NBA/Basketball documentaries

[Figlo]

I love watching these kinds of docementaries: Please recommend some WITH LINK!

Here's a somewhat short one about the silver medal snub at the olympics in 1972:
http://espn.go.com/30for30/film?page=silver-reunion

[AngelEyes]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8_mlzuHKqI Wilt Chamberlain

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmVUrUDCRDc Magic Johnson

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWWzkt7FVs0 Jerry West

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MueNwQohOO4 Larry Bird

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtykEHPRO1Q Bird and Magic

[AngelEyes]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrI-wtErkeg KG

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNFbLIjEYoA Rodman

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiTfjbAoONs Vince Carter

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlGP09AqPiE Kobe Bryant

[kNicKz]

Watch this documentary on Sam Bowie.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1uTIZ_pPKk

[AngelEyes]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QLiu10jSto Reggie Miller vs Knicks

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8Q0k6VVfOc Len Bias

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuVo6eL3Uvg Michael Ray Richardson

[AngelEyes]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBrl5OXOTMI NBA rivalries

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNw0c19DhIU Wilt Chamberlain

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iY3QJM107yA 1988 Chicago Bulls

[Sham]

Magic and Bird: A Courtship of Rivals: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtykEHPRO1Q

[lilgodfather1]

I don't have a link, but the most impactful documentary i've seen is The GOAT, the Earl Manigault story.

Another interesting player to hear their story would be Benji Wilson. Len Bias of course is an interesting story.

If my computer wasn't so slow i'd be watching that Sam Bowie one posted above.

[Maniak]

Magic and Bird: A Courtship of Rivals: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtykEHPRO1Q
that video is very good. +1

Here's three more:

More than a game

ESPN thing about the Fab Five (you have to watch this, especially if you didnt watch the fab five play)

Dream Team Documentary (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjkCCwj18J0)

[9512]

Once Brothers featuring Vlade Divac and the political discourse between him as a Serb and his former teammates from Yugoslavia who are Croats.

It was produced by ESPN (30 for 30)

[Figlo]

that video is very good. +1

Here's three more:

More than a game

ESPN thing about the Fab Five (you have to watch this, especially if you didnt watch the fab five play)

Dream Team Documentary (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjkCCwj18J0)

Fab Five is one of my favorites :applause:

[9512]

I just finished watching the Sam Bowie doc. Pretty heart wrenching and frustrating to have been cheated out of a potential HOF career because of those leg injuries...


It's nice to see Sam happy despite the drafted before Jordan rep...

[Rondo]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eltSTQ28OIs

[9512]

Watch this documentary on Sam Bowie.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1uTIZ_pPKk

Future rep!!

Thanks for listing this one...

[Figlo]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eltSTQ28OIs

Have you watched it? Is it worth 3 hours??

[mateoboz]

I wish somebody would make one in the vein of "Winning Time: Reggie Miller vs. The New York Knicks" about the Heat-Knicks rivalry from the late '90s-early 2000's. Start the story going back to LJ and Zo's day's in Charlotte, all the way through the end of their stretch of series'. The brawls, Allan Houston. That would be a lot of fun.

[MisterAmazing]

A lot of the espn 30 for 30s about basketball are really good. The Fab Five is my favorite

[mateoboz]

You know what else would be good, would be an in-depth, no holds barred look at the Kobe-Shaq rivalry with candid interviews from everybody. Starting with Shaq's signing in LA the summer Kobe was traded for, all the way through Kobe winning his 5th in '10 and saying he was glad he got one more than Shaq. That would be awesome.

A really good one I haven't seen mentioned is "The Announcement" about Magic. It's up there with "Magic And Bird: A Courtship Of Rivals", in my opinion.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ix2nP1LdgrQ

[9512]

Have you watched it? Is it worth 3 hours??

Personally it's one of my favorite docs of all time

[Figlo]

Personally it's one of my favorite docs of all time

I will try to watch it after this strong recomendation :cheers:

[eurobum]

Have you watched it? Is it worth 3 hours??

Yes, it is worth it. It's quite an accomplished film in itself.

[raprap]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMPJouBxk0M




:cheers:

[Jyap9675]

That Sam Bowie one was pretty good. I feel sorry for him, kinda sucks to have legs like that..

[ClipperRevival]

Obviously, some of the recent ones are Magic/Bird Courtship of Rivals, Bad Boys 30 for 30, The Dream Team, Dr J.

I would also like to see what other docs people recommend. Not just docs but anything basketball related like instructional or just a great highlight video of a particular player.

[ClipperRevival]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBrl5OXOTMI NBA rivalries

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNw0c19DhIU Wilt Chamberlain

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iY3QJM107yA 1988 Chicago Bulls

Good stuff. Already saw the NBA rivalries one. Going to check out the other 2, especially the 1988 Bulls doc.

[ClipperRevival]

If anyone in here hasn't seen the Bad Boys 30 for 30, you aren't a fan pf basketball.That's one of the best docs I have ever seen, regardless of topic.

[Young X]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeySkrDtrkY

Anybody know the music that starts at 5:14?

[WorldWarriors]

Clutch City

[WorldWarriors]

If anyone in here hasn't seen the Bad Boys 30 for 30, you aren't a fan pf basketball.That's one of the best docs I have ever seen, regardless of topic.
Yep.

[jbryan1984]

I really liked bad boys, the announcement and reggie miller winning time. They need to do NBA shoot interviews.

[SpaceJam]

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJPZ0QiZqfk6puqCX0QYYDF7p1cKwyIqB&app=desktop

You are welcome.

[D-Wait]

Pretty good is also the one about the Lithuanian team back in the day:

"The other dream team"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKjEcZoQ2Qc

http://twitchfilm.com/assets/2012/10/other-dream-team-poster-us.jpg

Goat jerseys! :pimp:

[ArbitraryWater]

I still have NOT watched the Rockets one, which pisses me off.. especially since on clutchfans, 2 guys posted their YouTube uploads, full, HD, private.. I waited so long until Yt blocked them.

Pistons one was sweet.