Tucson Festival of Books

Basketball: More Than A Game


From disabled World War II veterans looking to rise above their afflictions to today's Native Americans facing the obstacles of life on the reservation, basketball has proven to be more than a game.


Panelists
David Davis

David Davis is the author/editor of six books, including "Waterman: The Life and Times of Duke Kahanamolu," "Showdown at Shepherd's Bush" and, most recently, "Wheels of Courage." Davis started his career as a journalist with the LA Weekly newspaper....

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Michael Powell

Michael Powell has been a Sports of The Times columnist at The New York Times since 2014. Prior to that, he wrote the Gotham column for the Metro section, was a national economics writer for Business and covered the Barack Obama and Rudy Giuliani presidential campaigns in 2008....