the Shooting Star

THE BOOK


The Shooting Star

The Untold Story of the Women’s Basketball Association

by Lightning N. Mitchell, as told to  Sarah McKenzie and Chrissy Fletcher

The Shooting Star is a true story about the success and struggles of the Women’s Basketball Association and the opportunity for women to play professional basketball in the United States, just as their male counterparts did.

The Women’s Basketball Association has been the greatest achievement for women’s basketball since Title IX gave women the right to play sports.