
Sweetwater
The man who changed the game.
Dramabased on true storybasketballnational basketball association (nba)1950sinspirationalhopefulsincere
An inspirational true-story drama about a pioneering African American basketball player, told through intimate reflection and framed by hope and personal resilience.
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.
Essence
Ensemble

Everett Osborne
Nathaniel 'Sweetwater' Clifton

Cary Elwes
Ned Irish

Jeremy Piven
Joe Lapchick

Eric Roberts
Judd

Jim Caviezel
Sports Writer

Richard Dreyfuss
Maurice Podoloff

Kevin Pollak
Abe Saperstein

Mike Starr
Eddie Gottlieb

Jim Meskimen
Miles Slocum

Jason Sklar
Donnie Grossman

Emmaline
Jeanne Staples

Ashani Roberts
Sweetwater's Mother
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