Future NBA players rise to prominence at Dunbar High, located in a troubled Baltimore neighborhood in the 1980s. Despite that environment, David Wingate, Reggie Williams, Tyrone "Muggsy" Bogues and Reggie Lewis all persevere and reach the NBA.
When Ali Dean went to prison, left behind two sons. Tariq trains to become a boxer, but his brother, Cesar, ends up on the streets dealing drugs. And while Ali is about to be released, even he may not be able to save his wayward son. The deeper Cesar gets into crime, the more important Ali's need to be a father to him becomes.