Jake Kleinberg

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Last summer, we were privy to one of the best, if not the best basketball tournament of all time with the 2024 Olympics. And a couple of weeks ago, we got to relive it with Court of Gold on Netflix, which was absolutely incredible. And we're joined by the creator, Jake Rogal. And look like watching this court dock back. As a Canadian, obviously heartbroken through the whole thing.

Last summer, we were privy to one of the best, if not the best basketball tournament of all time with the 2024 Olympics. And a couple of weeks ago, we got to relive it with Court of Gold on Netflix, which was absolutely incredible. And we're joined by the creator, Jake Rogal. And look like watching this court dock back. As a Canadian, obviously heartbroken through the whole thing.

Last summer, we were privy to one of the best, if not the best basketball tournament of all time with the 2024 Olympics. And a couple of weeks ago, we got to relive it with Court of Gold on Netflix, which was absolutely incredible. And we're joined by the creator, Jake Rogal. And look like watching this court dock back. As a Canadian, obviously heartbroken through the whole thing.

But on top of that, I think the thing that shocked me was the access, the level of access that you guys got throughout this whole tournament for all four teams, which was the U.S., Canada, Serbia and France. That felt unprecedented to me with the way that the league works and a lot of these players work. How did you guys get that level of access?

But on top of that, I think the thing that shocked me was the access, the level of access that you guys got throughout this whole tournament for all four teams, which was the U.S., Canada, Serbia and France. That felt unprecedented to me with the way that the league works and a lot of these players work. How did you guys get that level of access?

But on top of that, I think the thing that shocked me was the access, the level of access that you guys got throughout this whole tournament for all four teams, which was the U.S., Canada, Serbia and France. That felt unprecedented to me with the way that the league works and a lot of these players work. How did you guys get that level of access?

Um, there's a lot of layers to that. I think it started with, uh, Connor shell who runs a company called words and pictures in New York. He's the former head of ESPN. I work for words and pictures and Connor was putting all these deals in place before I joined the company. So he was talking to all the federations about, to USA Basketball, to the NBA, to the IOC.

Um, there's a lot of layers to that. I think it started with, uh, Connor shell who runs a company called words and pictures in New York. He's the former head of ESPN. I work for words and pictures and Connor was putting all these deals in place before I joined the company. So he was talking to all the federations about, to USA Basketball, to the NBA, to the IOC.

Um, there's a lot of layers to that. I think it started with, uh, Connor shell who runs a company called words and pictures in New York. He's the former head of ESPN. I work for words and pictures and Connor was putting all these deals in place before I joined the company. So he was talking to all the federations about, to USA Basketball, to the NBA, to the IOC.

So Connor really started the access conversation. And then the IOC being open, which they are notoriously private, that was a big part of it. And then once they did all that amazing work together to kind of put us in the positions, it was on the ground level just getting the trust of the teams and the coaches. Really what the IOC said was, we'll put you in the best place we can to get you

So Connor really started the access conversation. And then the IOC being open, which they are notoriously private, that was a big part of it. And then once they did all that amazing work together to kind of put us in the positions, it was on the ground level just getting the trust of the teams and the coaches. Really what the IOC said was, we'll put you in the best place we can to get you

So Connor really started the access conversation. And then the IOC being open, which they are notoriously private, that was a big part of it. And then once they did all that amazing work together to kind of put us in the positions, it was on the ground level just getting the trust of the teams and the coaches. Really what the IOC said was, we'll put you in the best place we can to get you

in the faces of the players. But from there, you've got to be respectful and let them dictate what you can shoot and what you can't. And we took it a step at a time. We just went to the coaches and said, we are here to document something. We're not going to make you do anything you wouldn't normally do. We understand you have a tournament to win. We understand your family is here.

in the faces of the players. But from there, you've got to be respectful and let them dictate what you can shoot and what you can't. And we took it a step at a time. We just went to the coaches and said, we are here to document something. We're not going to make you do anything you wouldn't normally do. We understand you have a tournament to win. We understand your family is here.

in the faces of the players. But from there, you've got to be respectful and let them dictate what you can shoot and what you can't. And we took it a step at a time. We just went to the coaches and said, we are here to document something. We're not going to make you do anything you wouldn't normally do. We understand you have a tournament to win. We understand your family is here.

We understand you have 1,000 things to do, and making a documentary is probably the 1,000th thing on your list, and we respect that. But we'd love to just be a part of this. So it was started very high up with Connor and then kind of worked down to me and on the ground trying to navigate the emotion of it all.

We understand you have 1,000 things to do, and making a documentary is probably the 1,000th thing on your list, and we respect that. But we'd love to just be a part of this. So it was started very high up with Connor and then kind of worked down to me and on the ground trying to navigate the emotion of it all.

We understand you have 1,000 things to do, and making a documentary is probably the 1,000th thing on your list, and we respect that. But we'd love to just be a part of this. So it was started very high up with Connor and then kind of worked down to me and on the ground trying to navigate the emotion of it all.

No, I don't think you can anticipate that. I think when you – I've never been to an Olympics before. This is my first experience there. So right when the tournament starts, not just the basketball tournament, just the Olympics overall, there is a ton of emotion right away. I mean the opening ceremony and they're on the river and Celine Dion is there and the Eiffel Tower is illuminated.