THE WAITING GAME tells the little-known story of a renegade basketball league that inspired today's NBA – and the mostly black players who have had to fight for decades for fair compensation and recognition. The ABA innovated pro basketball with the 3-point shot and slam dunk contest, and embraced black culture in ways that the NBA had not yet. And despite the pioneering way the ABA played basketball, when the two leagues "merged", ABA players were largely forgotten in a business deal gone bad.

THE WAITING GAME follows a dogged not-for-profit’s pursuit of benefits for former ABA players now struggling to survive. While the NBA generates billions a year, former ABA athletes struggle to buy life-saving medicines, avoid eviction, and worse. This documentary is about the fight to get them their due.

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