The Day Sports Stood Still
Sky Documentaries/now, Wednesday 21 April, 9pm
The next few years will inevitably see all kinds of docus about coronavirus and its effects on the world. This one trains its lens on the global shutdown of sport when the pandemic arrived, which severely impacted the leagues, teams and athletes forced to grapple with an unprecedented moment in sport history. One of the dizzying events recounted is the day back in March 2020, when the National Basketball Association temporarily suspended its season after one of the Utah Jazz players tested positive for COVID-19, just moments before the Jazz vs Thunder game. ★★★★