SEMI PRO
Written by
Scot Armstrong
June 2006
FADE IN:
EXT. THE STAPLES CENTER - PRESENT DAY
We hear the faint sounds of a crowd cheering on Kobe Bryant.
The real Bob Costas does narration.BOB COSTAS (V.0.)
Before the NBA was the NBA, there
was another basketball league in
America...
DOCUMENTARY FOOTAGE: This is real ABA footage. A series of
great plays are made by ABA stars.BOB COSTAS (V.0.)
.From 1967 to 1976, there was the
American Basketball Association. A
maverick minor-league that would
change the game forever. The ABA
made the fast break FAST...
Invented the three point shot...
And introduced the world to
something called the Slam Dunk
Contest.
DOCUMENTARY FOOTAGE: Dr. J launches from the foul line and
dunks in the world's first dunk contest. David Thompson
finishes an Alley Oop.BOB COSTAS (V.0.)