‘The Real MVP’: Lifetime Movie Tells Wanda Durant’s True Story Based On Pro Ball Player Kevin Durant
The Real MVP: The Wanda Durant Story is a stirring new inspirational movie that will debut on the Lifetime Channel this weekend. Executive produced by Queen Latifah, Lifetime’s The Real MVP follows the life of a single mother who struggles and sacrifices for one goal: to raise successful black boys who will go on to be respectable and successful black men. The movie will also detail her son’s rise to fame as a professional basketball player and the moving MVP speech that touched the hearts of the nation. Wanda Durant’s son is Oklahoma City Thunder basketball player Kevin Durant.
The Real MVP: The Wanda Durant Story is directed by Nelson George and written by Yolanda Lawrence and Ligiah Villalobos. It stars Daniel Bellomy as Kevin Durant, Cassandra Freeman as Wanda Durant, Romuald Hivert as Joel, Nathan Mitchell as Reggie, Tracie Thoms as Demetria, and Pauletta Washington as Barbara.
The Real MVP: The Wanda Durant Story Lifetime Movie: Our Synopsis
After a single mother is left to raise two sons, she does everything possible to make sure they have a good and stable life. Drawing upon the strength of her own mother, Wanda Durant realizes that loving the boys won’t be enough. She’ll also need to discipline them consistently and keep them in a safe environment while making sacrifices of her own along the way.
It isn’t easy for this young mother to put food on the table, but through her constant prayers, she is always able to make a way. Soon, she begins to see the fruits of her labor, as her children shape up to be hard workers who are driven to succeed. One of her sons, Kevin, has become a basketball fanatic, prompting Wanda to push him to go after what he wants by making him run up hills and go to the gym. Before long, both Tony and Kevin have developed a work ethic that is hard to beat. It pays off after Wanda’s son, Tony, receives several basketball scholarships and eventually graduates from college. Meanwhile, Kevin is launched into the career of a lifetime as a professional NBA basketball player with Oklahoma City Thunder, allowing him the chance to give back to his mother. Wanda Durant is surprised when Kevin delivers a heartwarming speech dedicated to her after he is given the NBA Most Valuable Player Award.
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The Real MVP: The Wanda Durant Story is a Lifetime movie that will connect with the audience immediately. It is the perfect movie for mothers and one that will inspire and encourage single mothers to never give up. In an interview with Eunique Jones Gibson, creator of Because of them We Can, the real Wanda Durant offers some advice to single moms on raising successful sons.
- Always remember that the parent is the authority.
- Be consistent in your love and discipline.
- Let them know that they are worthy.
Kevin Durant’s father left them when he was just a toddler but reconnected with his son when Kevin was about 13-years-old. His father, Wayne Pratt, made the following statement about why he left, according to the Washington Post.
“I felt like I was immature, selfish, I was young. I didn’t know what I was getting myself into. But my sons helped me realize how important it was to be in their lives by always wanting me to be around.”
Kevin Durant's mom is getting her own Lifetime movie called, "The Real MVP": https://t.co/JTMl8vEP7h pic.twitter.com/OQ3ox2zprb
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The 2016 movie is produced by A+E Studios with Flavor Unit, Queen Latifah, Shakim Compere, Wanda Pratt, and Shelby Stone as executive producers. Don’t miss the world premiere of The Real MVP: The Wanda Durant Story this Saturday, May 7, at 8/7 p.m. central on Lifetime.
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