Hoop Cities
An 8-part, in-language docuseries that explores the local culture, history and basketball communities surrounding the game throughout Belgrade (Serbia), Bologna (Italy), Cologne & Leverkusen (Germany), Istanbul (Turkey), Kaunas (Lithuania), Paris (France), Seville (Spain) and Thessaloniki (Greece).
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Full episode about the basketball scene in the city of Paris, with Evan Fournier of the New York Knicks revisiting his childhood neighbourhood. Not just about fashion, we learn that basketball came to the country over 100 years ago, and that today the real game is played on the streets around the capital.
Full episode about a true basketball powerhouse in the heart of the Balkans. Vlade Divac and Zarko Paspalj talk about flying overseas and opening the NBA doors to a big wave of talent from their region.
In the fifth episode of Hoop Cities, we learn about the rise and fall of two neighbouring towns that once were the basketball stronghold of Germany. Detlef Schrempf and Tibor Pleiss talk about growing up as a basketball player in Cologne and Leverkusen, and how the future is bright for the young basketball talent in this part of the world.
In the sixth episode of Hoop Cities, Kristaps Porzingis of the Washington Wizards recalls his first impressions of this sunny and hot Spanish town and how hard it was to adapt to the new environment. Through his memories and those of local soccer stars, Ivan Rakitic and Sergio Canales, the story of a basketball club that was saved by the fans takes shape.