The start of the NBA playoffs is scheduled for April 16 and the finals for June 2. To do the preview, let’s review some of the best documentaries about the sport of the orange ball and that are available on Netflix.
By: Luis Rios
1.The Carter Effect
Although Netflix “restricted” it to Paraguay, with the help of some code (or VPN), it can be seen. It is a consistent tour of the rise, fall and vindication of Vince Carter who, playing for the Toronto Raptors, managed to awaken the effervescence for basketball in a city that did not have much interest in the sport or the local team, becoming part of of popular culture.
That time when the NBA became a lifestyle with slogans like just do it and found its point of explosion in stars of the height of Vince Carter, whose talent and charisma were an explosive combination to become both a sporting and commercial phenomenon. In this documentary (produced by Drake) a faithful testimony of this is given, in a retrospective accompanied by the restlessness of rap music, without ever losing the meaning of the show beyond the arena, and including the moments when everything came out of control.
2.Last Chance U: Basketball
Follow the 2019-2020 East Los Angeles College (ELAC) men’s basketball team. The ELAC Huskies served as the first team for the sports documentary theme, which historically focused on the struggles of Junior College student-athletes (JUCO). Coach John Mosley tries to give his players a chance to shine on the pitch in hopes they could eventually move on to bigger things.
3. In the open: the fight between the Detroit Pistons and the Indiana Pacers
The fight between the Detroit Pistons and Indiana Pacers (known colloquially in English as Malice at the Palace), was a series of altercations that happened on November 19, 2004 during the NBA game between Detroit Pistons and Indiana Pacers at the Palace of Auburn Hills in the city of Detroit (Michigan), with a victory that went to the visiting team by 82-97. What was achieved in the first chapter of the series was not only interviewing the players involved in the caused disturbances, but to enter his psyche, his deepest fears and frustrations.
4.Tony Parker: The Last Basket
Its protagonist is one of the most emblematic players of the San Antonio Spurs, as well as being the first Frenchman to win an NBA championship. Fate played in Tony’s favor and rewarded the arduous hours of delivery in practice. This biographical material details the iconic moments of his career, as well as his beginnings and the testimonies of great NBA players, coaches and journalists.
5.The Last Dance / The last dance
I couldn’t miss. Its 10 chapters are located in the middle of the last decade of the last century, when a man took an entire sports league to another level in terms of: exposure and business profitability. That same man became the main sports reference of those years and his image crossed the limits of the court to become a pop icon. Of course, we are talking about the eternal number 23: Michael Jordan.
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Five basketball documentaries to watch before the NBA Playoffs