Factual error: When the team goes to the game to watch the Cubs and Sammi Sosa, Conner evidently drives 4 hours to the east. The ballpark shown in the movie is Tiger Stadium in Detroit.
Hardball (2001)
Ending / spoiler
Directed by: Brian Robbins
Starring: Keanu Reeves, Diane Lane, John Hawkes, Bryan Hearne
Connor wins his bet on the basketball game and pays all his debts. G Baby gets shot and dies. The kekambas win the championships. Connor hooks up with Miss Wilkes, stops gambling and gets a job at the school.
Ghetto Angel
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Elizabeth Wilkes: So you work for Smith and Stevens Securities?
Conor O'Neill: Yes.
Elizabeth Wilkes: What deal did you blow?
Conor O'Neill: What?
Elizabeth Wilkes: Well, I'm sure you're not coaching this team by choice.