Inspired by true events, witness the rise of Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton, whose electrifying style as one of the first Black NBA players changed the game of basketball forever.
Starring:
Everett Osborne, Cary Elwes, Jeremy Piven, Richard Dreyfuss, Kevin Pollak, Eric Roberts
Directed By:
Martin Guigui
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In Sweetwater, Nat Clifton (Osborne) is the star attraction of the popular traveling basketball team, the Harlem Globetrotters, led by owner/coach Abe Saperstein (Pollak). When New York Knicks executive Ned Irish (Elwes) and Knicks coach Joe Lapchick (Piven) decide it is time for the Knicks to integrate, with the support of NBA President Maurice Podoloff (Dreyfuss), they come together with the other team owners of the league to make history.