Playas Ball

Playas Ball is a 2003 sports, comedy, drama, and romance movie that was written and directed by Jennifer Harper and produced by Dale Davis. It stars Allen Payne and Elise Neal. The film was released on October 1, 2003 by CodeBlack Entertainment.

Plot

Cedric Tinsley (Allen Payne) is a 27-year-old professional basketball player. He is on the verge of signing a lucrative endorsement contract and proposing to his attractive girlfriend Jill Hamlin (Chelsi Smith) when Tonya Jenkins (Jordana Spiro) accuses him of fathering her son, and declares her intention of suing him for child support. Cedric claims that he has never met Tonya and must fight to preserve his reputation, his relationships, and his career.

Cast

• Allen Payne as Cedric Tinsley, a ball player trying to go from rags to riches
• Elise Neal as Summer Twitty, Cedric's publicist
• Anthony 'Treach' Criss as Ricardo Perez, Summer's boyfriend
• Chelsi Smith as Jill Hamlin, Cedric's girlfriend
• Jordana Spiro as Tonya Jenkins, mother of Cedric's purported child
• Antony C. Hall as Lloyd Harrison, Cedric's best friend
• Tasha Smith as Vonda, Cedric's sister
• Tracey Cherelle Jones as Natasha, Summer's cousin
• MC Lyte as Laquinta, Natasha's best friend
• Gary "G-Thang" Johnson as Hakim, a chef at Cedric's favorite restaurant
• Jackie Long as Georgie, another chef at Cedric's favorite restaurant
• David Brown as Mookie, Cedric's second best friend
• Matthew Hatchette as Nick, Cedric's third best friend
• Pamella D'Pella as Kennedy, the bartender

Cameos

• Judge Joe Brown as himself
• Malik Yoba as himself
• Paula Jai Parker as herself
• Derek Anderson as himself
• Scottie Pippen as himself
• Dale Davis as himself

Release

Home media

Playas Ball was released on February 6, 2007 on DVD.

External links

• Playas Ball at the Internet Movie Database