Blackballed
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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Seasons
- Ep 1
1.Who Makes The Game?
18-05-20208mAt the outset of the 2014 NBA playoffs, the biggest scandal in league history was about to erupt.
- Ep 2
2.The Fish's Head.
18-05-20208mA look back at one of the worst franchises in professional sports, the Los Angeles Clippers.
- Ep 3
3.The Tape.
18-05-20208mThe Donald Sterling tape leaks. Clippers players and coaches react with shock and disgust.
- Ep 4
4.Property.
19-05-20208mDonald Sterling's views on race extend beyond basketball and into how he ran his real estate empire.
- Ep 5
5.Uproar.
20-05-20208mThe tape creates an escalating crisis for the NBA and its new commissioner Adam Silver.
- Ep 6
6.The Choice.
21-05-20208mIn a private team meeting, Clippers players and coaches talk about the tape, race, and how to respond.
- Ep 7
7.The Protest.
25-05-20208mThe Clippers stage a protest, expressing unity and showing the world what they believe in.
- Ep 8
8.Pressure.
25-05-20208mPressure mounts to remove Donald Sterling from the league.
- Ep 9
9.Bigger Than Sports.
26-05-20208mNew commissioner Adam Silver makes the bold decision to ban Donald Sterling for life from the NBA.
- Ep 10
10.Doubling Down.
27-05-20208mThe Sterling scandal continues to haunt the team as their season comes to an abrupt conclusion.
- Ep 11
11.Ousted.
28-05-20208mIn dramatic tabloid fashion, the Clippers are sold to Steve Balmer, officially ending the scandal.
- Ep 12
12.We Make The Game.
29-05-20208mThe Sterling scandal ushered in a new era of player empowerment, and they haven't looked back since.
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