Blackballed (2020)
Highlighting five days during the 2014 NBA playoffs, when Doc Rivers, Chris Paul, DeAndre Jordan, and the LA Clippers led an unprecedented movement of athletes to hold racism accountable.
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Episode 1 - Who Makes The Game?
Release Date: 2020-05-18At the outset of the 2014 NBA playoffs, the biggest scandal in league history was about to erupt.
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Episode 2 - The Fish's Head.
Release Date: 2020-05-18A look back at one of the worst franchises in professional sports, the Los Angeles Clippers.
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Episode 3 - The Tape.
Release Date: 2020-05-18The Donald Sterling tape leaks. Clippers players and coaches react with shock and disgust.
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Episode 4 - Property.
Release Date: 2020-05-19Donald Sterling's views on race extend beyond basketball and into how he ran his real estate empire.
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Episode 5 - Uproar.
Release Date: 2020-05-20The tape creates an escalating crisis for the NBA and its new commissioner Adam Silver.
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Episode 6 - The Choice.
Release Date: 2020-05-21In a private team meeting, Clippers players and coaches talk about the tape, race, and how to respond.
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Episode 7 - The Protest.
Release Date: 2020-05-25The Clippers stage a protest, expressing unity and showing the world what they believe in.
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Episode 8 - Pressure.
Release Date: 2020-05-25Pressure mounts to remove Donald Sterling from the league.
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Episode 9 - Bigger Than Sports.
Release Date: 2020-05-26New commissioner Adam Silver makes the bold decision to ban Donald Sterling for life from the NBA.
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Episode 10 - Doubling Down.
Release Date: 2020-05-27The Sterling scandal continues to haunt the team as their season comes to an abrupt conclusion.
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Episode 11 - Ousted.
Release Date: 2020-05-28In dramatic tabloid fashion, the Clippers are sold to Steve Balmer, officially ending the scandal.
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Episode 12 - We Make The Game.
Release Date: 2020-05-29The Sterling scandal ushered in a new era of player empowerment, and they haven't looked back since.