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All the dreams we've dreamed

a story of hoops and handguns on Chicago's west side
Years after Shawn Harrington appeared in the iconic basketball documentary "Hoop Dreams," he returned to his high school as an assistant basketball coach. He was taking his daughter to school when two gunmen opened fire on his vehicle, and Harrington was struck and paralyzed while trying to shield his daughter. Over the next few years, more basketball players were murdered. Author Bradburd tells the story of one of America's most violent neighborhoods on Chicago's West Side.
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The basketball blowout

When the MVP Club tries to raise money for their basketball tournament by selling popcorn, they find it isn't as easy as it sounds and their new friend might need the money more than they do.
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Shooting hoops

2015
Carlos and Sam want to play outside, but they don't know what to play.

Basketball jokes

2018
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED KIDS presents an all-star collection of BASKETBALL jokes, riddles, and memes! With slam-dunk one-liners like "Why do babies make good basketball players? Because they re so good at dribbling! these colorful, illustrated joke books will have BASKETBALL fans rolling in the stadium aisles.
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On point

Zayd is so excited to finally be on the Gold Team in basketball but when the team starts struggling and his best friend quits to play football he must step up for his team.
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Power forward

Fourth-grader Zayd yearns to play basketball on the Gold Team, but when he skips orchestra rehearsal to practice, his parents forbid anything basketball-related, and tryouts are coming soon.
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Most valuable players

With their fifth grade graduation only weeks away, Rip, Red, and the rest of their classmates must decide if boycotting a test is worth forfeiting their graduation gala and the opportunity to play with Hoops Machine, a Harlem Globetrotters-like team.
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Rebound

2018
In the summer of 1988, twelve-year-old Chuck Bell is sent to stay with his grandparents, where he discovers jazz and basketball and learns more about his family's past.
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