O'Shea Jackson Jr. to take over for injured Winston Duke on Apple TV+ basketball drama Swagger

Variety

The Kevin Durant-produced youth basketball drama has cast Jackson as a former star player who's now a youth basketball coach after Duke was injured during filming, forcing him to drop out. "As I work toward a full recovery in the coming months, I look forward to joining everyone on future endeavors. Congratulations to O’Shea – I have no doubt that he’ll shine in this role," Duke said in a statement. Jackson said of his casting: "I’m thrilled to be involved with such a profound and impactful project that stands for family, explores the development and growth of today’s youth, involves the game of basketball, and most importantly addresses such key social issues which are tackled throughout the series."