Director and co-stars of the two-character play say you don't have to know the sport, or the play's titular hoops superstar LeBron James, to appreciate the story
Maybe it takes a Clevelander, as playwright Rajiv Joseph is, to express in art what it meant when the hometown basketball Cavaliers won the NBA championship in 2016, the city’s first major sports championship in more than 50 years. Maybe it also takes a Clevelander to know how much Akron, Ohio-born LeBron James meant and still means to so many people, of all colors.
“Sports have this amazing way of breaking down barriers between people. It’s the ultimate ice-breaker.” Said Echebiri, who admittedly will take the MJ side in the Michael Jordan vs. LeBron James debate: “What it comes down to is everyone wants to belong, to feel like they’re part of a bigger tribe. When it comes to sports, you have this common object of worship, of admiration, of identity. You form your identity within that whole sport or team. A lot of that comes from belonging.
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