![]() ![]() As he relates pivotal moments that spurred each person forward, he weaves a narrative offering great depth in terms of story, plot, and characters, integrating historical context-about basketball, about society-throughout an account that is also an action-packed sports story. Yang moves back and forth between chronicling the rest of the season-he becomes an avid follower and fan-and the lives of African American Coach Lou Richie, Richie’s former coach and mentor, Mike Phelps, and key players on the Bishop O’Dowd varsity team, the Dragons. Seeking out the coach, he discovers they have a lot in common. But he’s drawn to cross the divide by the power of story in 2015, when he begins hearing about the school basketball team’s current season. In fact, it seems all the teachers hang out with kindred spirit groups from their own teen years. ![]() He’s classed himself as a nerd since childhood and even as a high school teacher hangs out with other nerds. ![]() Part memoir, part history, and part riveting sports story, Yang opens his humorous graphic novel with a confession: He’s always hated sports. ![]()
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