Showtime Sports has set a premiere date for Goliath, a docuseries examining the historic life, career and impact of NBA center Wilt Chamberlain. The three-parter directed by Rob Ford (The Cost of Winning) and Christopher Dillon (A Crime to Remember) will debut on demand and on streaming on July 14 for all Paramount+ with Showtime subscribers before making its on-air debut on Showtime on July 16 at 10 p.m. Et/Pt with episodes premiering each Sunday.
First announced in 2021 when it was being eyed as a feature documentary, Goliath tells the complete story of Chamberlain’s remarkable life and how it fits into the fabric of American history. Beginning with his emergence on the national scene as a high schooler in the 1950s and following through to his death in 1999, the show highlights with each episode a specific element of Chamberlain’s cultural impact, focusing on the areas of power, money, race,...
First announced in 2021 when it was being eyed as a feature documentary, Goliath tells the complete story of Chamberlain’s remarkable life and how it fits into the fabric of American history. Beginning with his emergence on the national scene as a high schooler in the 1950s and following through to his death in 1999, the show highlights with each episode a specific element of Chamberlain’s cultural impact, focusing on the areas of power, money, race,...
- 6/8/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Last October, in honor of the league’s 75th anniversary, the NBA issued a list of what it deemed “the 75 Greatest Players in NBA History.” Since then, the list has been fodder for endless debate among fans and the purveyors of sports talk radio.
Now, one of the 75 players on that list, Hall-of-Famer and current Inside the NBA analyst Charles Barkley, is offering his own unique take on the concept.
Barkley and Oakhurst Entertainment have partnered with Turner Sports to premiere The Great Debate, a documentary film that seeks to reframe the classic debate about basketball’s greatest of all time by redefining the very concept of “greatness.”
The film premieres Wednesday, May 18, at 6:30 p.m. Et — just prior to TNT’s presentation of Game 1 of the 2022 NBA Western Conference Finals — and will feature Barkley telling the stories of the players that inspired him and explaining what a debate...
Now, one of the 75 players on that list, Hall-of-Famer and current Inside the NBA analyst Charles Barkley, is offering his own unique take on the concept.
Barkley and Oakhurst Entertainment have partnered with Turner Sports to premiere The Great Debate, a documentary film that seeks to reframe the classic debate about basketball’s greatest of all time by redefining the very concept of “greatness.”
The film premieres Wednesday, May 18, at 6:30 p.m. Et — just prior to TNT’s presentation of Game 1 of the 2022 NBA Western Conference Finals — and will feature Barkley telling the stories of the players that inspired him and explaining what a debate...
- 5/11/2022
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
Jackie MacMullan is retiring at the end of the month, leaving ESPN after 11 years with the channel and 40 years covering the NBA.
“I feel fortunate to have collaborated with so many incredibly talented people during my 10-plus years at ESPN,” said MacMullan in a statement Wednesday. “Sometimes you just know when you’re ready to dial it back, and this is the right time for me. I’m grateful for the memories, but especially for the friends I’ve made along the way. Thank you to my ESPN colleagues for all of your support.”
MacMullan was the first woman to receive the Curt Gowdy Media Award from the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2010, which was the same year she joined ESPN as a senior writer. Her work has been featured on ESPN.com, SportsCenter, “Outside the Lines” and “The Jump” and she’s appeared on “Around the Horn” almost 900 times.
“I feel fortunate to have collaborated with so many incredibly talented people during my 10-plus years at ESPN,” said MacMullan in a statement Wednesday. “Sometimes you just know when you’re ready to dial it back, and this is the right time for me. I’m grateful for the memories, but especially for the friends I’ve made along the way. Thank you to my ESPN colleagues for all of your support.”
MacMullan was the first woman to receive the Curt Gowdy Media Award from the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2010, which was the same year she joined ESPN as a senior writer. Her work has been featured on ESPN.com, SportsCenter, “Outside the Lines” and “The Jump” and she’s appeared on “Around the Horn” almost 900 times.
- 8/18/2021
- by Lindsey Ellefson
- The Wrap
Adam McKay’s Hyperobject Industries and Three Uncanny Four Productions, in partnership with Sony Music Entertainment, today launched Death at the Wing, a new podcast series that focuses on the tragic intersection of basketball, politics, and socio-economics in the 1980s that led to an extraordinary number of untimely deaths of rising basketball prospects. Developed and hosted by McKay, Death at the Wing is a deep exploration of the intersection of sports and culture that began with Reaganomics. The first two episodes are available this morning.
Each docu segment focuses on one player, one tragedy, and the big forces that shaped the story. In reporting the series, McKay conducted interviews with experts, journalists, and former players, including NBA Hall of Famer Jerry West, journo and Basketball: A Love Story author Jackie MacMullan, ex-Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, professor of critical stories Dr. Todd Boyd, and The New Yorker’s Jane Mayer.
Each docu segment focuses on one player, one tragedy, and the big forces that shaped the story. In reporting the series, McKay conducted interviews with experts, journalists, and former players, including NBA Hall of Famer Jerry West, journo and Basketball: A Love Story author Jackie MacMullan, ex-Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, professor of critical stories Dr. Todd Boyd, and The New Yorker’s Jane Mayer.
- 3/31/2021
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Lakers' head coach Luke Walton says he doesn't know Anything about reports of friction between him and LeBron James ... telling TMZ Sports, "LeBron and I get along just fine." The 38-year-old head coach had just touched down at Lax where he let us ask some Lakers questions -- and couldn't have been nicer about it. On how the season is going so far, Luke told us he thinks it's "good" but points out how injuries to guys like LeBron,...
- 2/18/2019
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Shaquille O’Neal and Charles Barkley are bringing the heat to Als awareness.
After the famed Ice Bucket Challenge raised millions for Als research in 2014, one family has stepped in to turn that research into a cure through the #ALSPepperChallenge — and they have the world of sports on board.
Last October, social worker Patty Haberstroh of Westport, Connecticut, was diagnosed with Als. Her family, including her son Tom, a former ESPN announcer, immediately jumped into action. On Christmas Day, the Haberstroh clan posted a video of themselves eating hot peppers and daring their friends to do the same in the...
After the famed Ice Bucket Challenge raised millions for Als research in 2014, one family has stepped in to turn that research into a cure through the #ALSPepperChallenge — and they have the world of sports on board.
Last October, social worker Patty Haberstroh of Westport, Connecticut, was diagnosed with Als. Her family, including her son Tom, a former ESPN announcer, immediately jumped into action. On Christmas Day, the Haberstroh clan posted a video of themselves eating hot peppers and daring their friends to do the same in the...
- 1/20/2018
- by Becky Randel
- PEOPLE.com
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