Laurence Fishburne is a talented actor who has played a range of characters from Morpheus to Mr. Clean.
Fishburne has never been an ardent sports fan, nor have I.
Who actually benefits from these paydays?
(L-R) Mike Miller as Tyronn Lue, Laurence Fishburne as Doc Rivers and Petri Hawkins Byrd as Alvin Gentry in FX’s ‘Clipped’Kelsey McNeal / FX on Hulu / Courtesy Everett Collection
The range is exotic.
The professionalization of college sports has already driven one of its greatest coaches, Nick Saban, into retirement.
All they care about, Saban has said, how much youre going to pay them.
The impact on the classroom may be destabilizing.
Good for him, but he better be buying lunch.
YouTube is as important as the NFL as a potential market so is the U.S. Treasury.
Even the new shows about sports seem to carry more energy than the traditional genre.
HBOsWinning Timevividly portrayed the extraordinary rise of the Los Angeles Lakers Showtime superstars of the 1980s.
And the plot ofClippedis about scandal more than triumph.
The players were divided about their response to Sterling should they protest or boycott?
Victory was the best revenge that was the lesson the coach felt was most important to deliver.
