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Free Spirits (2013)

Rate: 3
Viewed: 3/15

3/15: Why Bob Costas?

I hate that guy. Free Spirits is a boring documentary about the Spirits of St. Louis during the days of American Basketball Association (ABA). It's mostly guys, especially Marvin "Bad News" Barnes, reminiscing about their time from 1974 to 1976.

The only real accomplishment the team had was knocking the Dr. J-led New York Nets out of the playoffs in the first round during the 1974–75 season. One interviewee correctly described the team as "failed greatness." Barnes unsurprisingly died last fall due to years of drug abuse.

All in all, if you want to see a better documentary than Free Spirits, then check out Long Shots: The Life and Times of the American Basketball Association which aired on HBO in 1997.

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