‘Raymond Lewis: L.A. Legend’ is the Greatest Basketball Player You’ve Never Seen (Movie Review)

Raymond Lewis: L.A. Legend

Rating: 7/10

Directors and Writers: Ryan Polomski and Dean Prator

Style: Documentary

Time: 82 minutes

Trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NzNpikx070

Review by Mike Szymanski

Los Angeles is definitely a city of secrets and after more than three decades here, I’m constantly finding out more about the people and potential stars that came from the city, but never made it as a household name.

For example, it is a shame that not many people ever got to see Raymond Lewis play basketball. Mainly because the people who did see Raymond Lewis play say he was the greatest basketball player they’ve ever seen — ever. He came from humble beginnings in Watts, which previously was only known for riots that broke out in the early 1960s during civil rights unrest that permeated the country.

Partially because of his own arrogance and his own self-worth, Lewis turned down offers for playing pro because he never…