<P> Uncle Drew is a 2018 American sports comedy film directed by Charles Stone III and written by Jay Longino . It stars Kyrie Irving as the title character from his Pepsi Max advertisements that began airing in 2012 , along with former NBA players Shaquille O'Neal , Chris Webber , Reggie Miller , and Nate Robinson , as well as former WNBA player Lisa Leslie ; Lil Rel Howery , Erica Ash , J.B. Smoove , Mike Epps , Tiffany Haddish , and Nick Kroll also star . The film was released in the United States on June 29 , 2018 and received mixed reviews from critics , who praised the performances of the cast but called the direction and screenplay `` formulaic '' . </P>
who are all the basketball players in uncle drew
Shaquille O'Neal Chris Webber Reggie Miller Nate Robinson Lisa Leslie