FX has released the trailer for the upcoming NBA series Clipped, which tells the scandalous story of the notorious NBA owner’s racist remarks that were captured on a tape and head around the world.
The series is based on the ESPN 30 for 30 podcast The Sterling Affairs, and the series charts “the collision between a dysfunctional basketball organization and even less functional marriage, and the precipitating tape’s impact on an ensemble of characters striving to win against the backdrop of the most cursed team in the league.”
The series has a great cast that includes Laurence Fishburne, Jacki Weaver, Cleopatra Coleman, and Ed O’Neill.
Famed coach Doc Rivers (Fishburne) “arrives as coach of the Clippers in 2013. With a promising roster of big personalities, Rivers had the building blocks to win the franchise’s first championship. The team’s owner, Donald Sterling (O’Neill), is a well-known problem: he’s cheap, he’s erratic, he’s a bully.”
But “minimizing Sterling’s influence to win a title becomes a personal quest for Doc. Meanwhile, a courtside power struggle escalates between Sterling’s ambitious personal assistant V. Stiviano (Coleman) and his wife and business partner of 60 years, Shelly (Weaver).”
The limited series also stars Kelly AuCoin as Sterling’s right-hand, Andy Roeser, J. Alphonse Nicholson as Chris Paul, Rich Sommers as the Clippers’ PR man, Seth Burton, Corbin Bernsen as Pierce O’Donnell, Clifton Davis as NBA great Elgin Baylor, and Harriet Sansom Harris as “Justine.”
The six-part limited series debuts June 4 on Hulu with back-to-back episodes.
Gina Welch executive produces the series and serves as creator and showrunner. The show consists of six episodes and it will premiere on June 4th.
