"Sparks fly both on and off the court in this groundbreaking feature debut by writer-director Gina Prince-Bythewood (The Old Guard), which elevated the coming-of-age romance by giving honest expression to the challenges female athletes face in a world that doesn't see them as equal. Sanaa Lathan (Alien vs. Predator) and Omar Epps (Higher Learning) make for one of the most iconic screen couples of the 2000s as the basketball-obsessed next-door neighbors...

Die-hard hoops fan Jerome Jenkins Junior gets no respect at the local court, because he's too young, too slow, and worst of all, too short. But when he puts on a mysterious pair of sneakers, he is suddenly able to dribble, drive and dunk like a champ. Jerome's rise to streetball fame seems unstoppable. But when it threatens to alienate his family and friends, Jerome realizes there is a high price to pay to be crowned the King of Concrete.