‘Michael & The Cricket

This digital presentation is an accumulation of stories about basketball players, coaches, teams, games, practices, international travel,  grand pianos in hotel lobbies, and living life while playing the game for an education and for money.  Narrated by a former professional basketball player.  

This digital narrative explores the spiritual and historical genesis of basketball, framing the game’s 1891 invention by Dr. James Naismith as a providential event that ignited a global “it factor” among young athletes. The text blends early sports history reviewing  those who played pivotal roles in transforming basketball from a newly invented indoor activity into a professionalized, global sport with structured coaching and evolving rules.

Ultimately, the website serves as an educational and philosophical foundation dedicated to basketball phenoms, arguing that the sport’s enduring appeal lies in a unique, magnetic character trait found in those who compete at the highest levels.