Juancho Hernangómez, a real-life NBA player, portrays the fictional character Bo Cruz in the movie Hustle, marking his first acting role. Several NBA stars, including Shaquille O'Neal and Dirk Nowitzki, make appearances in the movie, blurring the lines between fiction and reality. The Hernangómez family has a rich basketball background, with Juancho's older brother, Willy, also playing in the NBA, and his parents and sister having basketball careers as well. They played a role in convincing Juancho to take on the role of Bo Cruz in Hustle.

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...