 And we return to Our American Stories and the final segment on the rise of the National Basketball Association. When we last left off, Pete Corrado, author of From Hangtime to Primetime, was telling us about how David Stern, Marvin Gaye, the television drama of the NBA, and its superstar players launched it into the success it is today. The NBA was at a high point, and they were about to partner with a growing cultural force that would take them even higher.