For the second time in a few weeks, a movie with an explicit scene of ... couple in the unexpectedly absorbing and attractive Love and Basketball are not children, but teenagers: youngsters ...

And despite the exhibition’s title, Johnson, a longtime teacher and basketball fan, says the work (on view at the Museum of the African Diaspora from Feb. 5–Mar. 2) was inspired by movies — and none ...

and she’s a star junior point guard on the women’s basketball team. “I saw them out on the court, and I said, ‘Hey, this is not … “Love & Basketball.” We don’t have time for this,’” said Pitino, the ...

Love And Basketball is an endearing if soapy drama ... Despite a certain naivety, the movie is likeable because of its affection for its characters and a refreshingly sane set of values.