who is uncle drew in the movie uncle drew
Kyrie Irving
title: Uncle Drew text: Uncle Drew Uncle Drew is a 2018 American sports comedy film directed by Charles Stone III and written by Jay Longino. It stars Kyrie Irving as the title character from his Pepsi Max advertisements that began airing in 2012, along with former NBA players Shaquille O'Neal, Chris Webber, Reggie Miller, and Nate Robinson, as well as former WNBA player Lisa Leslie. Lil Rel Howery, Erica Ash, J. B. Smoove, Mike Epps, Tiffany Haddish, and Nick Kroll also star. The film was released in the United States by Lionsgate on June 29, 2018 and received mixed reviews from critics, who praised title: Uncle Drew text: not answer. Making cameo appearances as themselves are Sal Masekela, John Calipari, Jon Hammond, Scoop Jackson, Pee Wee Kirkland, Earl Monroe, Chris Mullin, Bill Walton, George Gervin, Steve Nash, David Robinson, Jerry West, Dikembe Mutombo, NeNe Leakes, Rick Barry, Rick Ross, Scott Van Pelt and Ben Nethongkome. On February 16, 2017, PepsiCo announced that they would partner with Temple Hill Entertainment for the production of the film, featuring the character Uncle Drew from the Pepsi Max advertisements. On September 5, 2017, ESPN's "SportsCenter" revealed the cast. Lil Rel Howery stated that Kyrie Irving heard about his trade from the Cleveland title: Uncle Drew text: the performances of the cast, but called the direction and screenplay "formulaic". The film opens with a documentary-style overview of Uncle Drew, a well-remembered basketball legend who was supposed to play in the Rucker Classic. However, due to an unknown conflict, he and his team disappeared. In the present, Dax is the underappreciated coach of the Harlem Money and their star player, Casper Jones. Dax spends lavishly to keep both his girlfriend, Jess, and Casper happy, despite being a clerk at Foot Locker. During practice Mookie, an old rival of Dax's, arrives and taunts him about the upcoming Rucker Classic title: Uncle Drew text: pays off." "Variety"s Peter Debtuge praised the performances of the NBA players and makeup, while saying the film is never that surprising or funny, writing, "While it won't increase your appetite for zero-calorie sugar water one bit (oddly enough, Nike gets far more prominent on-screen placement), this affectionate basketball-themed comedy from sports-savvy director Charles Stone III comes across as an effective feature-length ad for the game itself." Uncle Drew Uncle Drew is a 2018 American sports comedy film directed by Charles Stone III and written by Jay Longino. It stars Kyrie Irving as the title character from his Pepsi Max title: Kyrie Irving text: has also starred as the character in a feature film, "Uncle Drew", which also features former NBA stars, and was released in June 2018. In 2012, Irving appeared on an episode of the Disney XD series "Kickin' It". In June 2017, Irving starred in an episode of the Houzz series My Houzz, in which he surprised his father with a major home renovation. In 2018, Irving guest starred on Family Guy, lending his voice for the season 17 episode "Big Trouble in Little Quahog". Irving enjoys reading and has a journal. He also likes to sing, dance, and play the