Yahoo India Web Search

Sign In

Search results

  1. clutchpoints.com › the-story-of-the-man-who-wasLenny Cooke: The story of the man who was better than LeBron ...

    Jun 18, 2022 · Ahead of Carmelo Anthony, and also ahead of LeBron James was a man called Lenny Cooke, a player who many thought would scale the top end of the NBA, but a player who never made it.

  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Lenny_CookeLenny Cooke - Wikipedia

    Cooke was a highly regarded young basketball player in high school, in the various basketball camps, and the AAU and tournaments. At one point he was considered one of the top recruits in the country, along with rival contemporaries like LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, and Amar'e Stoudemire. [ 7 ]

  3. Videos

    View all

  4. www.nytimes.com › 2012/03/04 › sportsStar-to-Be Who Never Was - The New York Times

    Mar 4, 2012 · Lenny Cooke has yet to discover what or who he is supposed to be since it became obvious years ago that he would not fulfill his once presumed destiny and become an N.B.A. star.

    • Harvey Araton

  5. www.gq.com › story › your-must-watch-hoops-doc-theYour Must-Watch Hoops Doc: The Rise and Fall of Lenny Cooke

    Nov 26, 2013 · That Cooke has ghosts, not demons, is one of the small triumphs that keeps Lenny Cooke from being an ercise in raw tragedy. The backstory of the film is almost as convoluted as Cooke’s saga.

  6. www.thedailybeast.com › the-lebron-james-who-wasntThe LeBron James Who Wasn’t: The Story of Lenny Cooke

    Dec 5, 2013 · Lenny Cooke was supposed to be an NBA superstar. Then LeBron James hit a game-winning shot that ended the high school phenom’s career.

    • Thomas Flynn

  7. lifeandtimes.com › the-story-of-lenny-cooke-getsThe Story of Lenny Cooke Gets Told In New Doc | Life+Times

    Apr 19, 2013 · The film is an epic sports tale of a fallen hero and a coming of age story of a man as he struggles to cope with the realities of life, haunted by an unrealized aspiration. The film premieres at the Tribeca Film Festival this week. Lenny Cooke is over a decade in the making.

  8. People also ask

  9. www.complex.com › angel-diaz › interview-lenny-cookeInterview: Lenny Cooke and the Filmmakers of His ... - Complex

    Dec 6, 2013 · We spoke to Lenny and all parties involved about that fateful ABCDcamp matchup between LeBron and Lenny in 2001, the mistakes he's made, and his plans for the future. Lenny Cooke opened in...