LeBron James Hypes Up Russell Westbrook As He Enters Michael Jordan Territory

Many have credited Michael Jordan with popularizing the game of basketball and the NBA during the 80s and the 90s. However, Jordan’s impact wasn’t just restricted to the court. ‘The Last Dance’, a mini docuseries based on his career, became ESPN’s most-watched documentary.

The documentary, based on Jordan, played an important role in increasing NBA’s fanbase around the world. However, now, another NBA star, Russell Westbrook, is working on his documentary. This sports documentary will release on Showtime on 15th October, just four days before the season starts.

The documentary titled ‘Passion Play: Russell Westbrook‘ revolves around Russ’ NBA career. Westbrook’s teammate at LA Lakers, LeBron James, has recently hyped up Westbrook’s documentary through his social media.

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LeBron amplifies Westbrook’s documentary on social media as he enters Michael Jordan territory

LeBron James recently attended the premiere of Russell Westbrook’s documentary. He then hyped up the documentary on his Twitter by quoting a tweet. LeBron’s Twitter caption read: “Yessir!! Make sure y’all check it out dropping this Friday! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥”

Russell Westbrook has been in the NBA for the past 13 seasons. During this time, he has played for three teams and will play for his fourth team this season. However, his journey to the top has been very inspiring and fans can now watch how he developed in the documentary.

The documentary will cover his professional career right from his high school to the NBA. It will also feature some never-seen-before pictures and clips of Westbrook and his family.

“I’m proud to share this documentary and give audiences an inside look into who I really am on and off the court,” Westbrook recently said on his documentary.

“There are a lot of misconceptions about me, but I’m ready to share my story and my journey with my fans.” 

The documentary will also feature interviews with Kevin Love and Nick Collison. The documentary’s shooting started before the 2019-20 season and will cover his stint with Houston Rockets and Washington Wizards closely.

It is produced by Westbrook himself as Donnell Beverly and his brother, Raynard Westbrook, are co-producers. The Director of Kobe Bryant’s ‘Muse’, Gotham Chopra, is the co-director of Westbrook’s project alongside Erik LeDrew.

While ‘The Last Dance’ gathered a lot of praise from everyone around the world, it is yet to be seen how fans react to Westbrook’s documentary. Are you excited about Westbrook’s documentary?

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