Charles RippThe development of Glass Backboards - A Coast to Coast Anthology of American Basketball began years prior. I truly wanted to write a sports book after playing many competitive sports for years and coaching a number of youth and high school sports. Th book is an embodiment of the #1 played sport globally (basketball). Originator Naismith had no visions of live game streaming globally, billionaires as owners/players from the sport nor the advancements which have occurred over a century. The sheer athleticism, business interests and surrounding supporting markets have pushed basketball to a modern American, implicit cultural acceptance. The sport is a religion for some families. Read More Read Less