Ernie Grunfeld, #18 of the New York Knicks, shoots against the Detroit Pistons during an NBA basketball game circa 1984 at the Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac, Mich. Grunfeld played for the Knicks from 1982–86.(Photo by Focus on Sport / Getty Images)
This week we speak to Dan Grunfeld, author of the new book By the Grace of the Game: The Holocaust, a Basketball Legacy, and an Unprecedented American Dream. He talks about his family’s journey from Auschwitz to the NBA.
We have Choice Words about the GOP’s selective interest in women’s sports. We’re giving Just Stand Up awards to the great Cinderella stories taking place during both the men and women’s tournament and a Just Sit Down award to the NCAA for being its awful, normal self. All this and more on this week’s show!
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Dave ZirinTwitterDave Zirin is the sports editor at The Nation. He is the author of 11 books on the politics of sports. He is also the coproducer and writer of the new documentary Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL.