Ray is a high-powered agent who struggles to keep his head above water during an NBA roadblock. One of his greatest players comes first, Erick Scott, and he just wants to make a name for himself. Ray’s corporate credit card is declined.
After finding out that his spending accounts and even his salary were frozen, Ray puts a plan in motion.
The script for “High Flying Bird” is clearly sharp, clearly resulting from deep research into the problems and concerns that define the modern athlete, while it is also fun at the same time. Ray and others talk about how white homeowners created a system designed not only to profit but to control, it took a little more in the 70s and 80s than in the Instagram era.