Whatcha Watchin with Alexis Gentry

FX's Clipped with NBA Coach Alvin Gentry

Trashwire Season 1 Episode 17

In this exclusive interview, Alexis is joined by 36-year NBA veteran Alvin Gentry (who is also her dad) to discuss the FX miniseries Clipped. How much of the show was fact vs fiction? Did Laurence Fishburne, Ed O’Neill, and the rest of the cast capture the essence of their real-life counterparts? What was it like being part of the LA Clippers organization during the Donald Sterling scandal? Hear Alvin’s thoughts on Clipped here.

0:00 Intro
1:23 Fact vs fiction
7:54 Media frenzy
15:54 Unprecedented events
20:15 Clipped vs Winning Time
21:37 Favorite sports movies
24:02 Wrap-up

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