Lindsay Sarah Krasnoff
Historian specializing in global sport, communications, and diplomacy; Director of FranceandUS and author of Basketball Empire: France and the Making of a Global NBA and WNBA (Bloomsbury, 2023).
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Jan 24, 2026 • 1h 7min
Lindsay Sarah Krasnoff, "Basketball Empire: France and the Making of a Global NBA and WNBA" (Bloomsbury, 2023)
Lindsay Sarah Krasnoff, historian of global sport and sports diplomacy who teaches at NYU, discusses her book Basketball Empire. She traces France’s basketball rise from midcentury decline to an NBA/WNBA talent pipeline. Conversation explores France’s training systems, transatlantic flows, colonial connections, and how French players shape global basketball culture.
Jan 24, 2026 • 1h 7min
Lindsay Sarah Krasnoff, "Basketball Empire: France and the Making of a Global NBA and WNBA" (Bloomsbury, 2023)
Lindsay Sarah Krasnoff, historian of global sport and director of FranceandUS, discusses France’s rise in basketball and its ties to the United States and former colonies. She traces intergenerational player networks, France’s youth formation system like INSEP, and the transnational flows linking France, Africa, and the NBA/WNBA. The conversation highlights cultural adaptations and shifting pathways to professional basketball.
