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- ↑ "NBA Films for Fans created with OLG: Previewing the five films set to premiere at TIFF 2021". The Sporting News , September 17, 2021.
- ↑ "NBA Films for Fans created with OLG: 'Born Identities' by Kathleen S. Jayme". The Sporting News , September 14, 2021.
- ↑ "NBA Films for Fans created with OLG: 'Inheritance' by Shawn Gerrard". The Sporting News , September 14, 2021.
- ↑ "NBA Films for Fans created with OLG: 'Shorty' by Romeo Candido". The Sporting News , September 15, 2021.
- ↑ "NBA Films for Fans created with OLG: 'The Shot' by S.M. Turrell". The Sporting News , September 16, 2021.
- ↑ "NBA Films for Fans created with OLG: 'Draft Day' by Thyrone Tommy". The Sporting News , September 17, 2021.
