Apple TV+ unveils trailer for 'The Long Game: Bigger Than Basketball'

Docuseries Long Game Makur Maker Big Image
Docuseries Long Game Makur Maker Big Image (Image credit: Apple)

What you need to know

  • Apple TV+ has released the official trailer for "The Long Game: Bigger Than Basketball."
  • The five-part documentary series tells the story of NBA hopeful Makur Maker.
  • The series will debut on Friday, April 22.

Apple TV+ has released the official trailer for "The Long Game: Bigger Than Basketball."

Today, Apple unveiled the official trailer for the five-part documentary series a week ahead of its debut on Friday, April 22. You can check out the new trailer below:

The series focuses on the story of Makur Maker, a high school basketball star who declined a career in the NBA to instead play for Howard University.

Seth Gordon ("Undefeated," "The King of Kong," "For All Mankind") directs and executive produces "The Long Game: Bigger Than Basketball," which follows Maker, the NBA hopeful who grabbed global headlines with his groundbreaking decision to forgo the NBA and play for Howard University, making him the highest-ranked high school player in the modern recruiting era to commit to a historically Black university (HBCU). The docuseries is an intimate look at Makur's life as a student-athlete with a dream of making it to the NBA, while unexpected physical challenges and a global pandemic threaten his college career. Off the courts, "The Long Game: Bigger Than Basketball" explores how his journey from fleeing war-torn South Sudan as a child and his tight-knit support system led him to go to an HBCU, and in turn, allowed him to make an impactful statement in the wake of America's cultural response to the Black Lives Matter movement.In addition to Gordon, executive producers are Nikki Calabrese, Andrew Fried, Dane Lillegard, Sarina Roma, Jordan Wynn, Luis Lopez, Julia Gunn and Sony Pictures Television. "The Long Game: Bigger Than Basketball" is produced for Apple by Exhibit A and Boardwalk Pictures.

"The Long Game: Bigger Than Basketball" will premiere on Apple TV+ on Friday, April 22. If you want to enjoy the series in the best quality possible, check out our review of the Apple TV 4K.

Joe Wituschek
Contributor

Joe Wituschek is a Contributor at iMore. With over ten years in the technology industry, one of them being at Apple, Joe now covers the company for the website. In addition to covering breaking news, Joe also writes editorials and reviews for a range of products. He fell in love with Apple products when he got an iPod nano for Christmas almost twenty years ago. Despite being considered a "heavy" user, he has always preferred the consumer-focused products like the MacBook Air, iPad mini, and iPhone 13 mini. He will fight to the death to keep a mini iPhone in the lineup. In his free time, Joe enjoys video games, movies, photography, running, and basically everything outdoors.