About Boardroom

Boardroom is a sports, media and entertainment brand co-founded by Kevin Durant and Rich Kleiman and focused on the intersection of sports and entertainment. Boardroom’s flagship media arm features premium video/audio, editorial, daily and weekly newsletters, showcasing how athletes, executives, musicians and creators are moving the business world forward. Boardroom’s ecosystem encompasses B2B events and experiences (such as its renowned NBA and WNBA All-Star events) as well as ticketed conferences such as Game Plan in partnership with CNBC. Our advisory arm serves to consult and connect athletes, brands and executives with our broader network and initiatives.

Recent film and TV projects also under the Boardroom umbrella include the Academy Award-winning Two Distant Strangers (Netflix), the critically acclaimed scripted series SWAGGER (Apple TV+) and Emmy-nominated documentary NYC Point Gods (Showtime).

Boardroom’s sister company, Boardroom Sports Holdings, features investments in emerging sports teams and leagues, including the Major League Pickleball team, the Brooklyn Aces, NWSL champions Gotham FC, and MLS’ Philadelphia Union.

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Game Plan

A one-day event for business leaders and industry professionals working at the intersection of sports and business, featuring influential athletes, league owners, media moguls, sports business executives, investors, and more.
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Swagger

Inspired by NBA superstar Kevin Durant’s experiences, “Swagger” explores the world of youth basketball, and the players, their families and coaches who walk the fine line between dreams and ambition, and opportunism and corruption. Off the court, the show reveals what it’s like to grow up in America.
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Beyond the Pitch

An original series in partnership with Major League Soccer spotlighting players’ off-pitch endeavors and aspirations in business.
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NYC Point Gods

Against the backdrop of New York City’s epidemic of drugs and crime in the 1980s and 1990s, a unique style of basketball emerged on the city’s courts defined by toughness, talent and swagger. Fashion and a fusion with hip-hop converged with basketball to change the game forever. Legends were born on playgrounds, high school gyms and in community centers. Names like Kenny “The Jet” Smith, Dwayne “Pearl” Washington, Mark Jackson and Stephon Marbury made famous a style of ball that forever changed the game.
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Two Distant Strangers

In this Oscar-winning short film, a man trying to get home to his dog becomes stuck in a time loop that forces him to relive a deadly run-in with a cop.
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Basketball County: In the Water

A fascinating examination of a remarkable community, this documentary tells the story of Prince George’s County, Md., and its social, economic and cultural evolution through the lens of some of basketball’s biggest stars. Since 2000, the county just outside the nation’s capital has spawned some 25 NBA players, more than a dozen WNBA players, and countless more who have competed at elite universities, highlighting the decades-long prevalence of basketball within the region.
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The Boardroom

“The Boardroom”, which ran for 2 seasons on ESPN+, was a series of roundtable discussions between athletes, entertainers, and business executives on how key industry players, technologies, and investments are really changing the game.
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A Kid From Coney Island

From gifted athlete to professional NBA hooper, Coney Island’s Stephon Marbury navigates the pressures, pitfalls and peaks of his basketball journey.
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Q Ball

This documentary explores the San Quentin Prison basketball squad – teammates and inmates at “the Q” – along their journey of rehabilitation and possible redemption.
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Still KD: Through the Noise

Stay true to yourself, stay true to your dreams, and don’t listen to the noise. A Nike x KD documentary.
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