Born in the United States but鈥痠nextricably tied to鈥痜ar off and forbidden鈥疌hina, Manford Lum finds鈥痟is home on the basketball courts of San Francisco鈥檚 Chinatown.鈥疉s fast-talking as he is athletically skilled, Lum wisecracks鈥痑nd dazzles his way onto a college team headed for a 鈥渇riendly鈥濃痚xhibition game in Beijing.鈥疉s the story bounces between 1989 and 1971, past relationships collide with present day revelations right up to the final buzzer. Smart, feisty, and hilarious,鈥�The Great Leap is about family, history, and learning that every game is a second chance.