Bow Wow, the rapper-turned-actor, wasn't too worried about making the transition to the hard court for "Like Mike."
A basketball fan, the 15-year-old needed less preparation than most when he took the role of Calvin Cambridge, an orphan who stumbles across a pair of old-school high-tops and becomes a basketball star.
"I just had to get adjusted to it, but it's good I could play a little; I'm happy about my balling. Probably saved Fox a lot of money," he said, by not paying for expensive basketball lessons.
"This was my first movie, and the experience was wonderful," Bow Wow, who has dropped the Lil' from his name, told the Philadelphia Inquirer last week. "I had a lot of fun doing it, having the opportunity to work with many actors and NBA stars."