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The Last Buzzer follows Denis Carter, a disgraced former basketball star returning to his dying hometown eight years after a drunk driving accident that killed his girlfriend Elena and left a local father paralyzed. Haunted by guilt and suffering from CTE-induced symptoms, Denis finds refuge at the abandoned court where he once ruled as state champion, now marked with "MURDERER" in fresh red paint across his old banner.
There he meets Micah, a foul-mouthed orphan with a lethal jump shot and bruises he won't explain. As Denis reluctantly coaches the kid and his ragtag group of foster system teammates, they uncover a developer's plan to demolish their court. The ensuing streetball tournament to save it forces Denis to confront his past-including Elena's grieving sister, the paralyzed man who curses his name, and the shocking truth about who was really driving that fatal night.
With his health deteriorating and the town's hatred closing in, Denis must choose between disappearing again or making his final days count. Through brutal games played on cracked asphalt, he teaches Micah everything he knows-not just about basketball, but about bearing the weight of irreversible mistakes. Their underdog journey crescendos in a championship game where Denis collapses mid-play, only to watch from a hospital bed as Micah executes their secret "Elena Play" to win the tournament and preserve the court that became their sanctuary.
A story of legacy carved in chain nets and scarred leather, The Last Buzzer explores how we live with the wreckage of our past, and what remains when the final shot leaves our fingertips.