20 Years of ‘Love & Basketball’ Gave Us a Blueprint for Female Success

The iconic film turned the Hollywood damsel in distress trope on its head

Photo: 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks

I didn’t play team basketball when I was growing up, but not because I didn’t try. I snuck out the house and secretly hooped because my mom, just like Monica’s mom in Love & Basketball, wasn’t too keen on me playing sports…