Sweetwater (2023)
In 1990 Chicago, a taxi driver recounts to his passenger, a sportswriter, his life story. He reveals himself to be Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton, one of the first African Americans to play in the NBA.
Top billed cast
Everett OsborneNathaniel "Sweetwater" Clifton
Cary ElwesNed Irish
Jeremy PivenJoe Lapchick
Eric RobertsJudd
Jim CaviezelSports Writer
Richard DreyfussMaurice Podoloff
Kevin PollakAbe Saperstein
Mike StarrEddie Gottlieb
Jim MeskimenMiles Slocum
Jason SklarDonnie Grossman
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