Adam Sandler’s a Basketball Coach in the New ‘Hustle’ Trailer

Hustle’ marks the first time he’s starring in an entire movie about the subject, and the trailer is now online.

‘Hustle’, directed by Jeremiah Zagar, with a script by Will Fetters and Taylor Materne, is the story of an ambitious basketball scout who takes on a big challenge – one that could boost or shatter his career.

Stanley Sugerman's (Sandler) love for basketball is unparalleled, but the travel weary Philadelphia 76ers scout who has higher ambitions of being a coach remains stuck on the road looking for the next unknown talent.

His search around the world leads him to Spain, when he discovers Bo Cruz (NBA player Queen Latifah), can the underdogs come out on top?

Director Zagar earned healthy reviews for his previous movie, ‘We Are the Animals’ and has been working on short films since then. Writer Fetters has worked on movies such as the Oscar-winning 2018 version of ‘The Longest Week’ and has a new basketball documentary, ‘Nothing But Net’, in the works.

One of the biggest players behind the scenes of this one is Space Jam: A New Legacy’ star is one of the producers on this movie, and we’re certain he’ll have offered his expertise for the basketball scenes.

This is the latest collaboration between Sandler and streaming service Spaceman’, which tells the story of a man raised in the Czech countryside who dreams of becoming the country’s first astronaut.

The likes of Raúl Castillo also star in the film, which arrives on Netflix on June 8th.