Full Cast & Crew
Top Billed Cast
Full Cast

Magic Johnson
Self - Basketball Hall of Fame

Satch Sanders
Self - Boston Celtics 1960-73

William C. Rhoden
Self - Columnist, ESPN's Andscape

Isiah Thomas
Self - Basketball Hall of Fame

Aram Goudsouzian
Self - Bill Russell Biographer, 'King of the Court'

Lawrence O'Donnell
Self - Host 'The Last Word' MSNBC

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Self - Basketball Hall of Fame

Jeannine Russell
Self - Bill Russell's Widow

Bill McSweeny
Self - Co-Author with Bill Russell, 'Go Up for Glory'

Red Auerbach
Self - Coach, Boston Celtics 1950-66 (archive footage)

Bob Cousy
Self - Boston Celtics 1950-63

Steve Springer
Self - Sportswriter, The Los Angeles Times

Bill Walton
Self - Basketball Hall of Fame

Tom Heinsohn
Self - Boston Celtics 1956-65 (archive footage)

Bob Pettit
Self - St. Louis Hawks 1955-65 (archive footage)

Karen Russell
Self - Bill Russell's Daughter

Nelson George
Self - Author & Filmmaker

Jalen Rose
Self - NBA 1994-2007

Earl Monroe
Self - Basketball Hall of Fame

Julius Erving
Self - Basketball Hall of Fame

Nancy Auerbach
Self - Red Auerbach's Daughter

Bill Bradley
Self - Basketball Hall of Fame

Leigh Montville
Self - Author, 'Tall Men, Short Shorts'

Dave Zirin
Self - Sports Editor, The Nation

Wilt Chamberlain
Self - Basketball Hall of Fame (archive footage)

Shaquille O'Neal
Self - Basketball Hall of Fame

Chris Paul
Self - 12 Time NBA All-Star

Sam Jones
Self - Boston Celtics 1957-69

Steve Smith
Self - NBA Champion

Renee Montgomery
Self - WNBA All-Star

Keith Erickson
Self - Los Angeles Lakers 1968-73

Jerry West
Self - Los Angeles Lakers 1960-74

Elgin Baylor
Self (archive footage)

Martin Luther King Jr.
Self (archive footage)

Kenny Smith
Self - 2 Time NBA Champion

Harry Edwards
Self - Sports Sociologist & Activist

Jeffrey Wright
Bill Russell (voice)
Crew
Lawrence Gordon
Executive Producer
Evan Jaenichen
Associate Producer
Ross Greenburg
Executive Producer
Mike Richardson
Executive Producer
John Sands
Original Music Composer
Sam Pollard
Director
Phil Garrod
Original Music Composer
Reed Hays
Original Music Composer
Elias Savada
Thanks
Jessica Luya
Associate Producer
Kailey Radcliffe
Associate Editor
Steve Michaud
Thanks
Dion Cocoros
Thanks
Patrick Ewing
Thanks
Ronnie Watts
Thanks
Martha Spanninger
Producer
Eve White
Makeup & Hair
John Sands
Music Supervisor
Skye Fitzgerald
Additional Camera
Tommie Smith
Thanks
Reuben Atlas
Producer
Ashwin Gandbhir
Editor
Trent Watts
Additional Camera
Allie Humenuk
Additional Camera
Huntley Nicholas
Thanks
Steven Wechsler
Editor
Jeannine Russell
Thanks
Byron David Leon
Associate Editor
Gregg Winik
Thanks
Michael Dolan
Thanks
Prem Kalliat
Thanks
Andy Levine
Thanks
Johnny Mathis
Thanks
Stephen McCarthy
Additional Camera
Nicholas Moo
Additional Camera
Ryan Earl Parker
Additional Camera
Wayne Sharpe
Original Music Composer
Michael Patti
Additional Camera
Antonio Rossi
Additional Camera
Kara Bartek
Production Coordinator
Henry Adebonojo
Director of Photography
Charles Rosenzweig
Executive Producer
John Pettit
Thanks
Paul De Lumen
Director of Photography
Brady Darragh
Associate Editor
Julie Schapiro Thorman
Line Producer
Jane Klain
Thanks
Jerry West
Thanks
Ronan Killeen
Additional Camera
Bill McSweeny
Thanks
John Picard
Thanks
Ann Meyers
Thanks
Javier Chorrillos
Assistant Editor




