Lisa Leslie, WNBA MVP and Olympic Gold medalist, talks about her role in the new film 'Uncle Drew' and what it was like to star alongside Kyrie Irving, Chris Webber, Shaq and numerous other comedy and basketball greats. Leslie also weighs in on the NFL kneeling controversy.
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