1.031 minSeason 1 • Episode 8
LatestAt the City Championship game against Lakeside, an unexpected family reunion sets the Bell family on a hopeful new trajectory. Filthy tries to reveal his feelings to Maya, but it may be too late. J.B. learns the devastating reason Alexis has been avoiding him. The Crew says their goodbyes to Hughes. Chuck must make a difficult choice that disrupts J.B. and Filthy's futures.
The coming-of-age story of basketball prodigy twins Filthy (aka Josh) and JB who learn that even though they have so much that binds them together growing up is all about discovering what makes us unique.
Writing
Kwame Alexander's verse adaptation sings off the screen.
Acting
Derek Luke crushes the dad-coach balancing act.
Creator
Kwame Alexander
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Kwame Alexander wrote the original novel in verse, and the show keeps his poetry-as-narration device intact—rare for TV adaptations.
The series quietly centers Black boy emotional literacy, letting Josh cry, create art, and process grief without toxic masculinity tropes.
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