'Lenny Cooke' film is cautionary tale of squandered sports talent

By Larry Fine NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lenny Cooke, a New York City basketball legend who was ranked the No. 1 high school player in America in 2000 ahead of LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony, accepted a $350,000 jackpot from a sports agent and had the time of his life. But life in the fast lane quickly disappeared as he went from top basketball prospect tantalizingly close to NBA millions to a hardcourt outsider struggling to make a living. His story is chronicled in "Lenny Cooke," the debut feature documentary by brothers Josh and Benny Safdie ("The Black Balloon") that opened in selected U.S. ...



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