We will introduce the birthchart of the very first basketball game, a chart which holds the profound depths of the game. He will also explain the history of the game through transits to this chart. That history includes the basketball game at the 1936 Berlin Olympics hosted by Nazi Germany; the connections between African-Americans and the game; the rise of the NBA; women and basketball; and disabled persons and basketball. César Love is an astrologer and poet based in Northern California. His book, Baseball: An Astrological Sightline, is the result of decades of research and observations. It charts the astrological history of every Major League baseball team and presents methods for observing the effects of astrological transits in every baseball game. His writings about astrology have appeared in The Mountain Astrologer, Dell Horoscope and the NCGR Memberletter. He regularly attends NORWAC and has delivered presentations on the astrology of baseball teams for various astrological organizations. His website www.baseballastrology.com includes many of his writings about sports and astrology. Along with Andrea Mallis, César Love produces a podcast titled “Love Sports Astrology” that explores the astrology within our current sports. He can be reached at baseballastrology@outlook.com