NaN/100 votesLoading...#1 - Love of the Game
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/18/2018
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.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#2 - The Teachers
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/18/2018
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.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#3 - The Choke
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/18/2018
The 1997 incident where Latrell Sprewell choked his coach, PJ Carlesimo, sparks the conversation about the relationship between player and coach.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#4 - Origins
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/18/2018
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.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#5 - Scandal
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 9/18/2018
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.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#6 - Signature Moves: The Feel
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 9/18/2018
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.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#7 - The Spring of '57
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 9/18/2018
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.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#8 - Patriots to Protest
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 9/18/2018
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.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#9 - Signature Moves: The Touch
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 9/18/2018
How some of the greatest in the game mastered their "Signature Moves", this time featuring Steph Curry, Bernard King and Hakeem Olajuwon.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#10 - ABA: The Red, White, and Blue
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 9/18/2018
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.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#11 - The Dipper and the Winner
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 9/18/2018
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.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#12 - Signature Moves: Discipline
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 9/18/2018
How some of the greatest in the game mastered their "Signature Moves", featuring Lebron James, Walt Frazier and Dirk Nowitzki.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#13 - Mayhem in Munich
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 9/18/2018
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.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#14 - Brotherly Love
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 9/18/2018
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.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#15 - The Witch Hunt
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 9/18/2018
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.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#16 - Birth of the Bruins
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 9/18/2018
An introduction to the UCLA Bruins, arguably the greatest dynasty in the history of men's college basketball, and their coach John Wooden.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#17 - Tomboys
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 9/18/2018
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.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#18 - Rupp's Reckoning
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 9/18/2018
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.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#19 - Renegades
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 9/18/2018
Explore the tumultuous years of the ABA, where the league did everything it could to compete with the NBA, with differing levels of success.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#20 - The Eighth Wonder of the World
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 9/18/2018
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.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#21 - Title IX: Immaculata
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 9/18/2018
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.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#22 - Joy or Relief?
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 9/18/2018
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?
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#23 - Oscar and the West: Bittersweet Victories
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 9/18/2018
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.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#24 - Self Expression
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 9/18/2018
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.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#25 - One and Done
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 9/18/2018
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.
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The Best Episodes of Basketball: A Love Story
Every episode of Basketball: A Love Story ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Basketball: A Love Story!
'Basketball: A Love Story' is a series of 62 interconnected short stories that creates a vibrant mosaic of the game, featuring 165 exclusive interviews. The...
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Best Episodes Summary
"Love of the Game" is the best rated episode of "Basketball: A Love Story". It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/18/2018. This episode scored NaN points higher than the second highest rated, "The Teachers".