101 lesser-known basketball stories and trivia to delight fans. Author provocateur Dalton Higgins provides 101 reasons why basketball (a.k.a. “the Beautiful Game”) is the best unscripted drama — next to The Real Housewives reality TV franchise — and has captured the imagination of sports enthusiasts around the world. From the bold to the bizarre, Higgins unpacks the myths and realities behind the second most popular sport in the world with precision, breaking down all kinds of wildly interesting and obscure basketball facts tied to height, gender, geography, race, economics, and everything in between. From sneakers to salacious tidbits, Higgins offers takes on ages-old issues and debates: Can white men jump now? Have three-pointers become the new layup? Should traditional ten-foot rims be raised? Who is the G.O.A.T? Do “free” throws carry a cost? Is the WNBA the next big thing? Have hoop dreams become nightmares? Does size matter? Are hip hop and hoops kissing cousins? And why does basketball reign supreme in hockey obsessed countries like Canada?