The Day Sports Stood Still
The Day Sports Stood Still

The Day Sports Stood Still

When every game stopped and every life changed.

6.4(13 votes)
2021
1h 35m
Documentary

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.

Production

Waffle Iron Entertainment, Fuqua Films, Imagine Documentaries, Ohh Dip!!! Productions, HBO Sports, Nike, Hill District Media, Imagine Entertainment

Cast

Chris Paul

Chris Paul

Self

Natasha Cloud

Natasha Cloud

Self

Mookie Betts

Mookie Betts

Self

Malika Andrews

Malika Andrews

Self

Charles Barkley

Charles Barkley

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Kobe Bryant

Kobe Bryant

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Shaquille O'Neal

Shaquille O'Neal

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Karl-Anthony Towns

Karl-Anthony Towns

Self

Adam Silver

Adam Silver

Self

Laurent Duvernay-Tardif

Laurent Duvernay-Tardif

Self

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