{"id":27950,"date":"2021-10-15T15:05:59","date_gmt":"2021-10-15T19:05:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=27950"},"modified":"2021-10-15T15:05:59","modified_gmt":"2021-10-15T19:05:59","slug":"showtime-sports-documentary-films-releases-first-look-at-passion-play-russell-westbrook-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/10\/15\/showtime-sports-documentary-films-releases-first-look-at-passion-play-russell-westbrook-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Showtime Sports Documentary Films Releases First Look at &#8220;Passion Play: Russell Westbrook&#8221; [VIDEO]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lRb-oFfQnAc?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>SHOWTIME Sports Documentary Films has released a first look at the upcoming documentary PASSION PLAY: RUSSELL WESTBROOK, an intensely personal examination of one of the most dynamic and complex figures in professional sports. 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