The Day Sports Stood Still (2021)

6.0/10 95 min Documentary

Overview

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.

Cast

Chris Paul

Self

Mookie Betts

Self

Charles Barkley

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Kobe Bryant

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Shaquille O'Neal

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Karl-Anthony Towns

Self

Adam Silver

Self

Laurent Duvernay-Tardif

Self

Laurie Hernandez

Self

Donovan Mitchell

Self

Mark Cuban

Self

Marten de Roon

Self

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