Uncle Lucky had given Buck his first basketball. He looked after little Buck during summer camp and high school away games. He took him to FBA matches around the country, helped him practice, always encouraged him to play harder. It was Uncle Lucky who told little Buck that a bunny could be just as good as the biggest predators in the FBA, if he tried hard enough.

Uncle Lucky died just weeks before B-Hop's FBA debut. It weighed heavily on Hopper that his uncle never got to see him play pro ball.

At the beginning of every FBA season, B-Hop puts a black armband on his shooting arm. He says it's so his uncle can guide every shot he makes. He also says he won't play a game without it until he's won a title for his uncle.

Time to try again.

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Artwork by  paperplane!