The Knockturnal had the honor of attending โThe Crossoverโ premiere at the Hollywood Athletic Club. โThe Crossoverโ is the television adaptation of Kwame Alexanderโs novel-in-verse. Alexander won the 2015 John Newbery Medal and a Coretta Scott King author honor for his work, and serves as the executive producer and showrunner for the new series. โThe Crossoverโ follows Josh (Jalyn Hall), nicknamed โFilthyโ, and Jordan Bell (Amir OโNeil) throughout their middle school experience while they figure out how to balance their social life, school, and basketball. The teenagers are coached by their dad (Derek Luke), a former professional basketball player.
