he got game is a 1998 american sports drama film written, produced and directed by spike lee and starring denzel washington. the film revolves around jake shuttlesworth (denzel washington), father of the top-ranked basketball prospect in the country, jesus shuttlesworth (ray allen). jake, in prison for killing his wife, is released on parole for a week by the state's governor to persuade his son to play for the governor's alma mater in exchange for a reduced prison sentence.