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"We filmed in his neighborhood, in his projects" - Ray Allen names the NBA player who could have filled his "He Got Game" role

Ray Allen starred in the 1998 movie "He Got Game," but the path to the role was anything but smooth. He only secured the part on the very last day of auditions, competing against several NBA players ...
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"This is the guy, this is the one" - Ray Allen said Denzel Washington and Spike Lee backed him for a role in "He Got Game"

Few basketball movies have left the mark that "He Got Game" did — and much of that legacy rests on Ray Allen's performance as Jesus Shuttlesworth. Allen proved that even a full-time basketball player ...