In the concrete jungles of Montego Bay, Jamaica, 14-year-old Kyle Wilson doesn’t have much—just an absent father, a worn-out pair of shoes, and a rusted rim hanging behind his rundown school. But what he does have is height, heart, and hunger. When he stumbles across basketball for the first time, a fire ignites inside him. It’s not just a game. It’s escape. Identity. A way out.

Above the Rim, Below the Poverty Line is a coming-of-age sports drama that follows Kyle from the raw streets of Jamaica to the polished courts of America, and eventually to the world stage. But talent alone won't be enough. Poverty, violence, betrayal, and self-doubt lurk around every corner. This is a journey about more than basketball—it’s about survival, legacy, and the cost of chasing greatness.

The silence on the flight back from Oklahoma City was a physical presence, a thick, suffocating fog that filled the cabin of the team plane. It wasn't the quiet of fatigue or the focused hush before a storm. This was the silence of shame, of a profound and collective embarrassment. The hum of the engines was a dull, mocking drone. No one spoke. No one looked at each other. Players were isolated in their own pods of misery, headphones on but likely hearing nothing, staring at blank screens or the endless blackness outside the window.


Chapter 134 - The Reckoning