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<div> <div> <p><span style= "font-size: 12pt; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> Long before the <strong>National Basketball Association</strong> evolved into a global spectacle, it began as an awkwardly assembled mashup featuring a hefty dollop of relatively small-market teams in places like Sheboygan, Wisconsin; Anderson, Indiana and Moline, Illinois. </span></p> <p><span style= "font-size: 12pt; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> Among them were the <strong>Waterloo Hawks</strong> - the only team from Iowa ever to play in the NBA. Their story is synonymous with the fragile early days of pro hoops in the US - and it's vividly brought back to life by this week's guest, <strong>Tim Harwood</strong> - author of the essential "<a href= "https://amzn.to/3JEuC9W" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://amzn.to/3JEuC9W&source=gmail&ust=1756781741327000&usg=AOvVaw1SHCX7tM4ubN5QJ1mezrbR"><em>Ball Hawks: The...