It was such a pleasure to see a minority movie not about sex, drugs, shootings, violence and other mayhem. This film must serve as a wake-up call to minorities and others that the day of excuses for minority failures has ended and that hard work, perseverance and the setting of goals, one may very well achieve the desired effects.
Such was the case of Wanda Durant, an abandoned wife raising two boys, who with the guidance of her mother, kept those boys out of trouble and led a life which has led to success.
Of course, we saw problems of Wanda, sometimes uncertain of herself, a selfish husband and the tragic death of the coach, but we also saw what perseverance even in the face of hardship may accomplish.
Certainly, this is a worthwhile film.
The Real MVP: The Wanda Durant Story
2016
Action / Biography / Drama / Sport
The Real MVP: The Wanda Durant Story
2016
Action / Biography / Drama / Sport
Keywords: biographysportsbasketballnba
Plot summary
The inspiring true story of NBA great Kevin Durant's mother Wanda and her dedication to raise one of the greatest basketball players in the world.
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Where to Begin...Well It's 2021 and SHE'S the REAL MVP!
You cannot make this up.
Just cannot. IT's about woman good, man bad. THe dad is kind of the bad guy because you know he pays the money, tries his best to show up to games after the divorce, but she has to cook the meals and "suffers."
I summed up the movie above. It's another Hollyweird pro feminist dribble, full of victim hood and men should thank women.
A TV Movie Inspired By Kevin Durant's MVP Speech
Cassandra Freeman stars in this Lifetime TV movie about the mother of NBA superstar Kevin Durant entitled "The Real MVP: The Wanda Durant Story".This was inspired by the speech given by Kevin Durant when he received the NBA Most Valuable Award back in 2014 when he gave credit to his mother by stating that she is indeed the real MVP for being a great single mother for all the hard work she did in raising him.
Wanda Durant is Kevin's mother.He's got two kids - Tony and Kevin.She was abandoned by her husband Wayne that led her to become the single mother of the two kids.She had to raise them and she also has to work two jobs as hairdresser and night shift employee at the US Post Office to provide for the family.She introduced both Tony and Kevin into basketball at a young age to keep them busy and avoid bad influence during her time working.This led Kevin into having NBA talent.Her husband reappeared in their life when Kevin started playing in the AAU.But unfortunately,they remained divorced as Wayne had a hard time staying monogamous.Wanda pushed her sons to work harder to become great in basketball.This led Kevin into becoming an NBA superstar.In the end,she started pushing single mothers to finish college and to become dedicated mothers.She has shown that mothers who are dedicated can lead to having successful children just like what she did in raising Kevin.
The TV movie can definitely provide great inspiration for women who got married young and for mothers to become dedicated when in comes to raising their children.Despite the fact that the movie's somewhat slowly progresses and it not really engaging,the themes it tries to touch such are motherhood,hard work and humility after achieving success would definitely touch the viewer.Finally,one would really appreciate the way Wanda raised Kevin Durant that is why the latter has shown great character that is not common among NBA superstars.