In the movie, James and Hart will be brothers. Hart will step out of James' shadow when he gets to attend a fantasy basketball camp.

Sports movies are generally hit-or-miss affairs, but the most interesting aspect of this project is when it was shot.

The film was originally scheduled to be filmed in the summer of 2011 but was pushed back after James' Miami Heat were defeated by the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Finals.

Comments often fly about what players do in the summer, how they work to develop their games and come back better. It wouldn't have gone over well if James were to lose the title and go straight into production for "Ballers."

Production on the film will start in 2014, which works out well for James. He has won two NBA titles now and has some license to spend his summer working on a movie set instead of the gym. That said, James is always posting videos of his progress to the web. And even while filming this film, it wouldn't be surprising if he scheduled scenes around workouts.


NETS BLAME


Jason Kidd has come under fire in the early stages of his second career, taking on more scrutiny than any first-year coach in recent memory.

Some of it has been warranted. Kidd has brought attention to himself by serving a suspension for a DWI, being fined $50,000 for his "hit me" antics and re-assigning assistant Lawrence Frank.

A lot of the basketball problems for the Nets, however, stem from the litany of injuries on the roster and Kidd learning on the job, at least that's how former coach Stan Van Gundy sees it (via ProBasketballTalk).

“I don’t think this is on Jason Kidd," Van Gundy said on Armani and Eyton show. "Some people have really taken a lot of what I said about him as being critical of him but it’s not. I think if you look at Mark Jackson or Doc Rivers when he started, guys who have not been assistant coaches before they got their NBA head jobs, what they had was situations where at least in their first year the expectations weren’t that high. So you had the freedom to make some mistakes, sorta out of the scrutiny, at least the national scrutiny, of everybody.

“Jason Kidd entered a job with very high expectations, for a guy who never coached I think that’s really, really difficult. He may grow into a very, very fine coach — but no one is a great coach when they first start. I’m sure Doc Rivers would tell you in all honesty that he is a far better coach now than he was when he first started. Not to say he wasn’t good when he started but you get a lot better over time. Jason Kidd was expected to be great.”

And those expectations are unfair to some extent, especially when one considers the fact that Kidd transitioned from being a veteran guard to coaching veterans over the course of a summer.

Now, as I said above, he has certainly fanned the fire. The scrutiny would have been there regardless because of the Nets stars and the size of their contracts, but the jokes and ridicule was brought on by Kidd.


KORVER'S RECORD


Kyle Korver was just ready to get out of the house and return to what he does best — shoot 3-pointers.

Missing four games with a rib injury caused Korver to delay his quest of tying the NBA record for consecutive games with a 3.

"I'm glad it's done," he said. "It was a long period of time. I think the happiest person was probably my wife. I was just not fun to be around the last five days at the house."

Korver scored a season-high 23 points and tied the NBA record for consecutive games with a 3-pointer in the Atlanta Hawks' 107-97 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night.

Korver tied Dana Barros' 18-year-old record by hitting a 3-pointer in his 89th straight game. Barros set the mark during stints with Philadelphia and Boston from Dec. 23, 1994, to Jan. 10, 1996.

Korver began his streak last season in Atlanta's second game — a win at Oklahoma City. On Wednesday, he made his first attempt in the first minute and finished 6 for 9 beyond the arc.

"The first play of the game, Korver got a 3, and that was indicative of our defense all night," Clippers coach Doc Rivers said. "We had chances to get back in the game."

For Korver, Atlanta's next game — Friday at home against Cleveland — will decide if he passes Barros and takes the top spot in the NBA record book.

"It really is a team streak," Korver said. "I'm not out there creating those shots. I don't want to make a speech, but there are a lot of people to thank."

Contributors: DeAntae Prince, The Associated Press

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