A basketball player's father must try to convince him to go to a college so he can get a shorter prison sentence.
He Got Game is a 1998 American sports drama film written, produced and directed by Spike Lee and starring Denzel Washington and Ray Allen. The film revolves around Jake Shuttlesworth, father of the top-ranked basketball prospect in the country, Jesus Shuttlesworth. Jake, in prison for killing his wife, is released on parole for a week by the state's governor to persuade his son to play for the governor's alma mater in exchange for a reduced prison sentence. The film marked the third collaboration for Lee and Washington, succeeding Mo' Better Blues (1990) and Malcolm X (1992).
