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How Washington Changed the Basketball World Presenting Supreme Courts: A Century of DC-Area Basketball This six-part PBS series airing on WETA and WETA Metro tells the full and fascinating story of the game's transformative historic, social, racial, cultural, and athletic impacts on the city, the nation, and the world through the stories of the people who lived it. Through more than 100 hours of in-depth interviews with such stars as NBA Hall-of-Famer-turned-Detroit Mayor Dave Bing; Earl Lloyd, the prep star who became the first- African- American to play in the National Basketball Association; coaching legend Morgan Wooten; and Ted Leonsis, the Monumental Sports CEO and Washington Wizards owner. * No area has produced more top draft choices or NBA players per capita. * Some of the games primary referees , coaches , and announcers are Washington- area natives. Executive Producer Pennington Greene has personally lived the D.C. basketball life: He was an All-Met and All- County basketball player and college standout, and founded the DC Basketball Institute. Be a part of this once-in-a-lifetime project. Contact Pennington Greene at 770-374-4750 or email: penngreene@gmail.com thesupremecourtsdoc.com

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