Laurence Fishburne as Doc Rivers in the Clippers office in FX's Clipped
Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT The latest miniseries from FX, Clipped, shares a lot of key elements with a modern HBO classic that was canceled far too early. Starring Laurence Fishburne as NBA coach Doc Rivers, Ed O'Neill as Clippers team owner Donald Sterling, Jacki Weaver as his wife Shelly, and Cleopatra Coleman as his mistress V.
Related 10 Best Sports Movies Based On Real-Life Events These truth-based sports movies understand how the struggles, victories, and rivalries of great athletes can be woven into compelling drama. FX's Clipped Is The Latest Show Based On Real-Life NBA Stories Close The upcoming FX miniseries Clipped is just the latest show to reimagine real-life events from the NBA as the basis for a TV series, highlighting the fertile storytelling ground found in the world of professional basketball.
Clipped & HBO's Winning Time Work As Companion Pieces On top of covering similar subjects, Clipped and Winning Time are poised to work really well as companion pieces. Both shows focus on a Los Angeles-based NBA team vying to buck history and win a championship, tying the natural showy image of the city to the themes of both series. Both shows focus somewhat on the womanizing owner of the team, as well as the impact felt by their selfish choices.
HBO Canceled Winning Time Too Early - And Clipped Proves It Winning Time was a controversial show for HBO. Many NBA called out Winning Time's changes to the true story of Magic Johnson's time on the Lakers. Coupled with a costly production, the series was canceled after season 2.
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