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‘Hardball’ Turns 25: Michael Perkins Almost Passed on the Role That Made Him Kofi Evans, Until His Nana Stepped in | WATCH

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*Michael Perkins wasn’t chasing Hollywood when Hollywood found him. He was a kid on Chicago’s South Side, “just bored just running the same play” at basketball practice at his local YMCA, when his baseball coach walked over with an offer. “Hey, you want to audition for a movie? I got this white guy here looking …

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