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By Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times

LOS ANGELES — Before Stuart Scott, the phrase “Boo-yah,” was used to express joy. When he made it one of his catch phrases on ESPN, the expression entered the sports vernacular.

Director Andre Gaines explores the impact Scott had on the media landscape in his 30 for 30 documentary for ESPN, “Boo-Yah: A Portrait of Stuart Scott,” which premiered Wednesday.

“He can easily be reduced down to a number of different things, maybe his catchphrases, maybe his style,” he told The Los Angeles Times. “All of these types of things are very reductive and have the ability to sort of diminish his legacy, but the reality is that broadcasting, prior to Stu, looked very different than it did after Stuart.”

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