Zuo Xiaochuan, a teenager in a northern town, loves basketball very much and enjoys rare physical conditions, but he is less skilled. His grandaunt Ma Tian accidentally notices his talent and suggests him to apply for Nanjing Yuanchuan Middle School as a student with sports talent to receive systematic trainings. But to his surprise, the school had no basketball team at all and all other players are amateur players. Yet, from having the first teammate Cai Zhen to playing the first game, Xiaochuan has overcome many obstacles and difficulties with his passion for basketball. He gets tougher and tougher in an environment full of “rules”. He infects everyone with his passion and eventually brings the team together.
A fast-break series chronicling the professional and personal lives of the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers, one of sports’ most revered and dominant dynasties — a team that defined an era, both on and off the court.
In Tree Hill, North Carolina two half brothers share a last name and nothing else. Brooding, blue-collar Lucas is a talented street-side basketball player, but his skills are appreciated only by his friends at the river court. Popular, affluent Nathan basks in the hero-worship of the town, as the star of his high school team. And both boys are the son of former college ball player Dan Scott whose long ago choice to abandon Lucas and his mother Karen, will haunt him long into his life with wife Deb and their son Nathan.
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This drama mini-series follows a group of friends from the South Sudanese community living in Sunshine, a suburb in the outskirts of Melbourne, Australia. The young men get entangled in a crime as they are hoping to make it as professional basketball players.
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Set during the turbulent years of the Japanese occupation until independence, and a few years before the division of Korea into North and South, the story is about the first and last time that Korea had a single, unified national basketball team, which made history by advancing to the quarterfinals of the 1948 London Olympics. The drama follows the loves, conflicts, unity, and emotional victory of young athletes who cling to the sport as the bright spot in the darkness of their times.
Su Nuan Xia made a promise to her dad to take the basketball team to victory. When she bumps into an ace player, she does everything she can to get him to join the team.
Taiki Inomata loves badminton, but he has a long way to go before he can reach nationals. When Taiki sees upperclassman Chinatsu Kano practicing her heart out on the girls’ basketball team, he falls for her hard. After an unexpected turn of events brings the two closer together, sports might not be the first thing on their minds anymore!
He’s awkward, unlucky, and secretly in love with the school’s star—but fate (and the music club) might finally give him a chance.
My MVP Valentine is a 2002 Taiwanese drama based loosely on 2 Japanese manga series: Slam Dunk and MVP wa Yuzurenai!. Starring Chinese Taipei basketball star Johnny Yen, it enjoyed huge success throughout Greater China and Southeast Asia. As a result, it is noted for skyrocketing Angela Chang, Chen Chiao-En and 5566 to fame.
The White Shadow is an American drama television series that ran on the CBS network from November 27 1978, to March 16 1981.
Barangay 143 follows the coming of age story of a young man in search of a father and how he finds an unlikely family in a team of misfits trying to bring glory to their hometown. It's a story about love and family set against the action-packed world of street basketball, where the stakes are always high and life is the biggest game you can win.
Hau is a hard-working fast food restaurant staff. Despite his hectic schedule, he plays basketball on a public basketball court early in the morning. He has not taken part in any matches ever since he was bullied back in high school. One day, a group of young men forcefully take over the public basketball court. Angered by their behaviour, Bo randomly picks Hau, Leung and Tak to form a team to play against the young men. At first, the group of strangers have absolutely no chemistry at all. However, with their unique styles and Bo’s coaching, they manage to defeat their opponents. While they get a sense of achievement on the basketball court, the trio each have their own problems and feel lost when they are off court. Basketball is their only way to escape reality.
Zhang Jian Yi's dream was to become a professional basketball player. However, at age 11, he was diagnosed with genetic heart disease. This caused him to hide his passion for the sport until he one day joins the school's basketball team. Can Jian Yi stick to his dreams, break the limits and bravely pursue his basketball dream in the face of parental opposition, physical limitations, and his teammates' disdain?
Thorn, a college student, reconnects with former player Tupfah, developing feelings while encouraging him to return to basketball.
Do-hyun, the captain of the basketball team, is preparing for the championship. Hye-in, the team manager, brings Dong-wook, Do-hyun's first love, to fill in for an injured teammate.
A quiet ex-gymnast and a playful basketball star fall into a slow-burning romance where every glance and touch speaks louder than words.
Zen fightsfor a basketball scholarship, but a scandal threatens his dream. Rebuilding the team, he reconnects with Ryu—where friendship blurs into something more.
Holly's Heroes is a children's drama series produced as a collaboration between the Nine Network in Australia and TVNZ in New Zealand. It was produced as a series of 26 episodes and first screened in 2005.