The Original Bucky Lew

<p> </p><p><strong>Bucky Lew burst through pro basketball's color barrier to become the first Black player in an otherwise white league-and playing was just a start. </strong>He wanted to dominate in every single role in the game-from player to coach to general manager to owner.</p><p> </p><p>His dream looked to be deferred when Harry Hough the league's best player refused to play against him in a regular season matchup that the press billed as a preview of the championship. Not only were their teams the best Hough was the league's top scorer and Bucky its best defender.</p><p> </p><p>All eyes were on the pair. What would Bucky do? Should he just go away or could he rally his teammates around him? What about the fans-the thousands in the arena and those around the league following the rivalry in the papers? Or the league as a whole? Would they support him or move on without him?</p><p>The stakes were high-it was a fight for the future of the season the future of the game and maybe even the future of sports.</p>