PART 1
AT ORR, BASKETBALL — AND THE BLEEDING OF A U.S. CITY
The violence really never ends around Orr High School, and its basketball team is often caught in the crossfire.
PART 2
ORR SITS AT THE CENTER OF THE STORM WATCHING FRIENDS GET GUNNED DOWN TAKES AN EMOTIONAL TOLL ON SPARTANS HOOPS SQUAD.
, Well, my first friend went down, when I was 17. , Born in Chicago’Nick Gravenites
PART 3
FIRST THERE’S GUNFIRE, THEN THERE’S TIPOFF. WITHIN THE WALLS OF ORR LIES A BLURRY KIND OF SAFETY.
, Well, my 2nd friend went down, when I was 21. , Born in Chicago’Nick Gravenites
PART 4
AMID VIOLENCE, A HOPE BASKETBALL LEADS TO BETTER THINGS. THE RESILIENCE OF ORR’S STUDENTS, AND BASKETBALL TEAM, IS REMARKABLE.
, Well, now rules are alright If there’is , someone left to play the game. Born in Chicago’Nick Gravenites
PART 5
WHERE PLAYGROUNDS HAVE LITTLE TO DO WITH PLAY. SAFETY, IF IT EXISTS AT ALL AROUND ORR, CAN ONLY BE FOUND INDOORS.
,‘All my friends are going, and things , , just don t seem the same.’’ Born in Chicago’Nick Gravenites