The Spencer Haywood Rule

The Black Athlete

With the NBA draft approaching, we chopped it up with Hall of Famer Spencer Haywood about his battle with the NBA. In a very open interview, Haywood, who is one of the most significant basketball players in history, discussed his upbringing in Mississippi, playing ball in Detroit, his Olympic success, and his fight for the right to play in the NBA. As listeners will learn, it's because of this son of a sharecropper, that young men have an opportunity to earn a living in the NBA without having to wait 4 years in college. This is about the soon to be "Spencer Haywood Rule," one of the most significant rules in sport.