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History is doubling down on its “That Built” franchise with four spinoffs. This comes after A+E Networks cable net launched the second season of The Food That Built America. Elsewhere, the network has ordered a protest documentary from Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and moved its Bill Clinton series to 2022. History is launching…

Los Angeles Lakers basketball legends Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Shaquille O’Neal and Magic Johnson detailed their memories of Kobe Bryant’s life and meaning to the larger world today in their online tributes. The Lakers team has yet to issue a statement, but Johnson in particular was effusive in his praise for…

NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has teamed with History on Black Patriots, a one-hour documentary chronicling the role of African Americans during the Revolutionary War. It’s set to premiere Wednesday, February 19 at 10 PM on History. It was announced today as part of History’s presentation at the TCA Winter Press…

EXCLUSIVE: There’s a big series coming up for the Los Angeles Lakers, and LeBron won’t crack the starting lineup. The Los Angeles Media Fund and the Lakers are teaming up with Haven Entertainment to produce a five-episode docu-series focusing on the ’80s Showtime era of the storied basketball team. That was the period…

EXCLUSIVE: After publishing a memoir that bared her rise as a '70s screen siren and a private life that included love affairs with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Richard Pryor and Freddie Prinze, Pam Grier is focused on Pam, the working title of a biopic that will bring her life story to the screen. A script by Bennie Richburg…

Quick — name the NBA‘s all-time scoring leader. Hint: It’s not Michael Jordan. Production has begun on an HBO documentary about Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the LA hoops legend who won multiple championships with the Lakers and UCLA Bruins en route to the Basketball Hall of Fame. Aside from being one of the most dominant…