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Winning Basketball (1987)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 0M

Director : Sandy Grossman

Synopsis

Join two of basketball's greatest legends Red Auerbach and Larry Bird, as they share their knowledge, insight, and experience in this action packed, highly instructive, and entertaining look at "America's Game."

Actors

Larry Bird
Larry Bird
Himself
Red Auerbach
Red Auerbach
Himself
Danny Ainge
Danny Ainge
Himself
Dennis Johnson
Dennis Johnson
Himself
Robert Parish
Robert Parish
Himself
Jerry Sichting
Jerry Sichting
Himself
Bill Walton
Bill Walton
Himself
Sam Vincent
Sam Vincent
Himself
Kevin McHale
Kevin McHale
Himself

Crews

Sandy Grossman
Sandy Grossman
Director
Jack Efromson
Jack Efromson
Producer
Jon Miller
Jon Miller
Producer
Jamie Most
Jamie Most
Line Producer
Emily Shain
Emily Shain
Associate Producer
Emily Shain
Emily Shain
Publicist
Red Auerbach
Red Auerbach
Writer
Larry Bird
Larry Bird
Writer
Sandy Grossman
Sandy Grossman
Writer
Jon Miller
Jon Miller
Writer

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