NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lenny Cooke, a New York City basketball legend who was ranked the No. 1 high school player in America in 2000 ahead of LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony, accepted a $350,000 ...

For their first nonfiction feature, New York-based indie filmmakers Joshua and Benny Safdie (Daddy Longlegs) tell the story of a onetime pro-basketball hopeful who lapsed into obscurity after failing ...

For their first nonfiction feature, New York-based indie filmmakers Joshua and Benny Safdie (Daddy Longlegs) tell the story of a one-time pro-basketball hopeful who lapsed into obscurity after failing ...

Ten minutes into Lenny Cooke, the documentary’s star sits on a couch, watching the 2001 NBA draft with two friends. They debate who is the best player in the NBA: Allen Iverson, Tracy McGrady, or Kobe ...

Once upon a time, people thought Lenny Cooke was a better high-school basketball player than LeBron James. But he never made it to the NBA, and the documentary "Lenny Cooke" tells his story.