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3 unusual facts about The First Basket


Bernard Sarachek

His story is featured in The First Basket, the first and most comprehensive documentary on the history of Jews and Basketball.

The First Basket

The film includes interviews and narratives provided by, and footage of, well known Jewish basketball personalities including Ossie Schectman, Red Auerbach, Sidney Hertzberg, and Edward Gottlieb as well as other Jewish basketball players.

The last part centers on the beginning of the BAA and the NBA, Nat Holman, CCNY, and the 1951 CCNY point-shaving scandals and their impact on the NBA, and Maccabi Tel Aviv.



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