BASKETBALL: A LOVE STORY

2018

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BASKETBALL: A LOVE STORY episodes (10)

1 EPISODE 01

9/10/18

Season-only

Players, coaches, and fans discuss their obsession with and passion for the game. NBA guard Latrell Sprewell's career was marred by a notorious 1997 incident in which he choked Warriors head coach P.J. Carlesimo during practice. From humble beginnings at a Massachusetts YMCA in 1891, basketball explodes into colleges, professional leagues, and American culture.

2 EPISODE 02

9/10/20

Season-only

Against the backdrop of terrorism at the 1972 Summer Olympics, the U.S. men's basketball team meets the Soviets in a controversial gold-medal game.

3 EPISODE 03

16/10/18

Season-only

The fledgling ABA attracts a distinctive roster of turbulent players and talented coaches in the years before its merger with the NBA.

4 EPISODE 04

16/10/18

Season-only

College stars Lew Alcindor and Elvin Hayes square off in a 1968 match between UCLA and Houston at The Astrodome. For coaches as well as players, winning a championship is a deeply emotional experience.

5 EPISODE 05

23/10/20

Season-only

The 1975 and 1976 NBA Finals as seen through the eyes of Rick Barry and John Havlicek. Widespread drug abuse leads to on-court and off-court troubles for many NBA players in the late 1970s.

6 EPISODE 06

23/10/20

Season-only

The Portland Trail Blazers defeat the heavily favored Philadelphia 76ers to capture the 1977 NBA championship. Georgetown Hoyas coach John Thompson redefines east-coast college basketball.

7 EPISODE 07

30/10/18

Season-only

In a game dominated by very tall players, the shortest ones have unique advantages and disadvantages.

8 EPISODE 08

30/10/18

Season-only

Magic Johnson's retirement due to HIV causes controversy in the NBA but helps to raise public awareness of the disease.

9 EPISODE 09

13/11/18

Season-only

Driven by a cast of international talent, the San Antonio Spurs under coach Gregg Popovich exemplify a dynamic brand of team-oriented play and capture four NBA titles in the process. Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O'Neal, and coach Phil Jackson join forces as the core of a Los Angeles Lakers team that wins three consecutive NBA championships, despite an often bitter feud between its two star players.

10 EPISODE 10

13/11/18

Season-only

NBA superstar LeBron James announces he will sign with the Miami Heat in a controversial 2010 television special. The Miami Heat, led by a trio of star players, compete in four consecutive NBA Finals series from 2011 to 2014.

About this show

"Basketball: A Love Story" is a series of more than 60 interconnected "short stories" that creates a vibrant mosaic of the game, featuring 165 exclusive interviews. The cast encompasses basketball's most prominent figures and explores the complex nature of love as it relates to the game. "Basketball: A Love Story" opens the window to insights and perspectives about race, politics, media, art, business, style and entertainment.