Ball Don't Lie

{{short description|2008 film directed by Brin Hill}}

{{Use American English|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox film

| name = Ball Don't Lie

| image = Ball Don't Lie FilmPoster.jpeg

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| director = Brin Hill

| producer = Brin Hill
Mark G. Mathis
Brigitte Mueller
Michael Roiff
Jeffrey Smith

| writer = Brin Hill
Matt de la Peña

| starring = Grayson Boucher
Kim Hidalgo
Rosanna Arquette
Emilie de Ravin
Nick Cannon
Ludacris

| music = Tony Morales

| cinematography = Matthew Jensen

| editing = Steven Pilgrim

| studio =

| distributor =

| released = {{Film date|2008|04|25|Tribeca Film Festival}}

| runtime = 102 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English

| budget =

| gross =

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Ball Don't Lie is a 2008 film directed by Brin Hill.{{cite news |url= https://www.indiewire.com/2008/04/tribeca-08-interview-ball-dont-lie-director-brin-hill-72515/ |title="Ball Don't Lie" Director Brin Hill |work=IndieWire |date=April 28, 2008 |accessdate=October 18, 2019}} It is an adaptation of the novel of the same name, written by Matt de la Peña.{{cite news |last=Lamy |first=Nicole |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/05/books/review/engage-young-readers.html |title=Got a Reluctant Reader at Home? |work=The New York Times |date=June 5, 2018 |accessdate=October 18, 2019}} It stars AND1 Mixtape team member Grayson Boucher, a.k.a. The Professor.{{cite news |last=Bleier |first=Evan |url= https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1417017-the-professors-master-class-grayson-boucher-can-teach-on-and-off-the-court |title=Grayson "The Professor" Boucher Teaches on and off the Court |work=Bleacher Report |date=November 21, 2012 |accessdate=October 18, 2019}} The film premiered at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival.{{cite news |last=Clark |first=John |url= https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/lost-emilie-de-ravin-beauty-belle-ball-don-lie-article-1.284144 |title='Lost's' Emilie de Ravin beauty is the belle of 'Ball Don't Lie' |work=New York Daily News |date=April 29, 2008 |accessdate=October 18, 2019}}