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Legendary Canadian Streetball Collective, The Notic, Reunites Almost Two Decades Later

The world premiere of “Handle With Care: The Legend of The Notic Streetball Crew” is Friday, Oct. 8 at VIFF.

Grow The Game® Player Spotlight 04: Wilfried Balata - know the name

Originally from Montreal, Wilfried is making a name for himself out West as one of the leaders of the SFU Men's Basketball Team.

Culture Forward: Joe Kuma is making Sport and Fashion Collide

Joe Kuma is an up and coming personal stylist out of Vancouver. He currently collaborates with BC’s own Chase Claypool, wide receiver of the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Grow The Game® Player Spotlight 03: Taylor Browne's Unexpected Journey

There are two common themes along Taylor Browne’s road to becoming the 16th pick in the 2021 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Draft - persistence and belief.

Jack Cruz-Dumont: Born To Hoop

After a difficult year away from competition, Jack reflects on his UBC Experience and looks towards the future.

Follow RJ Barrett's Journey on NBA Rooks, Streaming now on ESPN+

If you know, you know, but if you don’t allow us to fill you in: the Ontario, Canada native, who was born into an athletically-gifted family and his godfather is none other than Steve Nash, was a bucket himself.

Sabrina Ionescu covers SLAM 231

Tunnel Vision: Sabrina Ionescu is the future of New York basketball.

Journeyman: Fardaws Aimaq's Long Game

Fardaws Aimaq’s journey is uniquely his own - with his father’s guidance, belief in himself, and a beast of a work ethic, it’s how he can be such a ferocious force on the court while staying hungry and humble off it.