Yessss! Showtime has set a summer premiere date for NYC Point Gods, a feature-length documentary on the enduring impact of New York City point guards who honed their craft on the city’s playgrounds and high school gyms in the 1980s and ’90s.The pic from Showtime Documentary Films and Kevin Durant and Rich Kleiman’s Boardroom tips off at 9 p.m.
Friday, July 29, on the premium cable net.NYC Point Gods features a who’s who of point guard deities: Kenny Anderson, Mark Jackson, Stephon Marbury, Kenny Smith, Rod Strickland, Dwayne “Pearl” Washington, Rafer Alston and God Shammgod.
They brought theatrics, dizzying ball control, stylish misdirection and a shake-and-bake game from the asphalt to the city’s hallowed high school gyms and to the NBA, orchestrating successful offenses at every level.The pic features extensive interviews and rare footage of the point guards, plus prominent New York voices including Stephen A.
Smith, Cam’ron, Fat Joe and college coaches Lou Carnesecca, Jim Boeheim and Rick Pitino.Said Durant, a two-time NBA champion and the league’s 2014 MVP, “Everyone knows an NYC point guard when they see them, and the point gods of this film were instrumental in changing the game for everyone.”Here’s the official logline: The gritty blight of New York City in the ’80s revealed a cultural resilience, one that ultimately birthed East Coast hip-hop and inspired a style of play on the basketball court that endures today.
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