White Men Can’t Jump (1992) Sidney Deane (Wesley Snipes) and Billy Hoyle (Woody Harrelson) are two talented streetballers who make money by hustling other players, with Hoyle taking advantage of the fact that black players assume he can’t play well because he’s white.
He Got Game (1998) Jake Shuttlesworth (Denzel Washington) is serving time in prison for accidentally killing his wife; his son Jesus (Ray Allen) is the nation’s top high school basketball player and is being heavily recruited.
This Sporting Life. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057578/?ref_=vp_back Dialogue. Frank Machin played by Richard Harris asks his landlady played by Rachel Roberts why she won't have him. In a gorgeous Welsh accent, "You're so big and stupid."