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Throughout a career that spans over four decades, star actor and director Denzel Washington has been no stranger to motivational speeches. While some of his most memorable monologues are immortalized in Hollywood classics, his latest foray into stirring words might end up making a difference in this year’s NBA playoffs.
Washington encountered a group of Heat players ahead of Sunday’s 110–86 Game 4 win in Miami’s first-round series against the Hawks, which gave Miami a commanding 3–1 series lead. Their run-in with Washington appears to have occurred by chance, as they seem to be standing in a hotel lobby with the actor’s luggage at his feet. The Heat went on to secure a double-digit lead by halftime and were in control most of the way, and it’s fair to wonder how much of the performance could be credited to the two-time Academy Award winner after he bestowed his wisdom to the group.
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