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Story of a promising high school basketball star and his relationships with two brothers, one a drug dealer and the other a former basketball star fallen on hard times and now employed as a security guard.
Cast
Duane Martin, Tupac Shakur, Bernie Mac, Marlon Wayans, Leon, Wood Harris, Michael Rispoli, David Bailey, Tonya Pinkins, Byron Minns, Shawn Michael Howard, Henry Simmons
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