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One thing that Casali doesn’t expect to see: call it the “Bo Cruz effect,” finding an unknown in a playground setting, like the fictional “Bo Cruz” in Adam Sandler’s movie, “Hustle.” That doesn’t happen anymore, he said. The world has gotten a lot smaller with social media. “Great movie, Adam Sandler is one of my favorite actors but that story is not real: today it is essentially impossible to find a player who is not already in someone’s notebook,” said Casali. “The last case vaguely associable is that of Giannis Antetokounmpo, who came out of nowhere; but as soon as word spread that there was an enormous talent in Athens in a very short time all 30 franchises went to see him live,” he recalled.

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Reuniting with Adam Sandler, Boban Marjanovic makes an appearance in the upcoming sports comedy film Happy Gilmore 2, set to stream on Netflix on June 25. The 36-year-old Serbian center previously worked with Sandler in the Netflix film Hustle, starring Juancho Hernangomez. Other acting credits include John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum. Bouncing back in Hollywood action, he joins a long list of cameos in the sequel to the 1996 film, Happy Gilmore.

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"Will he return to the big screen?" Anthony Edwards: "If I create my own movie, like my own show, then yeah, but not for nobody else. But I had an awesome time working with one show and Adam Sandler and everybody. Yeah, that was dope. So I had a good time."

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There's no single moment that emphasizes that more than Jackson's viral post on X. He executed a simple back cut and squared his body with the rim to seal his 6-foot-9 defender. As Jackson turned around, what looked like a rocket flew into his hands. "I just literally turn[ed] around and it was in my bread basket," Jackson said. "It was a perfect pocket pass. I had to go up with it." He insists he didn't know how Sandler executed the pass, one that he described as super quick and perfect but "soft." Jackson said he has played basketball his entire life in different states and venues. To this day, there hasn't been a pass that comes close to that one. "It's still the best pass that I've ever received in my life," he said. "And I'm not saying that because it's Adam Sandler."

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ClutchPoints: “[Anthony Edwards'] got the charisma. He’s funny. He’s cool [and] laid-back. He’s confident in his game... By the way, I don’t know anyone who doesn’t love that guy in the league too, right?” — Adam Sandler 🙌 (via kgcertified / IG) pic.twitter.com/CdCXnfScPC

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Ben Golliver: Timberwolves’ Anthony Edwards on how starring in “Hustle” with Adam Sandler changed his life: “People call me Kermit sometimes when they see me. … It was cool, though.” pic.twitter.com/g6ShTRyGvC

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While filming, Thybulle became friendly with Zagar and his assistant Caitlin Kim. When the Sixers played a game in New York City midway through the 2021-22 season, Thybulle texted them. Zagar and Kim, who are based in New York, informed Thybulle that they were “coloring the film” in their studio, and he was free to swing by. Coloring the film? “It’s the contrast, the brightness, the saturation. It’s how the colors appear to you from the scenes that they’ve shot,” Thybulle said. “And you do it in this room that’s like this controlled-light environment where the computers have to be backlit by a specific color of white. And then there’s editing … .”

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Maxey has one line in the movie when he mentions Milwaukee Bucks guard Jrue Holiday, and that was the result of an experimental approach by Sandler. Before the scene was filmed, he asked the players to mention some of the best defenders in the NBA. “I’m all nervous, I’m like, ‘I’m not saying anything.’ And Tyrese is like, ‘I’ll say it,’ ” Thybulle said. “And so then we did a couple more takes where Tyrese would say random names.” Collaboration was important to Sandler. Zagar said that the order of operations was to shoot the scene as scripted and then improvise for multiple takes. “I think one of Adam’s superpowers is his ability to improvise and his belief that anybody is capable of doing that same kind of improvisation that he does,” Zagar said.

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That surprise and how much Sixers involvement there was in the production is shared by some members of the Sixers organization. Bob Steitz is the vice president of operations for the Sixers, which he calls a “catch-all” position. Year-round, he manages both buildings at the team’s training complex in Camden, N.J., and also runs the game-day operations at the Wells Fargo Center, where the Sixers play their home games. Generally, it’s a behind-the-scenes role, but Steitz has other duties too, some of which pop up unexpectedly. And for two hours in September 2021, Steitz acted in the same film as Rivers, poking fun at Sandler’s weight. “The last thing I ever expected,” Steitz said.

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He will host “Throw it Down with Bill Walton” as an alternative game telecast streamed exclusively on select Mondays on NBA League Pass via the new NBA App. Walton will be joined on the broadcast by Jason Benetti, who will handle play-by-play duties. Walton and Benetti plan to have special guests across sports, music, literature, and business on their broadcasts. The first guests scheduled to join Walton and Benetti on the air are Julius Erving, Phil Knight, and Adam Sandler.

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That special praise is reserved for the only acting coach he’s ever had, Noelle Gentile, who would claim to know nothing about professional sports, barely stands five-feet tall, and had never met an NBA player before developing a deep and lasting bond with Hernangomez while filming the Adam Sandler movie Hustle.

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Juancho Hernangomez, a Toronto Raptors forward who stared in Adam Sandler's 'Hustle' as an aspiring NBA player, scored 27 points for his native Spain, while his brother, Willy, a New Orleans Pelicans center, earned MVP honors. 'Bo Cruz!' Sandler wrote in a congratulatory tweet, referencing Juancho's character name from the movie. 'Getting it done. Love you Juancho. And Willie (sic)! Congrats to the whole Spanish team.'

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Adam Sandler: Bo Cruz! Getting it done. Love you Juancho. And Willie! Congrats to the whole Spanish team.

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It is no secret that comedian Adam Sandler loves basketball. His newest film, Hustle, which is now streaming on Netflix, is his longest love letter to the sport yet. The film is produced by Sandler’s Happy Madison Production in tandem with LeBron James’ The SpringHill Company. It is about a basketballscout who discovers a once-in-a-lifetime player with “a rocky past” (played by Juancho Hernangomez) and the path he takes to the NBA.

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