{"id":161068,"date":"2022-04-01T11:09:55","date_gmt":"2022-04-01T15:09:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/?p=161068"},"modified":"2022-04-01T11:09:56","modified_gmt":"2022-04-01T15:09:56","slug":"the-long-game-bigger-than-basketball-docuseries-about-nba-hopeful-makur-maker-to-debut-april-22-on-apple-tv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/the-long-game-bigger-than-basketball-docuseries-about-nba-hopeful-makur-maker-to-debut-april-22-on-apple-tv\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cThe Long Game: Bigger Than Basketball,\u201d Docuseries about NBA hopeful Makur Maker, to Debut April 22 on Apple TV+"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

New five-part documentary series \u201cThe Long Game: Bigger Than Basketball,\u201d<\/strong> chronicling the inspiring, coming-of-age story of basketball phenom Makur Maker<\/strong>, will make its global debut on Friday, April 22 on Apple TV+<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seth Gordon (\u201cUndefeated,\u201d “The King of Kong,\u201d \u201cFor All Mankind”) directs and executive produces \u201cThe Long Game: Bigger Than Basketball,\u201d which follows Maker, the NBA hopeful who grabbed global headlines with his groundbreaking decision to forgo the NBA and play for Howard University, making him the highest-ranked high school player in the modern recruiting era to commit to a historically Black university (HBCU). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The docuseries is an intimate look at Makur’s life as a student-athlete with a dream of making it to the NBA, while unexpected physical challenges and a global pandemic threaten his college career. Off the courts, \u201cThe Long Game: Bigger Than Basketball\u201d explores how his journey from fleeing war-torn South Sudan as a child and his tight-knit support system led him to go to an HBCU, and in turn, allowed him to make an impactful statement in the wake of America\u2019s cultural response to the Black Lives Matter movement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to Gordon, executive producers are Nikki Calabrese, Andrew Fried, Dane Lillegard, Sarina Roma, Jordan Wynn, Luis Lopez, Julia Gunn and Sony Pictures Television. \u201cThe Long Game: Bigger Than Basketball\u201d is produced for Apple by Exhibit A and Boardwalk Pictures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Long Game: Bigger Than Basketball\u201d joins a growing lineup of acclaimed and award-winning docuseries and documentaries on Apple TV+, including the soon-to-premiere and highly anticipated four-part Earvin \u201cMagic\u201d Johnson docuseries \u201cThey Call Me Magic\u201d; Emmy Award-winning \u201cBoys State\u201d; \u201cThe Velvet Underground,\u201d the acclaimed documentary from director Todd Haynes; Critics Choice Award-winning, and Emmy and Grammy Award-nominated, \u201cBeastie Boys Story\u201d; the global smash hit documentary \u201cBillie Eilish: The World\u2019s A Little Blurry\u201d; Werner Herzog\u2019s Critics Choice Documentary Award nominee \u201cFireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds\u201d; as well as upcoming documentaries \u201cThe Supermodels\u201d and \u201cNumber One on the Call Sheet\u201d from acclaimed storytellers Jamie Foxx, Kevin Hart, Datari Turner and Dan Cogan, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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