Sweetwater

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.

Cast

Everett Osborne

as Nathaniel 'Sweetwater' Clifton

Cary Elwes

as Ned Irish

Jeremy Piven

as Joe Lapchick

Eric Roberts

as Judd

Jim Caviezel

as Sports Writer

Richard Dreyfuss

as Maurice Podoloff

Kevin Pollak

as Abe Saperstein

Mike Starr

as Eddie Gottlieb

Jim Meskimen

as Miles Slocum

Jason Sklar

as Donnie Grossman

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