It was a big year for high school basketball in 2001, when Lenny Cooke was the most talked about player in the country. He was ranked above future greats like LeBron James and Amar'e Stoudemire. It's been a decade, but still, Lenny hasn't played a minute in the NBA. American filmmakers Joshua and Benny Safdie made this documentary about a man who was just about to become a superstar but didn't.
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It was a big year for high school basketball in 2001, when Lenny Cooke was the most talked about player in the country. He was ranked above future greats like LeBron James and Amar'e Stoudemire. It's been a decade, but still, Lenny hasn't played a minute in the NBA. American filmmakers Joshua and Benny Safdie made this documentary about a man who was just about to become a superstar but didn't.
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