Opinion: What we can learn from ‘King Richard’ goes beyond Serena and Venus’ greatness
In nearly every scene of “King Richard,” a new film starring Will Smith that re-tells the familiar backstory of Venus and Serena Williams’ rise to worldwide fame, there is tension between Richard Williams and an opposing character who either thinks he’s crazy for trying to raise two tennis prodigies on the run-down courts of Compton or on the verge of screwing up a sure thing.