Game Over

Game Over


Back in the mid 1980s, when I could still run and jump, I played at the Green Lake outdoor courts here in Seattle.

I spin dribbled past my man, rolled into the key, and James Bailey blocked my shot so hard and so far that it bounced and bounced and then rolled into Green Lake.

All the black players on the court or waiting for a game just quit. There was no point in continuing. Some of the white guys were confused when all the black guys just walked off the court. A couple of the black guys just ran away and kept running and never came back.


Basketball History, Seattle SuperSonics, Sherman Alexie