Quibi has acquired a documentary series about the scandal that led to former Los Angeles Clippers owned Donald Sterling being forced to give up his NBA franchise and being banned from the league fo…
which counts Will Packer among its executive producers, highlights the five days during the 2014 NBA playoffs, when players and coaches led an unprecedented movement to hold racism accountable. The series that examines the cultural context of race in America through the lens of one of the most explosive events in recent sports history.
“This powerful story, which portrays a defining moment in the history of the NBA, shines a spotlight on a cultural divide that has affected our country for decades,” said Will Packer. Addeddirector Michael Jacobs: “The Sterling scandal was so much more than a leaked tape. This series will offer a first-person retelling of the heightened drama and raw emotion surrounding a pivotal moment in sports history.
The series is executive produced by Chris Gary and Ryan Simon, Sam Widdoes and Peter Cambor for District 33; Packer and Kelly Smith for Will Packer Media; and James Widdoes. Quibi is the digital shortform service run by Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman that launches in April.
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