Summary
Basketball Slave: The Andy Johnson Story is filled to the brim with extraordinary tales from behind the scenes of the early-Original Harlem Globetrotters and loaded with a wealth of historical information never disclosed about the slow, quota-based inception of African American athletes in the NBA. This book clarifies the role of the Original Harlem Globetrotters in making the NBA the multi-billion dollar organization it is today. Basketball Slave: The Andy Johnson story is also a fascinating and inspirational story that weaves the heart-wrenching account of a young boy who became a man through the lessons of basketball. He grew up watching his family working in the cotton fields of Louisiana, to playing basketball bare foot in the streets of Hollywood, California. Having his education undervalued as a high school basketball star and being sent to college without any hopes of receiving a degree, to finally being sold on the professional basketball auction block three times without any ability to negotiate his pay or where he could play. Johnson turned every devastating event into another opportunity by staying positive in the game of life.
About the Author
Mark Johnson, the youngest son of Andy Johnson, is a respected business professional and advocate for young people. A native of Philadelphia and Graduate of State University of New York at Old Westbury with a B.S. in Science, this is Johnson’s first book.
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