The Bo Cruz NBA story is at the center of Hustle, as he’s a talented international basketball prospect, but was the actor who played Cruz an NBA player? Netflix’s 2022 original movie stars Adam Sandler as a scout for the Philadelphia 76ers named Stanley Sugerman. While Adam Sandler is a big audience pull as the Hustle main character, Stanley’s story completely revolves around the discovery of Bo Cruz and the difficult journey of trying to get him drafted by an NBA team. Even though Hustle is not based on a true story, the movie blurs the lines between what is fiction and what is true thanks to its cast.
