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Love & Basketball

2000 film by Gina Prince-Bythewood
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Love & Basketball

Summary

Love & Basketball is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,512 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Love & Basketball received the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay[3].
  • Love & Basketball received the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture[4].
  • Love & Basketball received the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture[5].
  • Love & Basketball received the BET Award for Best Actor & Actress[6].
  • Love & Basketball's instance of is recorded as film[7].
  • Love & Basketball was directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood[8].
  • Gina Prince-Bythewood wrote the screenplay for Love & Basketball[9].
  • Love & Basketball's composer is recorded as Terence Blanchard[10].
  • Love & Basketball's genre is romance film[11].
  • Love & Basketball's genre is drama film[12].
  • Love & Basketball's genre is coming-of-age film[13].
  • Love & Basketball's genre is sport film[14].
  • Love & Basketball's genre is romantic comedy film[15].
  • A cast member of Love & Basketball was Sanaa Lathan[16].
  • A cast member of Love & Basketball was Omar Epps[17].
  • A cast member of Love & Basketball was Dennis Haysbert[18].
  • A cast member of Love & Basketball was Debbi Morgan[19].
  • A cast member of Love & Basketball was Alfre Woodard[20].
  • A cast member of Love & Basketball was Regina Hall[21].
  • A cast member of Love & Basketball was Shar Jackson[22].
  • A cast member of Love & Basketball was Tyra Banks[23].
  • A cast member of Love & Basketball was Harry Lennix[24].
  • A cast member of Love & Basketball was Kyla Pratt[25].
  • A cast member of Love & Basketball was Christine Dunford[26].
  • A cast member of Love & Basketball was Boris Kodjoe[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Love & Basketball was produced by Spike Lee[28]. It was directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood[8]. Gina Prince-Bythewood wrote the screenplay for it[9]. Cast members include Sanaa Lathan[16], Omar Epps[17], Dennis Haysbert[18], Debbi Morgan[19], Alfre Woodard[20], and Regina Hall[21].

Publication

Love & Basketball was published on April 21, 2000[29]. The original language of it was English[30]. Genres include romance film[11], drama film[12], coming-of-age film[13], sport film[14], and romantic comedy film[15]. It was distributed by video on demand[31].

Reception

Awards received include Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay[3], a film award category[32], in United States[33]; NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture[4], a class of award[34], founded in 1970[35]; NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture[5], a class of award[36]; and BET Award for Best Actor & Actress[6], a class of award[37], in United States[38]. Reviews include 84%[39] and 6.8/10[40].

Why It Matters

Love & Basketball ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,512 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

FAQs

What awards did Love & Basketball receive?

Honors received include Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay[3], NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture[4], NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture[5], and BET Award for Best Actor & Actress[6].

Related Entities

Alfre Woodard Dennis Haysbert film Gabrielle Union Los Angeles Netflix Omar Epps Regina Hall Sanaa Lathan Spike Lee Tyra Banks United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  8. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [16] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  12. [18] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [19] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [20] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [21] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [22] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [23] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [24] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [25] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [26] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [27] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [39] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [40] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +2000-04-21T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Gina Prince-Bythewood
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+124'}
    Original language of film or tv show → English
    + 32 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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