Slam!
Describe symbolism in Slam! by Walter Dean Myers
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Basketball is a personification of Slim.Slim's personality manifested through basketball. A basketball is constantly carried by Slam, as his life revolves around the sport. Slam practices, plays games, and plays pick-up games with a basketball throughout the novel, at school and at home.