ESPN's award-winning 30 for 30 film series will continue on Tuesday night with the premiere of Big Shot, a 90-minute film directed by actor and filmmaker Kevin Connolly.
Connolly is well known for his role as "E" on the HBO series Entourage. But in addition to acting and directing, Connolly has a passion for the New York Islanders, who are the subject of the latest 30 for 30 installment.
Big Shot tells a bizarre, real-life story about one of the biggest scams in the history of professional sports. The film profiles John Spano, a businessman from Dallas who briefly purchased control of the Islanders in the late 1990s before being exposed as a fraud.
Let's take a closer look at what viewers can expect from Big Shot.
When: Tuesday, Oct. 22 at 8 p.m. ET
Watch: ESPN
What to Expect
Big Shot revisits the New York Islanders' glory days in the early 1980s, when the franchise won four consecutive Stanley Cup titles. In his bid to acquire the Islanders, Spano promised to bring that same type of success to Lon ...
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