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Stand

Stand

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Status

Released

Release Date

Feb 3, 2023

Runtime

1h 47m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

60%

Original Title

Stand

Production Companies

Showtime Sports, Mandalay Sports Media, Showtime Networks, NBA Entertainment

Director

Joslyn Rose Lyons

Description

Raw and unflinching examination of the courageous life of basketball star and social justice activist Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf. Born Chris Jackson, he overcame tremendous adversity to reach the NBA and found his true calling when he converted to Islam. His decision not to stand for the national anthem, however, turned him from prodigy to pariah. Told candidly by Abdul-Rauf himself more than 20 years later it’s the remarkable story of one man who kept the faith and paved the way for a social justice movement.