‘Fate of a Sport,’ which debuts tonight, juxtaposes PaulRabil, the player, with Paul Rabil, the league executive, through PremierLacrosse’s rise, benpickman writes
On Aug. 1, 2020, Paul Rabil and his Atlas Lacrosse Club teammates dropped their third consecutive contest in the Premier Lacrosse League’s Championship Series. After the defeat, Rabil, outdoor lacrosse’s all-time leading scorer, let members of Atlas know exactly what he thought of the result. “The bottom line is we played like f------ idiots in the second half,” he said. “Enough of this sob story. We’re just f------ better than the players, than the mistakes that we’re making...
Rabil’s expletive-laden post-game rant, of which the above quotes are merely an excerpt, ends with him smacking the water cooler sitting next to him, and tossing two sticks toward the middle of the room. Of all the scenes in ESPN Films’ latest documentary “Fate of a Sport,” which is now streaming on ESPN+ and will air on ESPN at 7 p.m. ET on Thursday, Sept. 15 and on ABC on Sunday, Sept. 18at 1 p.m. ET, none feature Rabil more-heated than after his team’s 11–10 loss to Redwoods Lacrosse Club.
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