Lindsay Sarah Krasnoff 6/7/24 Lindsay Sarah Krasnoff 6/7/24

Basketball as a Driver of Globalization (CESH 2024 Presentation)

Lindsay Sarah Krasnoff 12/27/23 Lindsay Sarah Krasnoff 12/27/23

World Basketball Day WrapUp

Thanks to those who joined me in celebration of World Basketball Day by sharing their bon mots, questions, thoughts on the game’s global imprint, Basketball Empire, and so much more. Stepping back to look at the big picture, here are three key takeaways from the exercise

Lindsay Sarah Krasnoff 7/4/23 Lindsay Sarah Krasnoff 7/4/23

Beyond Your Wildest Hoop Dreams: Why the World’s First Born-Global Sport is Primed for Twenty-First Century Sports Diplomacy

Today, the NBA sports a very international labor force but basketball was a global sport prior to 1992, with its own local indigenous cultures. So unlike other U.S.-affiliated sports leagues, the NBA was able to build upon long-established hoops cultures. As a result, basketball is uniquely primed for twenty-first century sports diplomacy. It can—and often does—lead the way thanks to several realities.

Lindsay Sarah Krasnoff 6/9/23 Lindsay Sarah Krasnoff 6/9/23

Peak Wembymania?

Ahead of the NBA Draft 2023, learn more about the intergenerational story told in Basketball Empire: France and the Making of a Global NBA and WNBA for, contrary to some media analysis, over the past 25+ years France has become a main pipeline for talent into the North American leagues. This didn’t happen overnight, nor is it a “new” phenomenon this year.