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Publisher
Briarcliff Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Inspired by true events, witness the extraordinary journey of Nat 'Sweetwater' Clifton, who made history as the first Black player to sign an NBA contract. At a time when segregation divided sports, New York Knicks coach Joe Lapchick and team executive Ned Irish see the future of basketball in Sweetwater's dazzling and unorthodox displays of entertaining athleticism. Together, they challenge convention and break through barriers that would change...
2) Hoop dreams
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Follows the lives of two high-school basketball players from inner city Chicago over a five-year span as they aspire to become professional basketball players.
3) Space jam
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Description
Michael Jordan is "recruited" from his baseball team to help the Warner Bros. characters defeat a group of aliens in a basketball game where the stakes are their freedom for all time.
5) Space jam
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Michael Jordan must play basketball against space invaders who are trying to capture the Looney Tunes characters.
7) Like Mike
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
Description
Calvin is an orphan boy who finds a pair of magic sneakers with the initials M.J. on the inside. Once he puts them on, he's got game, and wins a spot in the NBA. But his "skill" pits him against his team's star player - until the two rivals discover they have more in common than they could ever imagine.
Publisher
WowNow Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
What goes into making a legend? In the world of sports, few names are as synonymous with the game that they played as Kobe Bryant and basketball. Simply put, he was one of the greatest of all time, and his life and his legacy will be celebrated for lifetimes to come. This new documentary examines basketball champion Kobe Bryant and the life of a legend.
9) Grown ups
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
Five friends and former teammates reunite on the Fourth of July weekend to honor the passing of their former high school basketball coach.
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
When promising high school basketball player Eric "Hoovey" Elliott collapses on the court, doctors discover a life-threatening brain tumor. Hoovey will survive the high-risk surgery, but at what cost? Can he relearn to walk, read, even to see clearly? The road is long, and meanwhile overwhelming medical bills threaten to undo everything his parents, Jeff and Ruth, have taken a lifetime to build.
12) Swoopes
Publisher
ESPN Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Part of the ESPN Nine for IX TV series, this movie features Sheryl Swoopes, the basketball player who has won three Olympic Gold medals, three MVP awards and four consecutive championships with the Houston Comets of the WNBA, a league she helped start.
Publisher
Anderson Merchandisers
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
This group of middle-aged former basketball champs couldn't be further from good playing form. Age, menopause, family problems, and bad habits have left them apathetic and out of shape. But in honor of a good friend that died of breast cancer, these spirited ladies find the motivation to challenge the local high school team to a series of fundraising games. Ignoring the derision and snide remarks of the younger generation (as well as many of their...
14) Coach Carter
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Inspired by a true story, this inspirational account of a high school basketball coach who received high praise, and staunch criticism, for benching his entire undefeated team due to their poor academic performances.
15) The mighty Macs
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
In the early '70s, Cathy Rush became the head basketball coach at a tiny, all-girls Catholic college. Though her team had no gym or uniforms, and the school was in danger of being sold, Coach Rush steered her girls to their first national championship.
17) Winning favor
Publisher
Entertainment One Film
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
"Two small-town friends, who grew up playing basketball together in driveways and local tournaments, find themselves on opposite sides of the court when their high school teams face each other for the state championship title. Learning the importance of friendship, family and community along the way, the boys discover that it takes a lot more than just talent and raw skill to accomplish their goals." -- from container.
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003], c2002
Language
English
Description
Every 23 years for 23 days he comes to feast. On the 23rd day a bus becomes stranded on the dreaded East 9 Highway while returning home from winning the championship game. The passengers, a group of basketball players, cheerleaders, and coaches, quickly realize that there's more to fear than a broken down bus when The Creeper descends mercilessly upon them. As his feeding frenzy draws to a close, The Creeper needs the sort of nourishment only a vital...
19) Just Wright
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
"Leslie Wright (Latifah) is a straight-shooting physical therapist who gets the gig of a lifetime working with injured NBA star Scott McKnight (Common). Leslie not only whips Scott into shape, she helps take his game to the next level and all is going well-- until Leslie finds herself falling for him. Oblivious to her growing affection, Scott only has eyes for Morgan (Paula Patton), Leslie's sexy and seductive friend. With everything on the line,...
20) New hope
Publisher
Bridgestone Multimedia Group
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
High school senior Michael is not thrilled about his family's move to New Hope, a small southern town. He is even more put off when he joins his new school's basketball team and butts heads with star player Lucas. Lucas believes Michael is benefiting from all that his deceased brother Chase--who committed suicide--left behind. Tension between Michael and Lucas builds further when Michael becomes fascinated with Chase's girlfriend.