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Stepping Over a Line

This is something Yang frequently shows characters doing as they do something new in their lives or make a change. It symbolizes changes.

The Position on the Sidelines

This is where players sit when they are not on the court during a game. It symbolizes a player’s role.

Crime-Scene Tape

This is something the police frequently put around areas in Ivan’s and Paris’s neighborhoods. It symbolizes living in a rough area of town.

Team Shoes

This is the footwear that Lou wants to be the same for the team to represent unity and identity.

Coach Phelps's Wheelchair

This is how Coach Phelps gets around when Gene meets him while he is following the basketball team. It symbolizes his age and health.

Hug

This is how Lou greets Coach Phelps. It symbolizes that Phelps still matters.

Buzzers

This is a sound heard...

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