The story surrounds the court trial that star athlete Allen Iverson was involved in after a bowling alley brawl. What I thought would be a story all about Iverson ended up being about the racial divide in the city and what the court trial did to the rift.
There was not a lot of fluidity in the story and therefore left me wanting more. There is something be to said for those people who raise money for cancer research. Then there is Terry Fox, who ran a marathon a day, until his body physically shut down. Jimmy the Greek was like nothing we had ever seen in the sports world when he burst onto the scene: a gambler from Vegas with a quick wit and a way of nudging at betting without ever saying the word.
This documentary was interesting to say the least, and the novelty of the topic for a younger generation really got the viewer's attention. It hit all of the main points of his life, from people who both loved him and abhorred him. This brought the legend of Jimmy the Greek to life. If you have seen the movie Invictus then you have a good idea of the story of South Africa after apartheid.
Nelson Mandela was the new president and the country was hanging on by a thread. He rallied around the rugby World Cup team, playing in their home country for a new group of supporters.
By doing this, they unified South Africa and were successful in achieving Mandela's goals of unity through sport. This is a wonderful story, though you may not want to watch both the movie and the documentary. Playing baseball was what Michael Jordan wanted to do, and hey, nobody was going to stop him.
But, even he had to expect that playing a new sport was not going to remove him from the limelight After a long Sunday watching football and worrying about your fantasy team, you may wonder: where did it all come from? You hear the story from the people that started the game and its humble beginnings. Kurland and Jansen did a silly little concept and turned it into a very solid story. Well greed of course. If you don't like Trump, then you'll live this documentary.
Who killed the USFL? Depends who you ask. If there was ever a documentary that nobody could watch from New York and everyone lined up to get in Boston, this would be it. I do not understand how any Yankee fan could sit down and watch this, but then again, I did, and I'm a better fan for it. Some say that he was the best college running back they had ever seen. Other say he is the best football player too. Marcus Dupree was a high school phenom that chose to play his college football at the University of Oklahoma after a long and grueling recruiting process.
This decision was quickly regretted, leading to Dupree vanishing from campus, leaving school, and joining the USFL. Injuries curtailed his career and prevented him from being the greatest. People asked this question about Ricky Williams time and time again, with no real answer. This documentary wanted to get to the bottom of it and into the psyche of a man who did something most people don't have the guts to do: walk away.
If nothing else, you learn a lot. I would say going in to the documentary, you would be at an advantage knowing a little about the situation and have an interest in the topic. Otherwise, it may seem a bit trite and boring.
Ricky Williams is a fascinating athlete that lets you into his foxhole for the first time in a true and honest way. This is a roller coaster ride for any hockey fan. What happens when the greatest hockey player of all time is traded from his homeland to the glitz and glamour of Los Angeles.
Peter Berg dives in to the story head on and gives an in-depth account of what it was like for the city of Edmonton after losing their sacred son and prized possession. We get to see the story behind the people involved in the trade and the toll that it took on each and every one of them. I can see this type of documentary being made about Lebron James and "The Decision" years from now—a tale about the golden child's departure from home.
The system was highly criticized for its all offense, full court defense style, but coach Paul Westhead didn't care what critics had to say In order to do what they did, they needed stars Hank Gathers and Bo Kimble to run the show. Gathers, who led the nation in scoring and rebounding, played at a blistering pace that made him one of the nation's most popular players.
The only thing in his way was his heart, which failed during a WCC tournament game. As fast as his life was on the court, his abnormal heart condition caught up to him, leading to his premature death.
This documentary captures a very bizarre moment in a life that was too short. The best part was personified through teammate Bo Kimble's left-handed foul shot he is right-handed to honor his fallen teammate. They once had been great friends, teammates on the Yugoslavian national team. But war in their homeland drove a wedge between them. Rules and laws are afterthoughts. A lot of people were upset upon hearing Alex Gibney was dredging up the story of the Cubs collapse and fan Steve Bartman.
Neanderthals such as Hall of Fame MLB Commissioner Bowie Kuhn and former Cubs slugger Dave Kingman are rightly hung out to dry for their opposition to allowing credentialed reporters to do their job, regardless of gender. Thaddeus D. Jeff and Michael Zimbalist tie a pair of ill-fated Colombians named Escobar — soccer player Andres Escobar and drug lord Pablo Escobar — in a commentary on cultures going off the rails.
If you have forgotten just how great former two-sport and onetime White Sox star Bo Jackson was and is, Michael Bonfiglio reminds you quite vividly. The shocking, sudden death of University of Maryland standout Len Bias from a cocaine-induced heart attack days after he was the second pick in the NBA draft is recalled along the shock waves it set off.
He led Duke to two national titles while averaging He also made possibly the most dramatic shot in the history of the NCAA Tournament in to beat Kentucky at the buzzer.
Laettner is one of the most decorated college athletes ever, but he was far from adored. Without Bias is one of the more saddening films in the 30 for 30 franchise. It tells the story of college basketball sensation Len Bias and his tragic death in Bias overdosed on cocaine just two days after getting drafted by the Boston Celtics.
He was the second overall pick in the draft, and many thought he could be an all-time great. The 6-foot-8 forward averaged He shot Bias was a slam dunk of a draft pick, but his choices away from basketball made it so he never stepped foot on an NBA court.
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