A young African-American couple navigates the tricky paths of romance and athletics in this drama. Quincy McCall (Omar Epps) and Monica Wright (Sanaa Lathan) grew up in the same neighborhood and have known each other since childhood. As they grow into adulthood, they fall in love, but they also share another all-consuming passion: basketball. They've followed the game all their lives and have no small amount of talent on the court. As Quincy and Monica struggle to make their relationship work, they follow separate career paths though high school and college basketball and, they hope, into stardom in big-league professional ball.
A female student comments on Quincy's "booty" and makes a comment about licking the sweat off it (or something like that). A comment is then made about that student having "big ass t*tties." Monica later comments on this woman sending her "cootchie" through the mail (since a letter to Quincy from her stated that she'd leave him "satisfied") and quotes this student saying, "I want to ball" (have sex). She then adds to Quincy, "But I guess you'll stick your thing in anything." Two characters are in bed together and it is implied that they have sex and also shows the condom and is implied that they use it
violence
Young Monica has a slightly bloody cut on her face after Quincy pushes her to the ground when they're kids.
profanity
At least 1 "f" word, 10 "s" words, 3 slang terms for sex ("ball," "bone" and "boning"), 1 slang term for female genitals ("cootchie"), 1 slang term for breasts ("t*tties"), 15 asses, 15 damns and 2 uses of "G-damn" as exclamations.
alcohol
Students drink at a campus party, where Quincy has several beers and seems somewhat intoxicated.
