Best Basketball Film Starring an NBA Player?

Robotech · May 20, 2020

rsw626 said:
Not a basketball movie per se, but Forget Paris had Billy Crystal as an NBA ref and had Charles Barkley,David Robinson,Dan Majerle,Kevin Johnson,Paul Westphal,Sean Elliott,Patrick Ewing,Tim Hardaway,Kareem Abdul-Jabbar,Bill Laimbeer,Reggie Miller,Chris Mullin,Charles Oakley,Kurt Rambis,John Starks,Isiah Thomas,Spud Webb,Marques Johnson all in it.

I've never seen it. I'm more of a action/sci-fi/horror fan, but lately I have watched a couple rom coms because it can be hard to find really good films in the genres I prefer, so I'll check out Forget Paris some time. I have started watching Westworld. I know I'm a few years late. Just watched episode 1 last night. Very intriguing so far.

rsw626 · May 20, 2020

Robotech said:
I realize that Double Team with Dennis Rodman doesn't qualify. What was I thinking? LOL. Just wanted Rodman to be in the poll so badly, I guess. Well, it's not like anyone's going to vote for that film anyway.

Don't know if you watched it but Rodman: For Better or Worse was really good.

boarman1 · Jun 8, 2020

What about Trainwreck, I know Bron didn't star in it, but he was in the movie. And it was funny

boarman1 · Jun 8, 2020

This is a great topic, I'm hype for Space Jam 2, but the original will always be superior

I think it will be between Space Jam and the sequel

Shaqdaddy11 · Jun 11, 2020

Kazaam

msgkings322 · Jun 11, 2020

Shaqdaddy11 said:
Kazaam

Double Team

wazzu31 · Jul 10, 2020

Baseketball.

WiggyRuss · Jul 10, 2020

can we all agree that Uncle Drew was the biggest piece of shit ever put down on film?

WiggyRuss · Jul 10, 2020

Robotech said:
I've never seen it. I'm more of a action/sci-fi/horror fan, but lately I have watched a couple rom coms because it can be hard to find really good films in the genres I prefer, so I'll check out Forget Paris some time. I have started watching Westworld. I know I'm a few years late. Just watched episode 1 last night. Very intriguing so far.

Westworld is some crazy shit.

Especially season 3. It will blow your mind. I thought the shit could not get any crazier after season 2 but season 3 is a real mind-fuck.

plus Talulah Riley, though she is not in it that much- is SMOKING

Shaqdaddy11 · Jul 10, 2020

WiggyRuss said:
can we all agree that Uncle Drew was the biggest piece of shit ever put down on film?

I don't know about that.

The tape you and @HurricaneDij39 made with that donkey and leaked on the web was pretty gruesome too.

But you took it like a champ so well done little buddy

DorianRo · Jul 11, 2020

Blue Chips hands down.

Hoop Dreams was the best movie but I think Gates only tried out for NBA team.

"the Pistol: Birth of a Legend" was also an underrated classic

msgkings322 · Jul 11, 2020

DorianRo said:
Blue Chips hands down.

Hoop Dreams was the best movie but I think Gates only tried out for NBA team.

"the Pistol: Birth of a Legend" was also an underrated classic

Finally some intelligence from you.

It is Hoop Dreams as the best basketball movie ever, but you are right very little NBA connection.

Just saw Blue Chips again, it wasn't as good as I remember. Pretty formulaic. But at least it tried to be good.

Robotech · Jul 23, 2020

msgkings322 said:
Finally some intelligence from you.

It is Hoop Dreams as the best basketball movie ever, but you are right very little NBA connection.

Just saw Blue Chips again, it wasn't as good as I remember. Pretty formulaic. But at least it tried to be good.

I watched Blue Chips in the theater with my friends when it first came out. The things I remember the most are that every character was dirty except for Shaq, and my friend's joke that Shaq's character only passed the SAT because he signed his name twice.

Robotech · Jul 23, 2020

WiggyRuss said:
Westworld is some crazy shit.

Especially season 3. It will blow your mind. I thought the shit could not get any crazier after season 2 but season 3 is a real mind-fuck.

plus Talulah Riley, though she is not in it that much- is SMOKING

Just finished the third season. Still confused about some things. Talulah Riley is hot, but I think Thandie Newton is still the sexiest main cast member in the series even though she's older. The woman from the Lakota episode is the hottest, though, but she only appeared in that one episode.

broncosmitty · Jul 23, 2020

Airplane

Mebert · Jul 23, 2020

Non basketball : Airplane

About basketball: is there a good one?

Robotech · Jul 23, 2020

Mebert said:
Non basketball : Airplane

About basketball: is there a good one?

I thought He Got Game was a good film, and that's the one I voted for. I found Uncle Drew to be very funny and enjoyable. In addition to Kyrie, Chris Webber, Shaq, and Reggie Miller did a good job being pretty funny.

Mebert · Jul 23, 2020

Robotech said:
I thought He Got Game was a good film, and that's the one I voted for. I found Uncle Drew to be very funny and enjoyable. In addition to Kyrie, Chris Webber, Shaq, and Reggie Miller did a good job being pretty funny.

Celtic Pride!

Robotech · Jul 23, 2020

Mebert said:
Celtic Pride!

I haven't seen that one. Juwanna Mann was pretty funny, but no NBA players except for cameos.

Center Ice · Jul 23, 2020

rsw626 said:
Don't know if you watched it but Rodman: For Better or Worse was really good.

Stay tuned for Bend it like LeBron starring LeBron (and nobody else) playing for the Los Angeles Lebrons of the National LeBron Association currently being filmed at the LeBron film studios in HollyLeBron, CaliforniaLebron.

In the good ol' United States of Lebron.

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Best Basketball Film Starring an NBA Player?

Best basketball film with an NBA player in a starring role?

He Got Game (Ray Allen)

Space Jam (Michael Jordan)

The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh (Dr. J)

Blue Chips (Shaq, Penny Hardaway)

Double Team (Dennis Rodman)

Uncle Drew (Kyrie Irving)

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