More than a Game

"More than a Game" (2008) is a sports documentary you can watch online on iFILM, directed by Kristopher Belman. It follows LeBron James and four childhood friends — known as the Akron Fab Five — years before any of them signed an NBA contract.

LeBron, Romeo Travis, Sian Cotton, Willie McGee, and Dru Joyce III grew up together in Akron, Ohio, and eventually formed a high school team that drew national attention. The film tracks not just their wins but the friction that came with the spotlight — family struggles, a controversial school transfer, the pressure of carrying an entire city's expectations on teenage shoulders.

What lifts this above a highlight reel is the question at its centre: does extraordinary talent pull people together or push them apart? Belman had rare access and lets the subjects speak for themselves. Stream "More than a Game" online on iFILM.