Daily News | Adam Sandler’s ‘Hustle’ features several characters who resemble Philly sports figures both past and present
♦ Juancho Hernangómez plays Bo Cruz, the phenom who is dominating agrew up in Cameroon
, not Spain, but his life parallels Cruz’s. Embiid didn’t touch a basketball until he was 15 years old. Within three years of that moment, he came to be regarded as the top prospect in the world. He became a multimillionaire when the Sixers drafted him in 2014, and he has become a superstar since. If he ever wins a championship, it’s not outlandish to think his story could be the stuff of a movie, too.
♦ Ben Foster plays Vince Merrick, Rex’s son, and from his wide collars to his bad basketball decisions, from his obnoxious egotism to his nepotistic rise within the organization, Vince is so obviously modeled afterAn early scene inside the Sixers’ executive offices has Vince lobbying to have the team draft a German player, Haas, who will need at least three years to develop.
♦ Heidi Gardner plays Kat Merrick, Rex’s daughter, who is smart, appreciative of Sugerman’s contributions, and has been around the franchise long enough to understand how it ought to be run. It’s too soon to say how— the prospective heir to his father, Jeffrey, as the Eagles’ chairman — might fare in a similar role. But it is to his credit that, like Kat, he apparently is♦ Kenny Smith plays Leon, Sugerman’s best friend and backcourt mate at Temple, now a prominent NBA agent.
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