Här skildras partnerskapet mellan den dåvarande rookien Michael Jordan och Nikes nystartade basketdivision som revolutionerade sportvärlden och populärkulturen med varumärket Air Jordan. Projektet var en karriärdefinierande chansning där allt stod på spel och där den kompromisslösa visionen hos en mamma som visste värdet av sin sons enorma talang spelade en avgörande roll.
Sportagenten Ali Davis blir alltid förbisedd på jobbet till förmån för sina manliga kollegor. Men när hon efter en olycka plötsligt börjar höra mäns tankar får hon en möjlighet att utnyttja det i jobbet...
Hiphop-sensationen Lil Bow Wow gör sin långfilmsdebut som den föräldralöse, 14-årige Calvin Cambridge. Han drömmer om att bli basketproffs, men med tanke på hans ringa längd och begränsade talang förblir han mål ouppnåeligt... eller? När Calvin kliver i ett par gamla gympaskor med initialerna "M.J." skrivna inuti, får han färdigheter som han tidigare bara kunnat drömma om... De Magiska Skorna är en komedi som visar att drömmar kan gå i uppfyllelse och otänkbara odds kan slå in.
After emigrating to Greece from Nigeria, Vera and Charles Antetokounmpo struggled to survive and provide for their five children, while living under the daily threat of deportation. Desperate to obtain Greek citizenship but undermined by a system that blocked them at every turn, the family's vision, determination and faith lifted them out of obscurity to launch the careers of three NBA champions.
Den otroliga berättelsen om Stephen Curry, en av de mest inflytelserika, dynamiska och oväntade spelarna i basketens historia, och hans uppväxt och karriär från småväxt collegespelare till fyrfaldig NBA-mästare.
Physical therapist Leslie Wright lands the dream job of working with basketball superstar Scott McKnight, helping him recover from a career-threatening injury. All goes well and soon Leslie finds herself falling in love with him. Just as their friendship deepens, however, Scott focuses his attention back on his tenuous relationship with his ex-fiancé Morgan, Leslie's gorgeous godsister, who would love to be the basketball player's trophy wife.
Jackie Moon äger det halvprofessionella laget Tropics i Flynt, Michigan. Laget har inte vunnit en enda match när Monix, en kille med en mycket speciell attityd, går med på att träna dem. Är han mannen som kan få förlorarna Tropics att förvandlas till vinnare?
Det sena 80-talets upplaga av basketlaget Detroit Pistons var ett synnerligen hårt och tufft spelande gäng som gjorde tillsynes allt för att vinna. Något som både gjorde dem älskade och hatade när de tog två titlar i NBA 1989 och 1990.
In 1990 Chicago, a taxi driver recounts to his passenger, a sportswriter, his life story. He reveals himself to be Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton, one of the first African Americans to play in the NBA.
Key figures from an infamous 2004 incident between players and fans at an NBA game in Michigan discuss the fight, its fallout, and its lasting legacy.
When Todd Anderson signs a $30 million deal with his hometown team, the New Jersey Nets, he knows that his life is set for a big change. To keep things real, he decides to throw a barbeque at his place -- just like the ones his family used to have. But when you have new and old friends, family, agents, and product reps in the same house, things are bound to get crazy.
A documentary that chronicles the extraordinary odyssey of NBA mega-star Giannis Antetokounmpo from an impoverished childhood in Greece as the son of Nigerian immigrants to the very top of the basketball world.
Eddie is a New York limo driver and a fanatical follower of the New York Knicks professional basketball team. The team is struggling with a mediocre record when, in mid-season, "Wild Bill" Burgess, the new owner, as a public relations gimmick, stages an 'honorary coach' contest, which Eddie wins. The fans love it, so "Wild Bill" fires the coach and hires her. She takes the bunch of overpaid prima
Every NBA star can tell you exactly how they felt on the day they were drafted. It’s a time of anticipation and excitement as they are about to fulfill their ultimate dream: joining the NBA elite! Some, like Shaquille O’Neal, Kevin Garnett and Tim Duncan, have had hall of fame careers. Others such as LeBron James, Dwight Howard and Chris Paul are still writing their own legends. Each player has etched a unique path to stardom, but how did it all begin? In this action-packed program, the NBA takes you back in time, with rare high school and even youth basketball footage of some of your favorite superstars. Go behind the scenes to draft day and watch all-time greats like Kobe Bryant and Dwyane Wade immediately electrify fans – and learn some hard lessons along the way that helped them become the incredible players they are today.
After a failed suicide attempt leaves him partially crippled, Rory begins spending a lot of time at a neighborhood bar full of interesting misfits. When Jerry the bartender suddenly finds himself playing basketball for the Golden State Warriors, Rory and the rest of the bar regulars hope his success will provide a lift to their sagging spirits. Will Jerry forget his friends? What about his junkie hooker girlfriend and her pimp?
Raw and unflinching examination of the courageous life of basketball star and social justice activist Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf. Born Chris Jackson, he overcame tremendous adversity to reach the NBA and found his true calling when he converted to Islam. His decision not to stand for the national anthem, however, turned him from prodigy to pariah. Told candidly by Abdul-Rauf himself more than 20 years later it’s the remarkable story of one man who kept the faith and paved the way for a social justice movement.
Years after serving time for betting on games he officiated, former NBA referee Tim Donaghy revisits the scandal that shook up the league.
Dokumentär från ESPN:s "30 for 30" om två basketspelare, serben Vlade Divac och kroaten Dražen Petrović, som var lagkamrater i Jugoslaviens landslag på 80-talet. De blev vänner och behöll kontakten när båda blev proffs i NBA - Divac i Los Angeles Lakers och Petrović i Portland Trail Blazers. Men när det blev krig i Jugoslavien var de plötsligt på olika sidor.
An exploration of the fierce rivalry between NBA superstars Larry Bird and Magic Johnson during their decade of dominance.
The world had rarely seen a frenzy as the one the Dream Team created when it arrived in Barcelona, Spain, in July 1992. The Dream Team featured 11 future Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame players and three future Hall of Famers on the coaching staff, including head coach Chuck Daly.