num_pages: 272
description: Traces the story of the legendary basketball athlete who crossed racial barriers to play professionally in a league that had previously barred black players in an account that documents the racially charged abuse he suffered throughout his career his sale to the Harlem Globetrotters by the Celtics and his work as a coach for the Indianapolis Crispus Attucks team. 25000 first printing.
language: English
title: Getting Open: The Unknown Story of Bill Garrett and the Integration of College Basketball
publisher: Atria Books