by Kate Fagan
First published 2021
Kate Fagan built her relationship with her father Chris on basketball courts, connected through their shared devotion to the New York Knicks and countless hours of practice together. As she grew older, that closeness faded. The sport that once united them became a source of distance. The lessons he taught her about the game felt like ancient history. When doctors diagnosed Chris with ALS, Kate faced a choice. She left her prominent position at ESPN and moved home to help care for him. During his final year, she worked to restore the joy they once found together on the court. This memoir from the bestselling author of What Made Maddy Run explores how basketball shaped their father-daughter relationship across decades. Kate examines the complicated ways sports can both connect and divide families. She reflects on the particular gifts fathers pass to daughters and how those bonds endure even when relationships fracture.
Genres: family-life, sports, non-fiction, biography-memoir
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, second-chance
Setting: New York, ESPN
Period: Present Day
1 pages · Audio CD · Hachette Book Group and Blackstone Publishing
Content warnings: terminal-illness