American Streetballers - A Basketball Film Whose Suject Matter Transcends the Sport

Two basketball players are drawn into the lures of crime and gambling on the courts of St. Louis, Missouri tough Northside neighborhoods. Constantly searching for sanity in the midst of alcoholism, racism, and drugs, John Hogan (played by the film director Matthew Scott Krentz)and Jacob Whitmore (played by Jimmy McKinney) find release and therapy while competing at one of the most competitive street courts in the U.S.  Together, the two paint a sad and hopeful portrait with their innocence, concerns, and faith in the unknown.