''I Hate Christian Laettner'' is a 2015
ESPN
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''
30 for 30'' documentary directed by
Rory Karpf.
Summary
It examines the love/hate relationship towards
Duke University basketball player
Christian Laettner
Christian Donald Laettner (, ; born August 17, 1969) is an American former professional basketball player. His college career for the Duke Blue Devils is widely regarded as one of the best in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) hi ...
, and explores five factors which the film-makers believe explain the widespread and persistent hatred: privilege, race, bullying, greatness, and physical appearance. It is narrated by
Rob Lowe
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.
Reception
''
The A.V. Club
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'' called it a "too cute approach to one of college basketball's greatest villains" while ''
Variety
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'' praised it as "an amusing, affectionate and quite informative look at the hostility directed at the Duke basketball star of the early 1990s."
See also
*
Duke–Michigan rivalry, featured in the film
*
Fab Five, the key University of Michigan men's basketball players during Laettner's Duke career
** ''
The Fab Five'', ESPN documentary on the above group
*
Christian Laettner
Christian Donald Laettner (, ; born August 17, 1969) is an American former professional basketball player. His college career for the Duke Blue Devils is widely regarded as one of the best in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) hi ...
*
The Shot (Duke–Kentucky), also featured in the film
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List of basketball films
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See also
* List of sports films
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References
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References
External links
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Laettner's apologyon
CBS News
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Documentary films about basketball
Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
30 for 30
2015 television films
2015 films
2010s American films