Corey Hawkins Got Emotional While Sharing Experience Of Showing His Father The Color Purple: ‘I Was Watching Him Be Healed By This Story’ Voices By Sarah El-Mahmoud published 27 December 2023 ...

His father, Hersey, played 13 NBA seasons and made possible Corey's memories of being around Gary Payton, Detlef Schrempf and Shawn Kemp in Seattle, and Baron Davis, Dell Curry and Alonzo Mourning ...

After transferring from Arizona State, Corey Hawkins finished his college career playing at UC-Davis for Jim Les, his father’s former teammate. No, this is not father-son on the level of the Currys.

Hawkins, who plays Mister’s son, Harpo, relayed that he believes his character “sees the capacity to love” in his father. “That’s what’s heartbreaking,” Hawkins explained.