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Billie Jean King Documentary Premieres, Highlights 93 M Viewers

6/13/2026

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DC/DOX opened Thursday night with the Billie Jean King documentary ‘Give Me the Ball!’, which King said she made to seek truth.
The film notes 93 million viewers watched King’s 1973 ‘battle of the sexes’ match, and restoration required houses, including one in New Zealand, to clean a copy-of-a-copy.
Disney and ESPN funded the production, and King ended the Q&A by hitting autographed balls into the audience.

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DC/DOX opened Thursday night with the Billie Jean King documentary ‘Give Me the Ball!’, which King said she made to seek truth.
The film notes 93 million viewers watched King’s 1973 ‘battle of the sexes’ match, and restoration required houses, including one in New Zealand, to clean a copy-of-a-copy.
Disney and ESPN funded the production, and King ended the Q&A by hitting autographed balls into the audience.