The Day Sports Stood Still
5.9
“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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Chris Paul
Self
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Natasha Cloud
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Mookie Betts
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Malika Andrews
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Charles Barkley
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Clerks
Rumble
Kobe Bryant
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Tony Parker: The Final Shot
Shaquille O'Neal
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Kazaam
Steel
Karl-Anthony Towns
Self
Known for
Velma
Adam Silver
Self
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Laurent Duvernay-Tardif
Self
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Danilo Gallinari
Self
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Laurie Hernandez
Self
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Antoine Fuqua Director · Steven Leckart Writer Marcelo Zarvos Composer
United States release March 24, 2021 · Produced in United States · Languages English, Portuguese, Spanish
Production
Waffle Iron Entertainment
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Fuqua Films
Production
Imagine Documentaries
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Ohh Dip!!! Productions
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HBO Sports
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Nike
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Hill District Media
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HBO Documentary Films
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United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Portuguese · Spanish
Release dates
United States · March 24, 2021
Digital · HBO Max
United States
March 24, 2021 · TV · HBO
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