LeBron James is Struggling to Recruit Players to Be in Space Jam 2
Just months before he’s set to start shooting the sequel to “Space Jam,” LeBron James is apparently having trouble getting top NBA players to join him for the project.
ESPN’s Brian Windhorst, a longtime James insider, told Rachel Nichols on Thursday’s “The Jump” that LeBron has been recruiting “top guys” to star in the follow-up to Michael Jordan’s 1996 cult classic, but that he’s been unable to secure their commitments.
LeBron James better call up Coach Callipari soon because he needs to learn how to recruit. And I’m not just talking about the fact that no one wants to be in his movie this off-season. Let’s first start with the fact that his current Lakers roster STINKS.
And I know that when LeBron went out to Los Angeles, he decided that basketball would take a back seat to his Hollywood career. But to embarrassingly miss the playoffs in year 1? Maybe he should worry a little less about Space Jam’s cast and a little more about his own supporting cast.
Never going to happen. No one wants to play with him because he creates too much drama. Regardless, the point of this blog is not how LeBron has single-handedly ruined the once proud Laker franchise. The point of this blog is that no one wants to be in LeBron’s movie that is being filmed this summer. To say this is problematic would be an understatement. Everyone knows that LeBron is chasing the ghost of Michael Jordan. Is he going to win 100% of his Finals appearances? Hell no. Is he even going to get 6 rings? Not a chance. But he does have a chance this summer to replicate one of Michael Jordan’s off the court accomplishments when he makes Space Jam 2. I’m assuming Bugs, Lola, and Daffy are available (even though I wouldn’t be surprised if they didn’t want to play with the diva LeBron), but LeBron still needs to find a cast of NBA players to make the movie work. Michael turned in a pretty solid crew when he starred in the movie back in 1996.
Patrick Ewing, Charles Barkley, Muggsy Bouges were, and continue to be, some pretty big names. Not to mention the fact that Larry Bird, Bill Murray, Jim Rome, Alonzo Mourning, Vlade Divac, Danny Ainge, and even more that I don’t want to keep listing all showed up in the movie at some point. LeBron’s got some pretty big shoes to fill if he doesn’t want this to be a complete bust. At minimum, the Banana Boat crew should be in (plus Chris Bosh – he makes a good Monstar).
But in all reality, the Golden State Warriors current roster would be good to have, too. Having them available could make for a really good story line. But I just can’t see Steph, Klay, KD, Draymond, and Boogie wanting to spend their shortened off-season filming with LeBron. They don’t owe him anything, and in some of their cases, they don’t like him or are competing with his legacy. I’d imagine that the cast is going to be full of people that put up with his shit because they need him for their own legacy. James Jones, JR Smith, and Tyronn Lue should be givens. I could see Channing Frye, Richard Jefferson, and Kevin Love helping out, too. But none of those guys move the needle. And they might not even do it! The only player that has actually come out and said they’re interested is Nick Young.
Yikes. Space Jam 2 has a chance to be a bigger bust than the 2018-2019 Lakers.