He Got Game

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Denzel Washington as Jake Shuttlesworth gestures while speaking to Ray Allen as Jesus Shuttlesworth, who holds a basketball, on an outdoor court at night in He Got Game.

He Got Game

film by Lee [1998]

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Spike Lee
Mid-career: Malcolm X, 25th Hour, and Inside Man
Lee’s subsequent films include He Got Game (1998), a family drama that is both an exposé of college basketball recruiting practices and a paean to the sport, and 25th Hour (2002), which focuses on the last day of freedom for a convicted drug dealer (played by Edward Norton). Inside…
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Lee’s subsequent films include He Got Game (1998), a family drama that is both an exposé of college basketball recruiting practices and a paean to the sport, and 25th Hour (2002), which focuses on the last day of freedom for a convicted drug dealer (played by Edward Norton). Inside…
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Exploring 10 Types of Basketball Movies
Spike’s Got Game
…NBA all-star sharpshooter Ray Allen, He Got Game (1998) takes us for a sometimes nauseating ride on the merry-go-round of big-time basketball recruiting. It is in a class by itself, however, in its moving depiction of a complex father-son relationship and its profound understanding of basketball’s place in American culture…
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…NBA all-star sharpshooter Ray Allen, He Got Game (1998) takes us for a sometimes nauseating ride on the merry-go-round of big-time basketball recruiting. It is in a class by itself, however, in its moving depiction of a complex father-son relationship and its profound understanding of basketball’s place in American culture…
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Earl Monroe
…the 1998 Spike Lee film He Got Game, Denzel Washington’s main character names his son Jesus Shuttlesworth as a lasting tribute to that first phase of Monroe’s career. Monroe’s Knicks teams remain some of the most beloved squads in NBA history. Yet as time has gone by, his career is…
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…the 1998 Spike Lee film He Got Game, Denzel Washington’s main character names his son Jesus Shuttlesworth as a lasting tribute to that first phase of Monroe’s career. Monroe’s Knicks teams remain some of the most beloved squads in NBA history. Yet as time has gone by, his career is…
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Denzel Washington
Superstardom: Malcolm X and Training Day
…in Mo’ Better Blues (1990), He Got Game (1998), and most significantly Malcolm X (1992). Portraying the civil rights activist Malcolm X, Washington gave a complex and powerful performance and earned an Academy Award nomination for best actor. He received a second best-actor nomination for his portrayal of boxer Rubin…
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…in Mo’ Better Blues (1990), He Got Game (1998), and most significantly Malcolm X (1992). Portraying the civil rights activist Malcolm X, Washington gave a complex and powerful performance and earned an Academy Award nomination for best actor. He received a second best-actor nomination for his portrayal of boxer Rubin…
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