WELCOME, MOVIE FANS, to the TheScore’s first Sunday film club. Every week we’ll pick a sports documentary or movie we thing we’ll all enjoy as a family.
Let’s start with a new one. Last month during March Madness, ESPN premièred this film about 7 November, 1991; the day Earvin ‘Magic’ Johnson told the world that he had HIV.
Director Nelson George takes a look at the Lakers star’s revelation from the perspective of team-mates, coach Pat Riley, opponents, the player’s family and Magic himself. Here’s the trailer:
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Find the film online or keep any eye out for its debut on this side of the Atlantic.