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MOCO: Everett Osborne

Le Batard & Friends Network

Dan Le Batard

Sports

4.98.3K Ratings

🗓️ 7 April 2023

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

Renee goes one on one with Everett Osborne. In the movie, "Sweetwater," Everett plays Nathaniel "Sweetwater" Clifton, who was the first African-American player to sign a contract in the NBA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

When you see me go between the legs lay up that was just through the pickup just competing

0:04.4

So you was really out there giving a bucket says what she was me like I go back to before the golden rules

0:30.0

I love a good crossover and this conversation whenever Osborne has exactly that

0:39.6

Ever started out playing basketball but he also was in theater some but he made it to the highest level of sports

0:45.9

Then as the pandemic hit all kinds of things shifted and he had a quick pivot

0:50.5

But this is the thing that I love

0:52.2

Ever at Osborne will now be the lead role in a major motion picture

0:58.6

Releasing only in theaters on April 14th

1:01.2

That's what you call a real pivot he is the epitome of the intersection the crossover entertainment sports

1:07.3

Everything we love here on my gum rean co and I'm gonna have a conversation with him all about it

1:13.5

What was it like on set what was everything like we're gonna talk about it. Let's go

1:19.8

We're here with Everett Osborne the lead okay

1:24.1

I like to say that when we talk to folks the lead playing

1:27.7

Sweet water Clifton now. I'm a hooper. So you guys should know that this is like

1:33.9

Do you know your part of basketball history royalty making this film?

1:37.7

I'm just do you know what film you just made?

1:40.7

Yeah, I know it's crazy. I mean to play a lead role of a player that honestly

1:45.7

I didn't know anything about and I think some fans and even athletes

1:49.5

Don't know who the first African American was a sign NBA contract and break the barrier and change the way the game was played forever

1:56.4

So it's a huge honor to be honest. Yeah, definitely and you talked about it the first black player to land the NBA contract

2:03.8

We know Earl Lloyd was the first player to actually play in the NBA now

2:07.6

I got to watch sweet water a little bit early before it hits theaters

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