HBO Max is a one-stop shop for some of the most thrilling and engrossing sports documentaries that streaming has to offer.

Sports docs have become just as fundamental to the streamer’s high-quality content as its prestige dramas and comedies. They take a look at the cultural impact of sports in addition to showcasing real-life narratives that are the stuff of movies.

Watch With Us put our thinking caps on and put together a list of five must-watch sports docs on HBO Max right now.

Whether it’s basketball, boxing or golf, there’s a sports documentary here that you’re gonna love.

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‘Kareem: Minority of One’ (2015)

The life and career of basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar are put on display in this fascinating doc

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