Semi Pro- Spurs connection

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Semi Pro- Spurs connection 

Post#1 » by Magz50 » Thu Feb 28, 2008 8:49 pm

Just read a cool article about that upcoming Semi Pro movie. Apparently the director is a die hard Spurs fan and used alot of his childhood memories rooting for the Spurs as a basis for the movie, including making the Spurs the powerhouse team in the movie. I'm looking forward to wtaching it even more now!
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" He was at Madison Square Garden when the Spurs won their first NBA championship, trekked to Detroit for Game 5 of the 2005 NBA Finals and sat in the stands of the AT&T Center for Game 1 of last season's Western Conference finals. In the climactic scene of "Semi-Pro," the Tropics play
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Post#2 » by Patterns » Thu Feb 28, 2008 10:07 pm

Funny because the actor is a diehard Lakers fan.
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Post#3 » by Blame Rasho » Thu Feb 28, 2008 11:11 pm

Interesting story... I am not really a fan of Farrel's movies, I just wait to see them on HBO but I think I might make the trip to the movies to see it.

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