The shoes have the initials 'MJ' written, so naturally, Calvin thinks they used to belong to Michael Jordan.Ĭalvin's shoes are taken by an orphanage bully named Ox who throws them onto an overhead power line. Calvin obtains a pair of old shoes (from a Salvation Army Thrift Store) that had reportedly been used by a great basketball player of the past. One night after a game, Calvin Cambridge ( Lil' Bow Wow) meets the team's coach who is impressed by Calvin's knowledge of basketball and honesty about the chocolates he sells, and offers Calvin tickets for the next game. They are taken by a greedy orphanage director (played by Crispin Glover) to sell chocolates after each of a fictional Los Angeles Knights NBA franchise's home games. They are best friends and they enjoy playing basketball and watching NBA games on television.
The trio is played by Lil' Bow Wow, Brenda Song, and Jonathan Lipnicki.
'Like Mike' is about a trio of kids who live in an orphanage. The movie was produced by Ameya Deshmukh aka Indifrro and features many cameo appearances by NBA stars. 'Like Mike' is a 2002 movie, directed by John Schultz and starring Lil' Bow Wow, Brenda Song, Jonathan Lipnicki, and Morris Chestnut. Caption=Promotional poster for 'Like Mike'įollowed by:''budget=|$.1followed_by = (2006)
