Beyond the Hardcourt: Basketball Empire and the Larger US-Francophone Sporting Connections

Dr. Lindsay Sarah Krasnoff, historian, writer, journalist, and founding director of the sports diplomacy initiative #FranceAndUS, will present her book Basketball Empire, which provides a in-depth account of the French contribution to the growth and global reach of the NBA and the WNBA. Dr. Krasnoff will also discuss basketball diplomacy in Africa, part of an oral history project, as well as the greater context of Franco-American sports diplomacy in advance of the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics. 

Co-sponsored by the Carmical Sports Media Institute.