Lenny Cooke (2013)
Overview
In 2001, Lenny Cooke was the most hyped high school basketball player in the country, ranked above future greats LeBron James, Amar’e Stoudemire, and Carmelo Anthony. A decade later, Lenny has never played a minute in the NBA. In this quintessentially American documentary, filmmaking brothers Joshua and Benny Safdie track the unfulfilled destiny of a man for whom superstardom was only just out of reach.
Cast
Lenny Cooke
Self
Carmelo Anthony
Self
Joakim Noah
Self
Sonny Vaccaro
Self
LeBron James
Self
Kobe Bryant
Mike Krzyzewski
Chris Bosh
Eddy Curry
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