The Day Sports Stood Still
DirectorAntoine Fuqua
“When every game stopped and every life changed.”
The story of the unprecedented sports shutdown in March of 2020 and the remarkable turn of events that followed. This sports documentary is a chronicle of the abrupt stoppage, athletes’ prominent role in the cultural reckoning on racial injustices that escalated during the pandemic, and the complex return to competition in the summer and fall.
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The Day Sports Stood Still | HBO documentary | Trailer | First on Showmax
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Cast
Chris Paul
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Natasha Cloud
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Mookie Betts
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Malika Andrews
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Charles Barkley
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Kobe Bryant
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Shaquille O'Neal
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Karl-Anthony Towns
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Adam Silver
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Laurent Duvernay-Tardif
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Danilo Gallinari
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Laurie Hernandez
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