Bet You Didn’t Know: Secrets Behind the Making of “Love and Basketball”

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Why did Alfre Woodard take the role?

Since Spike Lee was producing the film and worked with Alfre Woodard in Crooklyn, he was able to convince Woodard to take part in the film. Woodard told Jet magazine: “I loved the way it moved and loved what it was about. I was a jock growing up in Oklahoma, and one of the things I think is wonderful about sports for women, especially young girls is that once you realize your physical strength, your quickness and your ability to reason on the move, nothing that society is saying to you can hold you back.”

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