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The Hoop Life

  • 1999 – 2000
  • Ended
  • Drama
  • ~1h / ep
  • 1 season
  • 9.0/10

The Hoop Life is a TV series depicting the lives of a team of basketball players in the fictional UBA, starring Rick Peters as Greg Marr, Mykelti Williamson as Marvin Buxton, and Cirroc Lofton as b-ball prodigy Curtis Thorpe. The series has run on both Showtime and Spike TV.

Latest: Season 1 · 1999

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  1. E1. The Hardwood (1)

    Jul 4, 1999 · 60m

    A bench-clearing brawl between Marvin and a rival further tarnishes the UBA's image following a season-delaying lockout; promising rookie Curtis forgoes college to join the UBA; Marvin's playboy teammate Greg learns his wife is leaving him.

  2. E2. The Hardwood (2)

    Jul 4, 1999 · 60m

    A bench-clearing brawl between Marvin and a rival further tarnishes the UBA's image following a season-delaying lockout; promising rookie Curtis forgoes college to join the UBA; Marvin's playboy teammate Greg learns his wife is leaving him.

  3. E3. It's All Greek to Me

    Jul 11, 1999 · 60m

    Curtis challenges the legality of a contract negotiated by his manager uncle while Marvin faces his own legal problems over the brawl with Owen; marital problems worse for Greg when his relationship with a porn star is revealed.

  4. E4. Rookie

    Jul 18, 1999 · 60m

    Eliot doubts his executive abilities, while Curtis faces some tough choices in his rivalry with a fellow rookie; Greg's hiring of a private eye to watch his wife backfires on him.

  5. E5. Of Human Bondage

    Jul 25, 1999 · 60m

    Curtis and his grandmother are the victims of a crime; stress causes Marvin to suffer a series of anxiety attacks; Greg takes the professional risk of attending an adult film awards show with his girlfriend.

  6. E6. The Doubleminded Man

    Aug 1, 1999 · 60m

    Stress side-effects lead Marvin to seek therapy; Curtis buys a new house in a better neighborhood despite his grandmother Celia's objections; Greg gets closer to his mysterious new lady friend.

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