Handle with Care: The Legend of the Notic Streetball Crew

Largely composed of immigrants and first-generation Canadians from Vancouver’s suburbs, The Notic underground basketball collective overcame all odds to achieve global fame 20 years ago. In defiance of their high school coaches’ casual racism and desire for oppressive conformity, this gregarious group discovered self-expression through streetball’s loose structure and aversion to rules. Bursting onto the scene at the NBA-sponsored Hoop It Up tournament near Science World, the group unleashed a devastating arsenal of bravura tricks and moves. DIY VHS highlights of their showstopping exploits would soon be collected on their first "mixtape". With copies finding their way to every corner of the globe, it was anointed "the bible of streetball".

Cast

Jermaine Foster Self (Archival Footage)

Rory Grace Self (Archival Footage)

Joey Haywood Self (Archival Footage)

Andrew Liew Self (Archival Footage)

David Mubanda Self (Archival Footage)

Jonathan Mubanda Self (Archival Footage)

Dauphin Ngongo Self (Archival Footage)

Jamal Parker Self (Archival Footage)

Mohammed Wenn Self (Archival Footage)

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