Apple TV+ unveils trailer for 'The Lengthy Sport: Larger Than Basketball'

Apple TV+ has launched the official trailer for “The Lengthy Sport: Larger Than Basketball.”

As we speak, Apple unveiled the official trailer for the five-part documentary collection per week forward of its debut on Friday, April 22. You possibly can take a look at the brand new trailer under:

The collection focuses on the story of Makur Maker, a highschool basketball star who declined a profession within the NBA to as an alternative play for Howard College.

Seth Gordon (“Undefeated,” “The King of Kong,” “For All Mankind”) directs and government produces “The Lengthy Sport: Larger Than Basketball,” which follows Maker, the NBA hopeful who grabbed international headlines along with his groundbreaking determination to forgo the NBA and play for Howard College, making him the highest-ranked highschool participant within the fashionable recruiting period to decide to a traditionally Black college (HBCU). The docuseries is an intimate have a look at Makur’s life as a student-athlete with a dream of constructing it to the NBA, whereas surprising bodily challenges and a world pandemic threaten his school profession. Off the courts, “The Lengthy Sport: Larger Than Basketball” explores how his journey from fleeing war-torn South Sudan as a toddler and his tight-knit help system led him to go to an HBCU, and in flip, allowed him to make an impactful assertion within the wake of America’s cultural response to the Black Lives Matter motion.

Along with Gordon, government producers are Nikki Calabrese, Andrew Fried, Dane Lillegard, Sarina Roma, Jordan Wynn, Luis Lopez, Julia Gunn and Sony Photos Tv. “The Lengthy Sport: Larger Than Basketball” is produced for Apple by Exhibit A and Boardwalk Photos.

“The Lengthy Sport: Larger Than Basketball” will premiere on Apple TV+ on Friday, April 22. If you wish to benefit from the collection in the highest quality doable, take a look at our evaluation of the Apple TV 4K.