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Full Court: The Spencer Haywood Story

(Full Court: The Spencer Haywood Story)
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Original Title : Full Court: The Spencer Haywood Story
Time : 90 Min
Genre : Documentary
Project Type : Movie
Year of release : 2016
Director : Martin Spirit
Writer : Kim Clemmons, Paul Ellison
Producer : Kim Clemons
Project State : completed
Origin Country/Region : United States
Original Language : English
About : Narrated by Public Enemy's Chuck D, the documentary traverses Haywood's life from his humble beginnings in Mississippi raised by a single mother to his induction into the NBA Hall of Fame. Basketball provided him a way out and in foregoing...See moreNarrated by Public Enemy's Chuck D, the documentary traverses Haywood's life from his humble beginnings in Mississippi raised by a single mother to his induction into the NBA Hall of Fame. Basketball provided him a way out and in foregoing college to play hoops, he irrevocably changed the rules of how the game was played from the very top echelons of the NBA. As a 20-year old former Olympian, Haywood sue the NBA for the right to turn pro without finishing college. The case went to the Supreme Court and in 1971, the Court's decided in favor of Haywood. Subsequently, the decision abolished the NBA's mandatory draft eligibility requirement of four years of college. The ruling paved the way for today's NBA's superstars like Kobe Bryant, LeBron James and Kevin Garnett to bypass college and play in NBA teams right out of high school. See less Read more: Plot summary

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