the strength of Charlie Scott.

E19. Renegades

Sep 18, 2018 · 25m

Explore the tumultuous years of the ABA, where the league did everything it could to compete with the NBA, with differing levels of success.

E20. The Eighth Wonder of the World

Sep 18, 2018 · 22m

Lew Alcindor, one of the greatest players of all-time, led UCLA in the "Game of the Century" against Elvin Hayes and the University of Houston. The Houston upset is seen as paving the way for college basketball to be widely televised.

E21. Title IX: Immaculata

Sep 18, 2018 · 10m

Title IX gave rise to the women's game at the college level, and the first great team emerged from Immaculata University. Immaculata won 3 consecutive NCAA Titles from 1972-1974 and played in the first ever televised NCAA Women's CBB.

E22. Joy or Relief?

Sep 18, 2018 · 10m

Al McGuire won an NCAA title with Marquette in the last game he ever coached. The game's top coaches debate whether finally winning brings joy, or relief?

E23. Oscar and the West: Bittersweet Victories

Sep 18, 2018 · 21m

Oscar Robertson joins forces with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on the Milwaukee Bucks, and Jerry West teams up with Wilt Chamberlain on the Los Angeles Lakers. Two of the greatest pairs ever to play together, but even with each victory, their past will haunt them.

E24. Self Expression

Sep 18, 2018 · 16m

Walt "Clyde" Frazier was one of the first to become a cultural icon off the court. Players like Pete Maravich and Calvin Murphy continued that trend, but their popularity stemmed from their play on the court.

E25. One and Done

Sep 18, 2018 · 20m

The debate over eligibility and "one and done" started well before John Calipari and the University of Kentucky - Spencer Haywood was one of the first to challenge the rules.

E26. David vs Goliath

Sep 18, 2018 · 21m

After winning six national championships, the UCLA dynasty continued through the Bill Walton era. The Bruins dominated until they came up against David Thompson and his NC State team, who finally knocked them off and claimed a title of their own.

E27. General Knight

Sep 18, 2018 · 18m

Bobby Knight, one of the most prolific and vilified coaches of all-time, led his Indiana program to glory.

E28. Deal of the Century

Sep 18, 2018 · 11m

The ABA and NBA merge in 1976 with the St. Louis Spirit owners taking a smaller buyout but a portion of the NBA's TV rights in perpetuity.

E29. Wild Days: Upsets, Brawls, and No-Calls

Sep 18, 2018 · 24m

The league continues its intense ways during 1976 NBA Finals between the Boston Celtics and the Phoenix Suns, which culminated in a Celtics championship and produced a triple-overtime Game 5, which is considered by some to be the greatest NBA game ever.

E30. Do or Die

Sep 18, 2018 · 7m

George Gervin and David Thompson competed down the wire in one of the NBA's tightest races for the scoring title ever. The two were within fractions of a point in scoring average entering the last game of the season, and both put on a show.