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The Sterling Affairs: Lawrence Fishburne, Jacki Weaver Lead FX Drama

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FX has ordered The Sterling Affairs, a six-episode limited series about the downfall of Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling amid the team's drive to win a championship under coach Doc Rivers. Laurence Fishburne will star as former Clippers Head Coach Rivers and Jacki Weaver will play Shelly Sterling, Donald Sterling's wife. The Sterling Affairs is written by Gina Welch and based on the ESPN 30 for 30 Podcast of the same name reported and hosted by Ramona Shelburne. TL;DR? The off-court scandals were a huge mess, generating enough drama to warrant a fictional adaptation for television! We assume the sports fans found this absolutely riveting, especially if they supported the Clippers.

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Lawrence Fishburn and Jacki Weaver, "The Sterling Affair" Image: FX Networks

The Sterling Affairs will be executive produced by Welch (Under the Banner of Heaven, Castle Rock), Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson of Color Force (American Crime Story, Pose) and Shelburne. Kevin Bray will direct the first block and serve as an executive producer on those episodes. Nellie Reed of Color Force and Rembert Browne will serve as Producer. The series will be produced by FX Productions.

The Sterling Affairs tells the behind-the-scenes story of Doc Rivers and the Los Angeles Clippers' quest to bring a championship to one of the historically worst franchises in all of sports during the impending downfall of the team's owner, Donald Sterling, whose notoriously racist behavior is brought to light amid the power struggle between his wife of 60+ years, Shelly Sterling, and his mistress, V. Stiviano. Drama on and off the court!

"Gina Welch has done a tremendous job of adapting this story for FX, showing the historic resolve and grace of Doc Rivers and the Clippers players during this shocking event," said Grad. "Building on Ramona Shelburne's groundbreaking reporting, Gina, Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson delve even deeper into this pivotal moment in modern sports."

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Adi TantimedhAbout Adi Tantimedh

Adi Tantimedh is a filmmaker, screenwriter and novelist. He wrote radio plays for the BBC Radio, “JLA: Age of Wonder” for DC Comics, “Blackshirt” for Moonstone Books, and “La Muse” for Big Head Press. Most recently, he wrote “Her Nightly Embrace”, “Her Beautiful Monster” and “Her Fugitive Heart”, a trilogy of novels featuring a British-Indian private eye published by Atria Books, a division Simon & Schuster.
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