Overview
- Directed by Kenan K. Holley with executive producers Julius Erving and George Karl, the four-part docuseries is now streaming on Prime Video.
- The production leans on first-person testimony and archival footage, featuring voices such as Bob Costas, Hubie Brown and Ralph Sampson alongside ABA alumni.
- It details ABA innovations that defined the NBA—the three-point line, the Slam Dunk Contest and a showman style—while situating the league within Black popular culture.
- Spencer Haywood’s legal and personal journey emerges as a standout interview that illustrates the era’s stakes for players.
- Marking 50 years since the 1976 merger, the series preserves overlooked history from Ellie Brown Moore’s 1973 team ownership to the Nuggets, Pacers, Nets and Spurs carrying ABA roots in today’s NBA.