MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- A new, short movie called "Hoops, Hopes & Dreams" has debuted and you know one of its producers. 

Former Milwaukee Bucks star Khris Middleton, now with the Washington Wizards, is listed as a producer of the film that reveals an interesting relationship between civil rights pioneer Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and basketball. 

"I never knew Dr. Martin Luther King was a basketball fan or a basketball player at that.  And just how he used basketball to get people to come out and encourage the protest, come out to his speeches just to gather and get a strong presence," said Middleton

The movie shows how Dr. King used basketball to connect and drive his message of change. 

"Hoops, Hopes and Dreams" is streaming now on Hulu. 

Watch the trailer below: