Untold: Shooting Guards review – a devastating tale of elite sport’s ruthless cruelty
These NBA stars had it all – until a changing room prank tore their lives apart. This documentary sensitively examines two basketball players’ struggle to cope with success, and the tragic consequences
Elite sport has millions of stories about kids who didn’t quite make it, but the bigger tragedy is the young adult who gets to the big leagues then throws it all away, because they can’t cope with the life that success brings. It is peculiarly upsetting to watch from afar as a rare talent is undone by a personality flaw that has nothing to do with the game itself: this lad can do the difficult bit and get the ball in the net, but he can’t withstand the pressure of the media’s gaze, or the disappointment of sometimes not being picked? Can’t someone please help him?