Lenny Cooke
- Released on
- Runtime
- 88 mins
In 2001, Lenny Cooke was the most hyped high school basketball player in the country, ranked above future greats LeBron James, Amar’e Stoudemire, and Carmelo Anthony. A decade later, Lenny has never played a minute in the NBA. In this quintessentially American documentary, filmmaking brothers Joshua and Benny Safdie track the unfulfilled destiny of a man for whom superstardom was only just out of reach.
In 2001, Lenny Cooke was the most hyped high school basketball player in the country, ranked above future greats LeBron James, Amar’e Stoudemire, and Carmelo Anthony. A decade later, Lenny has never played a minute in the NBA. In this quintessentially American documentary, filmmaking brothers Joshua and Benny Safdie track the unfulfilled destiny of a man for whom superstardom was only just out of reach.
Cast
- Lenny Cooke
- Carmelo Anthony
- Joakim Noah
- Harvey Araton
- Damany Eastman
- Sonny Vaccaro
- Howard Garfinkel
- Jordan Kobe Bryant
- Mike Fratello
- Kobe Bryant
- David Stern
- Kwame Brown
- Tyson Chandler
- Juan Dixon
- Mike Krzyzewski
- Raymond Felton
- Chris Bosh
- Tom Farrey
- Eddy Curry
- Herb Richmond
- Jarrett Jack
- Keri Taylor
- Anahijae Cooke
- Alfreda Hendrix
- Darius Hendrix
- Charles Barkley
Director
- Benny Safdie
- Josh Safdie
Producers
- Adam Shopkorn
