Sanaa Lathan recently attended a Los Angeles Sparks home game, and the Love and Basketball storyline jokes immediately started flying.
In case you’ve never seen the classic movie Love and Basketball — what are you doing with your life if you haven’t? — Sanaa played a character, Monica Wright, who made a career out of hooping. She eventually marries her long-time love, Quincy McCall, and has a child. The movie ends with a scene of Monica playing for the local WNBA team — the Los Angeles Sparks — and Quincy cheering for her while holding their daughter.
Fast-forward several years, and Sanaa Lathan fantastically (and perhaps intentionally) added to the movie’s storyline by sitting courtside at a Liberty-Sparks matchup with its director, Gina Prince-Bythewood.
It's a whole lotta Love & Basketball in LA 🤩
Actress Sanaa Lathan sits courtside as the Los Angeles Sparks take on the #1 seed New York Liberty! pic.twitter.com/Ysn4hCIC5d
— WNBA (@WNBA) August 16, 2024
Love & Basketball (2024) pic.twitter.com/ZbqzXrmpY8
— Los Angeles Sparks (@LASparks) August 16, 2024
Of course, fans had a ball with the footage of Sanaa chilling in L.A. and dropped a ton of wonderful Love and Basketball-themed jokes.
Monica sitting courtside cheering her team 20yrs later after a great career!!! https://t.co/FxkOnKMfPQ
— Chef in Tech (@MrFnMurray) August 16, 2024
Look at Monica…😍😍😍😍 https://t.co/dyG66hax9c pic.twitter.com/HW0Ki2Txkt
— Johnny Wishbone (@MrRockinWTB) August 16, 2024
So dope to see Sparks legend Monica Wright support her squad! https://t.co/G71U4VTWPR
— Mýa Melody (@MyaMelody7) August 16, 2024
Why they didn’t invite Quincy? @omarepps 💡Love and Basketball 2 and Juju Watkins is their daughter now playing at USC @GPBmadeit 🎬
— Sir Duke (@CoachSDuke) August 16, 2024
Monica Wright McCall would’ve never let us lose by 40 😭 https://t.co/r3A7FSO8Bq
— B. Collims (@yourRHOleModel) August 16, 2024
The Sparks really got 35 pieced with Monica Wright-McCall sitting court side? Yikes 🫠! Have some shame lol https://t.co/MJgfsXITEa
— LoLivia Pope (@LoLoByke) August 16, 2024
Smh no respect for their former star player https://t.co/nKKVhFzPcH
— Hi, I’m (@nelldawgie) August 16, 2024
“Monica Wright McCall, Former 8X WNBA Allstar, 3X Champion, Leading Scorer”
Fixed it for yall. https://t.co/wqfZezyc5l
— sparks. (@ohheysparks) August 16, 2024
Feature image courtesy of the WNBA and ESPN.
