Watch episode one for Spike Lee’s Lil’ Joints!
With the 2015 NBA season nearing, many teams are now standing pat with rosters they have after last Thursday’s trade deadline. One player who all teams would love to have on their roster is legendary three-point specialist, Ray Allen. Unfortunately, the 39-year-old shooting guard still hasn’t signed on for a championship contender and could be on the verge of retirement. During his early years of professional play, Spike Lee was instrumental in the career of Ray Allen, enlisting him to star in arguably the greatest basketball film of all time, He Got Game.
The famous Brooklyn film director and writer pilots his new ESPN series Spike Lee’s Lil’ Joints, to take fans into the world of NBA nicknames. For episode one, he talks with Ray and he’ll forever be associated with the character and name, Jesus Shuttlesworth.
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