🏀 Courtside Kings
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When Malik and his crew are rejected by the elite city league for being "too rough," they form their own team-the Courtside Kings. They're scrappy, underestimated, and fueled by more than just the game. For these five boys, basketball isn't just sport-it's survival, escape, and maybe even a shot at a future far from broken homes, gang pressures, and systemic walls.
But as the championships draw near something happens that changes everything. A loss so heavy, it nearly breaks them. A moment so raw, it forces the Courtside Kings to choose: fall apart-or rise for something greater than themselves.
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