FX has released the trailer for the upcoming NBA series Croppedwhich tells the scandalous story of the infamous NBA owner’s racist statements, recorded on tape and circulated around the world.
The series is based on the ESPN 30 for 30 podcast The affairs of the poundand the series chronicles “the collision between a dysfunctional basketball organization and an even less functional marriage, and the tape’s precipitating impact on a collection of characters struggling to win against the backdrop of the most cursed team in the league.”
The series has a great cast that includes Laurence Fishburne, Jacki Weaver, Cleopatra ColemannAND Ed O’Neill.
Famous coach Doc Rivers (Fishburne) “arrived as coach of the Clippers in 2013. With a promising roster of big personalities, Rivers had the makings of winning the franchise’s first championship. Team owner Donald Sterling (O’Neill), it’s a well-known problem: he’s stingy, he’s unpredictable, he’s a bully.”
But “minimizing Sterling’s influence to win a title becomes a personal quest for Doc. Meanwhile, a courtside power struggle intensifies between Sterling’s ambitious personal assistant, V. Stiviano (Coleman) and his wife and business partner of 60 years, Shelly (Weaver).”
The limited series is also the protagonist Kelly AuCoin as Sterling’s right-hand man, Andy Roeser, J. Alphonse Nicholson as Chris Paul, Rich Sommers as Clippers PR, Seth Burton, Corbin Bernsen as Pierce O’Donnell, Clifton Davis as NBA great Elgin Baylor, and Harriet Sansom Harris as “Justine”.
The six-part limited series debuts June 4 on Hulu with back-to-back episodes.
Gina Welch is the executive producer of the series and serves as creator and showrunner. The show consists of six episodes and will premiere on June 4.
by Joey Paur
Source: Geek Tyrant
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