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Los Angeles Lakers icon and four-time NBA champion LeBron James is the co-founder of a production house, ‘SpringHill Company’ along with Maverick Carter. Recently, Adam Sandler, the leading actor in a film produced under SpringHill’s banner, achieved another accolade for his outstanding work in the film. In light of this, the 18x All-Star celebrated the $440 million worth actor in a recent tribute.

SpringHill Company has produced quite a lot of noted movies, documentary films, and television series. Sandler starred in the movie ‘Hustle’ produced under James’ company’s banner in 2022. Since its release on Netflix, the film has done tremendously well and has received lots of appreciation from fans.

LeBron James congratulated Adam Sandler on his nomination

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James is no doubt a social media stalwart. The fans could see the 18x All-Star sharing posts multiple times a day on his Instagram handle. Likewise, the 38-year-old recently shared a plethora of posts on his stories. In one of those slides, the four-time champion congratulated Sandler on his nomination for the Screen Actors Guild Award 2023. The veteran actor was nominated in the category of ‘Outstanding performance by a male actor in a leading role’.

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The four-time champion shared ta post by Carter on his Instagram account. Carter congratulated the 56-year-old actor on his remarkable achievement. He captioned the post, “Incredibly proud and congratulations to @adamsandler on his nomination for his amazing performance in #Hustle(emojis)”

 

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The fans would have to wait a little more to know if he could win his first-ever Screen Actors Guild Award. The 29th Screen Actors Guild award will take place in Fairmont Century Plaza, Los Angeles on February 26. Apart from that, the fans could also keep their eyes on Netflix’s YouTube Channel as the live stream would be starting from 8 pm ET on February 26th.

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The film ‘Hustle’ directed by Jeremiah Zagar is one of the best films of recent times. Apart from Sandler, it also features the Toronto Raptors forward, Juancho Hernangomez, and many other notable artists. The story revolves around a basketball scout who discovers a raw basketball talent and tries to prepare him for the NBA draft. The film upon its release received positive feedback from the fans and was a massive streaming hit for Netflix.

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