Watch Sandy 'Spin' Slade: Beyond Basketball

Sandy 'Spin' Slade: Beyond Basketball is a 54-minute documentary following world-renowned basketball entertainer and speaker, Sandy Slade. Celebrated as one of the best basketball handlers in the world, Sandy 'Spin' Slade's even greater gift is her electrifying connection with people. Using basketball to relate personal stories of doubt, determination and triumph, Slade inspires millions at halftimes, assemblies and special events. Beyond Basketball reveals the unique profession and undeniable aura of an individual who stuns with her skill and motivates with her message.

Spinning since she was 12, the fortysomething Slade is considered one of the best basketball handlers in the world. But beyond that, she has seen the ups and downs of entertaining, been an unsung heroine of basketball, and carved a niche career for herself most people would find impossible.

Slade's phenomenal ballhandling abilities easily get audiences hooked. At physical education and industry conferences, a video of Slade's highlights plays repeatedly at her booth. Once passers-by catch a glimpse of Sandy in action, they come to a halt every single time, mesmerized until the video loops around again. There is no question what Slade does is addictive eye candy.

The luxury of the documentary is in its ability to push past that to reveal Slade is much more than a one-trick pony. Before each show, she prepares items such as basketballs of varying sizes, a hula hoop, juggling balls, and even pudding. This strange assortment forms an arsenal Slade uses to gain the undivided attention of audiences of all ages. What she can't set up, though, is the very thing she wants their attention for: her message.

She relates stories of being discouraged from her goal, experiencing sheer terror before her first NBA halftime performance (the Chicago Bulls), and the constant challenge of convincing strangers she is booked 300+ days a year spinning basketballs.

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