Above the Rim

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

as Kyle Lee Watson

Tupac Shakur

as Birdie

Bernie Mac

as Flip

Marlon Wayans

as Bugaloo

Leon

as Shep

Wood Harris

as Motaw

Michael Rispoli

as Richie

David Bailey

as Rollins

Tonya Pinkins

as Mailika

Byron Minns

as Monroe

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