Lenny Cooke was the most talked-about high school basketball player in the country in 2001, ahead of future greats LeBron James, Amar'e Stoudemire, and Carmelo Anthony. Lenny has never played in the NBA, even after a decade. In this quintessentially American documentary, filmmaking brothers Joshua and Benny Safdie follow the unfulfilled destiny of a man who was on the verge of becoming a superstar.
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Lenny Cooke was the most talked-about high school basketball player in the country in 2001, ahead of future greats LeBron James, Amar'e Stoudemire, and Carmelo Anthony. Lenny has never played in the NBA, even after a decade. In this quintessentially American documentary, filmmaking brothers Joshua and Benny Safdie follow the unfulfilled destiny of a man who was on the verge of becoming a superstar.
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