‘Swagger’ Turns Kevin Durant’s Life Story Into a Modern-Day Basketball Drama With Heart: TV Review
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variety.comDaniel D'Addario Chief TV CriticApple TV Plus’ greatest success so far has been “Ted Lasso,” a show about the power of teamwork and connection, with a group of athletes led by a somewhat unlikely coach seeking a bit of redemption.Its newest drama has all those elements, remixed and transplanted into a new context. “Swagger” is inspired by the early life of NBA superstar Kevin Durant, who serves as executive producer along with Brian Grazer and showrunner Reggie Rock Bythewood.
In this show — set in the very recent past — a future star (Isaiah Hill’s Jace) finds his way toward playing with a coach (O’Shea Jackson Jr.) with far more heart than any of his peers in the cutthroat world of teen ball.
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