Special ScreeningThe Waiting Game DocThursday, October 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM
“A very important film with a genuine hero at the center.” - Bob Costas
The Visulite Cinema and acclaimed filmmaker Michael Husain are proud to present "The Waiting Game" exploring the rise and fall of the American Basketball Association, a freewheeling rival to the NBA.
On hand to discuss the movie and the league will be two ABA legends, Barry Parkhill and Glen Combs, former star players with the Virginia Squires.
The Waiting Game is a powerful documentary that reveals an incredible battle between the NBA and a tiny not for profit working to gain full recognition for the men of the ABA -- a colorful, exciting, rival league that arguably invented the modern game of basketball. It's a fight for benefits the players of the ABA felt were promised, but never delivered. While following an investigation of the legal trail of the ABA-NBA merger, key impact journalism and the advocacy for justice, the film reveals the lines that can stand between raw corporate interest and basic human dignity.
“This is the REAL story of the guys I played with and the league that was so important to all of us. It made me cry and it made me proud. I want EVERYONE to see this.” - Darnell Hillman, 3-time ABA Champion, Winner of first NBA Slam Dunk Contest
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Filmmaker: THE WAITING GAME is the latest documentary by national Emmy award-winning director and writer Michael Husain. Michael has created over 200 hours of broadcast documentary work for ESPN, Discovery, A&E, HGTV, PBS, VH-1 and more.