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Eight men from the streets of Cape Town band together to fight for their place in society through a fast-paced game of street soccer.

Another young boy with 'hoop dreams' finds an old pair of Michael Jordan's sneakers and can suddenly play ball like the greatest player in the world.

Clifton Lyons is a professional basketball player with a troubled past who spent most of his childhood in juvenile detention. When he is set up and betrayed by his best friend to publicly humiliate his boss, he loses everything and he's pushed to rethink his whole life. Returning to his childhood home, Clifton hopes he has, at last, found a refuge. But, his inner and outer demons soon find him as his former boss' ruthless obsession begins to destroy all he cares about and his friend's betrayal forces him to relive a darker truth behind his troubled past. He will be challenged to overcome his fears and transcend his desires to manifest a better life.

Rucker Park in Harlem, New York, is the birthplace of street basketball.

Largely composed of immigrants and first-generation Canadians from Vancouver’s suburbs, The Notic underground basketball collective overcame all odds to achieve global fame 20 years ago. In defiance of their high school coaches’ casual racism and desire for oppressive conformity, this gregarious group discovered self-expression through streetball’s loose structure and aversion to rules. Bursting onto the scene at the NBA-sponsored Hoop It Up tournament near Science World, the group unleashed a devastating arsenal of bravura tricks and moves. DIY VHS highlights of their showstopping exploits would soon be collected on their first "mixtape". With copies finding their way to every corner of the globe, it was anointed "the bible of streetball".

Defining street basketball as America's new favorite pastime, it is a story driven by passion, faith, and achieving goals. A story capturing the poetic nature of street basketball, highlighting the struggles endured on and off the court by the purest of athletes. Constantly searching for sanity in the midst of alcoholism, racism, and drugs, John Hogan and Jacob Whitmore, two junior college basketball players, find release and therapy while competing at one of the most competitive and poetic street courts in the U.S. Both men must spend an entire summer helping one another overcome their adversities. Their dedication and love for the game of basketball transcends from the playground courts into each of their dysfunctional households where the two boys play the constant role of the father figure. Together, the two boys paint a sad and delightful portrait with their innocence, concerns, and faith in the unknown.

In this knowing behind-the-scenes program, streetball legend Headache explains and demonstrates a variety of impressive techniques and moves, while he and NBA All-Star Baron Davis talk about their lives, as well as the nature of the sport. Rap superstar The Game is interviewed, and provides two exclusive new tracks ("King of the Blacktop" and "Win or Lose"). In addition, viewers are treated to some rare and dramatic footage from Headache's famous West Coast Showdown.

Inspired by New York City streetball, influential brand AND1 turned local legends on the court into international icons. So why did it come to an end?

Two street basketball hustlers try to con each other, then team up for a bigger score.

Uncle Drew recruits a squad of older basketball players to return to the court to compete in a tournament.

Seemingly opposite street hoopers, Jeremy, an injury prone former star, and Kamal, a has-been prodigy, team up to take one final shot at living out their dreams.

Stuck in the suburbs of Helsinki, 20-year-old Markus plans on moving to New York, his sights set on pursuing streetball fame. With little money behind him, he turns to the local loan shark - and when he discovers that Markus has no plans to repay him, things take a turn for the worse.

Russia's most skilled streetball players unleash a whole arsenal of unique tricks, incredible dunks, and defenders-destroying dribbling moves. Spotlighting the burgeoning streetball culture of the largest country in the World, documents first streetball challenges and tournaments including performances from the biggest names in hip-hop industry.

Russia's most skilled streetball players unleash a whole arsenal of unique tricks, incredible dunks, and defenders-destroying dribbling moves. Spotlighting the burgeoning streetball culture of the largest country in the World, documents first streetball challenges and tournaments including performances from the biggest names in hip-hop industry.

Documentary on the pickup basketball community surrounding Albany's Washington Park aka the Graveyard.

This documentary highlights the 2002 AND1 Mixtape Tour, a touring team of street basketball players.