Us star Winston Duke is set to play the lead in Apple's basketball-themed drama series Swagger, which hails from NBA superstar Kevin Durant, the streamer announced Tuesday. Inspired by Durant’s own experiences, Swagger explores the world of youth basketball, and the players, their families and coaches who walk the fine line between dreams and ambition, as well as opportunism and corruption. Duke will play a former star player who finds a second act as a youth basketball coach -- a role he seems well-suited for. I'm just hoping that his character, Ike, is more Charles Barkley …

Us star Winston Duke is set to play the lead in Apple's basketball-themed drama series Swagger, which hails from NBA superstar Kevin Durant, the streamer announced Tuesday. Inspired by Durant’s own experiences, Swagger explores the world of youth basketball, and the players, their families and coaches who walk the fine line between dreams and ambition, as well as opportunism and corruption. Duke will play a former star player who finds a second act as a youth basketball coach -- a role he seems well-suited for. I'm just hoping that his character, Ike, is more Charles Barkley …