Upcourt, the Movie

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A Modest Man and a New Move

The One-handed Jump Shot of Don Barksdale / 1947-48

He broke the color barriers, he changed the sport, his close friend, a ‘big brother’ to him, Jackie Robinson helped guide past the racism.

Shortly before he passed away, Don Barksdale told his story to the writer and now Don’s story is told up-close and personal.

An inside look of a Golden State Warrior from back at the beginning of the NBA, a man called ‘the Voice of the Bay’ who changed the way basketball was played.

Feel the music. “Make your move, take your shot”…

Bringing It… Game-changer… The Beginning of the National Basketball Association