Riven

Corey Stoll

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Bill Russell

as Self

Oscar Robertson

as Self - Basketball Hall of Fame

Stephen Curry

as Self - 4 Time NBA Champion

Bob Ryan

as Self - Sportswriter, The Boston Globe

Larry Bird

as Self - Boston Celtics 1979-92

Magic Johnson

as Self - Basketball Hall of Fame

Satch Sanders

as Self - Boston Celtics 1960-73

William C. Rhoden

as Self - Columnist, ESPN's Andscape

Isiah Thomas

as Self - Basketball Hall of Fame

Aram Goudsouzian

as Self - Bill Russell Biographer, 'King of the Court'

Lawrence O'Donnell

as Self - Host 'The Last Word' MSNBC

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

as Self - Basketball Hall of Fame

Jeannine Russell

as Self - Bill Russell's Widow

Bill McSweeny

as Self - Co-Author with Bill Russell, 'Go Up for Glory'

Red Auerbach

as Self - Coach, Boston Celtics 1950-66 (archive footage)

Bob Cousy

as Self - Boston Celtics 1950-63

Steve Springer

as Self - Sportswriter, The Los Angeles Times

Bill Walton

as Self - Basketball Hall of Fame

Tom Heinsohn

as Self - Boston Celtics 1956-65 (archive footage)

Bob Pettit

as Self - St. Louis Hawks 1955-65 (archive footage)

Karen Russell

as Self - Bill Russell's Daughter

Nelson George

as Self - Author & Filmmaker

Jalen Rose

as Self - NBA 1994-2007

Earl Monroe

as Self - Basketball Hall of Fame

Julius Erving

as Self - Basketball Hall of Fame

Nancy Auerbach

as Self - Red Auerbach's Daughter

Bill Bradley

as Self - Basketball Hall of Fame

Leigh Montville

as Self - Author, 'Tall Men, Short Shorts'

Dave Zirin

as Self - Sports Editor, The Nation

Wilt Chamberlain

as Self - Basketball Hall of Fame (archive footage)

Shaquille O'Neal

as Self - Basketball Hall of Fame

Chris Paul

as Self - 12 Time NBA All-Star

Sam Jones

as Self - Boston Celtics 1957-69

Steve Smith

as Self - NBA Champion

Renee Montgomery

as Self - WNBA All-Star

Keith Erickson

as Self - Los Angeles Lakers 1968-73

Jerry West

as Self - Los Angeles Lakers 1960-74

Elgin Baylor

as Self (archive footage)

Martin Luther King Jr.

as Self (archive footage)

Kenny Smith

as Self - 2 Time NBA Champion

Harry Edwards

as Self - Sports Sociologist & Activist

Jeffrey Wright

as Bill Russell (voice)

Lawrence Gordon

Executive Producer

Evan Jaenichen

Associate Producer

Ross Greenburg

Executive Producer

Mike Richardson

Executive Producer

John Sands

Original Music Composer

Sam Pollard

Director

Phil Garrod

Original Music Composer

Reed Hays

Original Music Composer

Elias Savada

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Jessica Luya

Associate Producer

Kailey Radcliffe

Associate Editor

Steve Michaud

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Dion Cocoros

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Patrick Ewing

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Ronnie Watts

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Martha Spanninger

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Eve White

Makeup & Hair

John Sands

Music Supervisor

Skye Fitzgerald

Additional Camera

Tommie Smith

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Reuben Atlas

Producer

Ashwin Gandbhir

Editor

Trent Watts

Additional Camera

Allie Humenuk

Additional Camera

Huntley Nicholas

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Steven Wechsler

Editor

Jeannine Russell

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Byron David Leon

Associate Editor

Gregg Winik

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Michael Dolan

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Prem Kalliat

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Andy Levine

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Johnny Mathis

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Stephen McCarthy

Additional Camera

Nicholas Moo

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Ryan Earl Parker

Additional Camera

Wayne Sharpe

Original Music Composer

Michael Patti

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Antonio Rossi

Additional Camera

Kara Bartek

Production Coordinator

Henry Adebonojo

Director of Photography

Charles Rosenzweig

Executive Producer

John Pettit

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Paul De Lumen

Director of Photography

Brady Darragh

Associate Editor

Julie Schapiro Thorman

Line Producer

Jane Klain

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Jerry West

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Ronan Killeen

Additional Camera

Bill McSweeny

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John Picard

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Ann Meyers

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