What makes a sport interesting? Valuable? Fun? Entertaining?
What values does sport exemplify, and does basketball really measure up?
Does commercialization undermine the values of sport?

Basketball, an American invention but a world-wide phenomenon, is sometimes characterized as the most athletic and aesthetic of sports. Ken and John discuss the philosophy of basketball with Frank Deford, one of America's premier sportswriters.

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