{"id":40831,"date":"2022-08-04T16:34:38","date_gmt":"2022-08-04T20:34:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=40831"},"modified":"2022-08-04T16:34:38","modified_gmt":"2022-08-04T20:34:38","slug":"espn-films-announces-30-for-30-documentary-on-hall-of-famer-bill-walton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/08\/04\/espn-films-announces-30-for-30-documentary-on-hall-of-famer-bill-walton\/","title":{"rendered":"ESPN Films Announces &#8220;30 for 30&#8221; Documentary on Hall of Famer Bill Walton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25971\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/ESPN-Logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/ESPN-Logo.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/ESPN-Logo-300x134.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>ESPN Films today announced that production has started on a<strong><em> 30 for 30<\/em><\/strong> documentary about iconic basketball Hall of Famer, Bill Walton. 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