Basketball: A Love Story
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Basketball: A Love Story is a comprehensive documentary and oral history project that explores the evolution, culture, and iconic figures of basketball through a wide range of interviews and stories.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Basketball: A Love Story canonical | 1 |
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Basketball: A Love Story Context triple: [Jackie MacMullan, notableWork, Basketball: A Love Story]
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A.
Love & Basketball
Love & Basketball is a 2000 romantic drama film that follows two childhood friends whose shared passion for basketball intertwines with their evolving love story over the years.
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B.
Dear Basketball
Dear Basketball is an Academy Award–winning animated short film based on Kobe Bryant’s poetic farewell to the sport.
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C.
Sacred Hoops
Sacred Hoops is a book by legendary NBA coach Phil Jackson that explores the spiritual and philosophical principles behind his approach to basketball and leadership.
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D.
The Book of Basketball
The Book of Basketball is a comprehensive, opinionated history and analysis of the NBA written by sportswriter Bill Simmons, blending statistical insight, pop culture references, and fan-centric storytelling.
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E.
Hoops
Hoops is a television series associated with producer and manager Michael Rotenberg.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Basketball: A Love Story Target entity description: Basketball: A Love Story is a comprehensive documentary and oral history project that explores the evolution, culture, and iconic figures of basketball through a wide range of interviews and stories.
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A.
Love & Basketball
Love & Basketball is a 2000 romantic drama film that follows two childhood friends whose shared passion for basketball intertwines with their evolving love story over the years.
-
B.
Dear Basketball
Dear Basketball is an Academy Award–winning animated short film based on Kobe Bryant’s poetic farewell to the sport.
-
C.
Sacred Hoops
Sacred Hoops is a book by legendary NBA coach Phil Jackson that explores the spiritual and philosophical principles behind his approach to basketball and leadership.
-
D.
The Book of Basketball
The Book of Basketball is a comprehensive, opinionated history and analysis of the NBA written by sportswriter Bill Simmons, blending statistical insight, pop culture references, and fan-centric storytelling.
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E.
Hoops
Hoops is a television series associated with producer and manager Michael Rotenberg.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
basketball documentary
ⓘ
non-fiction book ⓘ sports documentary ⓘ television documentary series ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Basketball: A Love Story
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
oral history interviews ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Dan Klores NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Dan Klores NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | ESPN NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresForm |
archival footage
ⓘ
interviews ⓘ |
| featuresTopic |
NBA
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
college basketball ⓘ history of basketball ⓘ international basketball ⓘ women's basketball ⓘ |
| firstBroadcastOnChannel | ESPN NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
documentary
ⓘ
oral history ⓘ sports ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
book
ⓘ
television series ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Basketball: A Love Story episode 1
NERFINISHED
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Basketball: A Love Story episode 10 NERFINISHED ⓘ Basketball: A Love Story episode 11 NERFINISHED ⓘ Basketball: A Love Story episode 12 NERFINISHED ⓘ Basketball: A Love Story episode 13 NERFINISHED ⓘ Basketball: A Love Story episode 14 NERFINISHED ⓘ Basketball: A Love Story episode 15 NERFINISHED ⓘ Basketball: A Love Story episode 16 NERFINISHED ⓘ Basketball: A Love Story episode 17 NERFINISHED ⓘ Basketball: A Love Story episode 18 NERFINISHED ⓘ Basketball: A Love Story episode 19 NERFINISHED ⓘ Basketball: A Love Story episode 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Basketball: A Love Story episode 20 NERFINISHED ⓘ Basketball: A Love Story episode 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ Basketball: A Love Story episode 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ Basketball: A Love Story episode 5 NERFINISHED ⓘ Basketball: A Love Story episode 6 NERFINISHED ⓘ Basketball: A Love Story episode 7 NERFINISHED ⓘ Basketball: A Love Story episode 8 NERFINISHED ⓘ Basketball: A Love Story episode 9 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPublication | Basketball: A Love Story (book) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
basketball
ⓘ
basketball ⓘ |
| notableFor | large number of interview subjects ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 20 ⓘ |
| numberOfParts | 20 ⓘ |
| numberOfSegments | 62 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | ESPN NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalReleaseYear | 2018 ⓘ |
| partOf | ESPN basketball programming ⓘ |
| producer | ESPN Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | ESPN Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationMedium | television ⓘ |
| startTime | 2018 ⓘ |
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