Deadline Hollywood reported Wednesday that the defending NBA MVP is set to star in the upcoming basketball comedy Ballers alongside comedian Kevin Hart.
Hart, who co-wrote the film, will “star as a man who lives in the shadow of his NBA superstar brother [James], but gets a chance to prove himself when he and some pals attend a weekend fantasy basketball camp in Miami,” according to Deadline.
The movie’s obvious hook is the disparity in height between its two stars, as the 6-foot-8 James dwarfs Hart, who stands roughly 5-foot-3, by nearly a foot and a half. Any basketball stunts shouldn’t be a problem for the stand-up veteran, though. As he shows annually on NBA All-Star Weekend, Hart has some skills for a little guy.
Brian Grazer and Michael Rosenberg are slated to produce the film, with production expected to begin next summer.
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