Studio: Prime Video
Release: 2/12/26
Legends Common and Dr. J team up for a new Prime Docu-Series.
Soul Power showcases how a bold, short-lived league permanently reshaped professional basketball, player empowerment, and American sports culture.
Told through the voices of legends, cultural leaders, and historians, the series argues that modern basketball looks the way it does because the ABA existed.
Soul Power, the definitive story and inaugural docuseries of the American Basketball Association (ABA), chronicles the league’s 1967 inception.
It delves into how a collection of franchises, predominantly relocated or folded, challenged the NBA both on and off the court for nine captivating seasons.
The series also examines the enduring impact of the ABA on basketball, including the introduction of the 3-point shot, the All-Star Game slam dunk competition, the inclusion of former ABA franchises like the Brooklyn Nets, Denver Nuggets, Indiana Pacers, and San Antonio Spurs in the NBA, the empowerment of women in sports business, and the rise of superstar players and contributors like Julius Erving, Moses Malone, Spencer Haywood, George Gervin, Rick Barry, and George Karl.
In 2026, the ABA will celebrate its 50th anniversary with the merger with the NBA.
Executive Producers – Common, Julius “Dr. J” Erving, Todd Lieberman, George Karl, Kenan Kamwana Holley
Director by –
Kenan Kamwana Holley
