Hot Potato: How Washington and New York Gave Birth to Black Basketball and Changed America's Game Forever
By Bob Kuska
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By Bob Kuska
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"The players today are much better than we were.... But there is one thing that we could do better. We could pass the ball better than they can now. Man, we used to pass that basketball around like it was a hot potato."—Sam "Buck" Covington, former member of the Washington Bruins
n a nation distinguished by a great black athletic heritage, there is perhaps no sport that has felt the impact of African American culture more than basketball. Most people assume that the rise of black basketball ...






















