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Blue Chips (1994)
With an abundance of appearances from real-life basketball players and coaches, Blue Chips tells the story of a desperate college basketball coach racked with the pressures of bolstering his win-loss record by stocking his roster with can't-miss prospects. Nick Nolte stars as Pete Bell, who resorts to some illegal methods to attract Neon Boudeaux (Shaquille O'Neal), Butch McRae (Penny Hardaway), and others to his program. His shady practices bring some short-term success but some long-term guilt, and Bell is ultimately forced to confront his moral choices. Besides O'Neal and Hardaway, the movie features appearances by Bob Cousy, Bob Knight, Rick Pitino, Larry Bird, Jerry Tarkanian, and Dick Vitale among others.
With an abundance of appearances from real-life basketball players and coaches, Blue Chips tells the story of a desperate college basketball coach racked with the pressures of bolstering his win-loss record by stocking his roster with can't-miss prospects. Nick Nolte stars as Pete Bell, who resorts to some illegal methods to attract Neon Boudeaux (Shaquille O'Neal), Butch McRae (Penny Hardaway), and others to his program. His shady practices bring some short-term success but some long-term guilt, and Bell is ultimately forced to confront his moral choices. Besides O'Neal and Hardaway, the movie features appearances by Bob Cousy, Bob Knight, Rick Pitino, Larry Bird, Jerry Tarkanian, and Dick Vitale among others.
PeopleShaquille O'Neal
TitlesBlue Chips