Looking for the perfect blend of When Harry Met Sally and Hoop Dreams? Then Love & Basketball is a slam dunk.Writer-director Gina Prince-Bythewood first came up with the idea for the 2000 hit before the WNBA was founded in 1996.
Following Monica (Sanaa Lathan) through four quarters of her life, Prince-Bythewood expertly combines vastly different genres — sports, drama and romance — in a heartbreaking, semi-autobiographical love story that made a major impact.Monica and her neighbor Quincy (Omar Epps) both dreamt of being professional athletes since they met at 11 years old.
When they played their first pick-up game together as kids, Quincy couldn’t believe that a girl could have such good game. As they grew up, Quincy tried to help Monica
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