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    Get Your Sports Fix with These Upcoming Documentaries

    Including a new doc on basketball and civil rights icon Bill Russell.

    Oct. 18, 2022

The world of sports stories on Netflix is growing. The team of documentaries on the service is already formidable, including titles like The Redeem Team and Cheer. Now that roster is getting a few new recruits, including Bill Russell: Legend, the definitive documentary about basketball and civil rights icon Bill Russell. You can check out a few sports highlights — and a look at some upcoming titles — in the teaser below. 

New Sports Documentaries on Netflix

Alongside Bill Russell: Legend, we catch a glimpse at two untitled documentary series, one following the PGA Tour and golf’s major championships and the other centering on pro tennis players as they make their way through the ATP and WTA tours and Grand Slam tournaments. There’s also a peek at the upcoming second season of Last Chance U: Basketball, which dribbles onto Netflix on Dec. 13. 

And as if that isn’t enough, you can get your fix with a number of sports stories already streaming, from Formula 1: Drive to Survive and Untold to Naomi Osaka and Neymar: The Perfect Chaos. There’s something for every kind of sports fan, and there’s plenty more on the way. 

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