Contents

1. Cover
2. Title Page
3. Copyright
4. Dedication
5. Prologue:
6. Why It Took Fifty Years to Write This Book
7. 1. When Worlds Collide:
8. Midwestern Hick Meets Harlem Hoopster
9. 2. The Game Is Afoot:
10. It’s Never about Winning and Other Courtside Lessons
11. 3. Color Bind:
12. The Unbearable Darkness of Being Black
13. 4. What Would Wooden Do:
14. Religion, Politics, and Keeping the Faith
15. 5. We’ve Got Trouble, Right Here in Pauley Pavilion:
16. Getting Lost on Wooden Way
17. 6. “Time Can Bend Your Knees”:
18. The Hours of Friendship in the Days of Grief
19. 7. Our Long Day’s Journey into Night
20. Photos
21. Acknowledgments
22. About the Author
23. Newsletters