No Crossover: The Trial of Allen Iverson
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Documentarysportsmediabasketballracial tensionvirginiaprofessional sportsbrawl1990sactivismprofessional athletecriminal trialstar athlete
A documentary examination of how a high school brawl and subsequent trial fractured a community along lines of race, class, and loyalty.
Director Steve James returns to his home town of Hampton, Virginia to tell the story of how the trial of a young basketball star left a city divided.
Essence
Ensemble
Allen Iverson
Self (archive footage)
Steve James
Self / Narrator (voice)
Bob Barefield
Self - Coached Iverson as a Youth
Butch Harper
Self - Coached Iverson as a Youth
Dennis Kozlowski
Self - Iverson's High School Football Coach
Michael Simmons
Self - Iverson's Friend & Teammate
Jim Spencer
Self - Former Daily Press Columnist
Imogene James
Self - Director's Mother
Marcellus Harris
Self - Pastor & Community Activist
Boo Williams
Self - Iverson's AAU Basketball Coach
Melvin Stephens
Self - Iverson's Friend & Teammate
Jim Ellenson
Self - Melvin Stephens' Lawyer
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