NBA Star Boban Marjanović Talks ‘Hustle,’ Gets Real About His Career in Film: ‘Acting Is My Second Love’
variety.comCarson Burton The NBA’s favorite nice guy is now dribbling his way into the hearts of movie fans.Boban Marjanović, a center on the Dallas Mavericks, stars in the second film of his career with the new Adam Sandler film “Hustle,” now on Netflix.
The film follows Sandler’s character, a scout for the Philadelphia 76ers, as he discovers and transforms a Spanish player played by Utah Jazz power forward Juancho Hernangomez.
Together, they turn the pick-up game hustler into the next NBA superstar. With numerous cameos from NBA players and personalities including Anthony Edwards and Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki, the film is a haven for basketball fans.“It was like, you already know all these people, but now you see them in a movie,” Marjanović told Variety. “It was so cool.
The movie is incredible, but really what I like the most was all these guys playing there.” Marjanović plays a supporting role in the new film as an unnamed Serbian recruit that catches the eye of Sandler’s character.
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