After draining his life savings to enter a team in the Rucker Classic street ball tournament in Harlem, Dax is dealt a series of setbacks, including losing his team to his longtime rival. Desperate to win the tournament and the cash prize, Dax stumbles upon the man, the myth, the legend Uncle Drew and convinces him to return to the court one more time. The two men embark on a road trip to round up Drew's old basketball squad and prove that a group of septuagenarians can still win the big one.Uncle Drew / Film synopsis

Kyrie Irving It stars Kyrie Irving as the title character from his Pepsi Max advertisements that began airing in 2012, along with former NBA players Shaquille O'Neal, Chris Webber, Reggie Miller, and Nate Robinson, as well as former WNBA player Lisa Leslie.

Uncle Drew loves basketball and learns from past mistakes. Big Fella, Boots, Preacher, and Lights all teach Dax (and one another) about the meaning of the game and the importance of teamwork, forgiveness, and playing with your heart.

“Uncle Drew” may be all of that. It is also the continuation of a corporate marketing campaign for a soda company. An unusual integration of branded content and film, the movie is built around the N.B.A. star Kyrie Irving and is based entirely on a series of Pepsi commercials that went viral beginning in 2012.

The MPAA rated Uncle Drew PG-13 for suggestive material, language and brief nudity.

Barely in film history has there been a movie based on a series of commercials or, in this case, digital shorts. “Uncle Drew” was just a one-off series of short produced by Pepsi that Kyrie Irving turned into his baby.

Kyrie Irving Desperate to win the tournament and the cash prize, Dax stumbles upon the man, the myth, the legend UNCLE DREW (NBA All-Star Kyrie Irving) and convinces him to return to the court one more time.

Betty LouLisa LesliePreacherChris WebberBootsNate RobinsonMookieNick KrollBig FellaShaquille O'NealLightsReggie Miller Uncle Drew/Characters

Uncle Drew, a play off of Irving's middle name of Andrew, was coming.

In the final game coming out of a timeout with mere seconds left on the clock, Uncle Drew (Kyrie Irving) reminds Preacher (Chris Webber) that they have no more timeouts.

The MPAA rated Uncle Drew PG-13 for suggestive material, language and brief nudity.