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Caron Butler got Mark Wahlberg to produce his biopic, hopes Michael B. Jordan plays him

Mark Wahlberg has had his hand in a number of sports series and movies including the “The Fighter," "Ballers," and “Invincible," but now the Hollywood star will use his talents to produce a movie about the life of two-time NBA All-Star Caron Butler.

Wahlberg became enamored with Butler's story after the 14-year NBA veteran released his autobiography "Tuff Juice," which details Butler's journey from a drug-dealing childhood to the NBA. Butler writes that he was a drug dealer by age 11 and arrested 15 times before the age of 15.

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The two were rumored to be creating a movie adaptation of the memoir since September, but just recently Butler agreed to hand over the movie rights to Wahlberg.