# 2022 National Book Festival: Hardcourt: 75 Years of Basketball with Fred Bowen and James E. Ransome

Celebrate 75 years of the NBA with us! "Hardcourt," by author Fred Bowen and illustrator James E. Ransome, is the story of the biggest league for one of the nation's most loved sports. Follow the evolution of basketball and learn everything from the groups that paved the way for desegregated teams to the legendary players you love. Moderated by Tajay Ashmeade.

- Kind: Talk
- Year: 2022
- By: National Book Festival (u.s.)
- Archive: [Library of Congress](https://www.loc.gov/item/2024698263/)
- Licence or status: Rights statement at the Library of Congress (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Library of Congress
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/loc/2024698263?play=1)