Whoopi Goldberg se bo predstavila v vlogi preproste in bistre junakinje, ki s svojo iskrenostjo in srčnostjo osvoji srca ljubiteljev košarke. Voznica limuzine Eddie Franklin je preprosta ženska, ki obožuje košarko. Če je le mogoče, se odpravi na tekme svojega najljubšega moštva New York Knicks, o katerih potem na dolgo in široko razpreda. Ko nekega dne v njeni limuzini pristane novi lastnik Knicksov Bill Burgess, mu Eddie postreže z nekaj nasveti, ki se Billu vtisnejo v spomin. Ko jo potem Bill na tekmi zagleda med občinstvom, Eddie po njegovi zaslugi zmaga na tekmovanju za častnega trenerja slovitih Knicksov. Ne mine dolgo, ko se Bill znebi glavnega trenerja in na njegovo mesto postavi Eddie, ki se svoje nove naloge loti zelo resno.
Eddie is a New York limo driver and a fanatical follower of the New York Knicks professional basketball team. The team is struggling with a mediocre record when, in mid-season, "Wild Bill" Burgess, the new owner, as a public relations gimmick, stages an 'honorary coach' contest, which Eddie wins. The fans love it, so "Wild Bill" fires the coach and hires her. She takes the bunch of overpaid prima donnas that make up the team and turns them around. But the owner hopes to move the team, now the darling of the New York fans, to St. Louis. He may OWN the team, but it BELONGS to the city and the fans!