O’Shea Jackson Jr. will replace Winston Duke as the star of Apple’s basketball drama “Swagger” from Kevin Durant.
Duke suffered an injury on set that forced him to drop out, an individual with knowledge of the series tells TheWrap. Now Jackson will star as Ike, a youth basketball coach and former star player.
“Thank you to Imagine, CBS and Apple TV for the opportunity to have collaborated on this project,”Duke said. “As I work toward a full recovery in the coming months, I look forward to joining everyone on future endeavors. Congratulations to O’Shea – I have no doubt that he’ll shine in this role.”
“Swagger” is inspired by Durant’s youth basketball experiences, and explores the world of youth basketball, and the players, their families and coaches who walk the fine line between dreams and ambition, and opportunism and corruption.
Duke suffered an injury on set that forced him to drop out, an individual with knowledge of the series tells TheWrap. Now Jackson will star as Ike, a youth basketball coach and former star player.
“Thank you to Imagine, CBS and Apple TV for the opportunity to have collaborated on this project,”Duke said. “As I work toward a full recovery in the coming months, I look forward to joining everyone on future endeavors. Congratulations to O’Shea – I have no doubt that he’ll shine in this role.”
“Swagger” is inspired by Durant’s youth basketball experiences, and explores the world of youth basketball, and the players, their families and coaches who walk the fine line between dreams and ambition, and opportunism and corruption.
- 2/5/2020
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
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