JB and Mom rush to the hospital, but Josh goes to the game his father wanted him to play. As the boys are getting ready to leave for the game, Mom gets a call that Dad has had another heart attack. Josh’s dad wants him to play in the championship game, and wants to hear all about it. Family visits the hospital from all over, and Josh and his Dad talk about all kinds of things. When Dad wakes up on Christmas Eve, it seems like things are going to get better. He’s angry about his hair and that the family’s backboard is splintered. He is angry that Dad lied and said he’d be here forever. He is angry that JB doesn’t care about basketball or him.
He is angry at Dad, JB, and Miss Sweet Tea. With Dad in the hospital in a coma, the family learns that he has myocardial infarction, which means that he has a blockage in his heart that causes heart muscles to die. However, when Josh and Dad are practicing with a warm-up game, Dad has a heart attack and collapses. A few weeks later, before the holiday break, it seems that JB and Josh are on the mend, and Josh is excited to learn that he will be allowed to play in the championship tournament. Mom assures the boys that all is fine, and that Dad was just tired and they went home to rest. He and JB notice that their parents are not in the stands and exchange worried glances. He seems to be getting worse, and when Josh finds him on the bathroom floor, he knows something is really wrong.ĭuring the next basketball game, Josh sits with the team even though he isn’t allowed to play. Just when he thinks things couldn’t get any worse, Dad’s nose starts randomly bleeding and Mom all but forces him to go to the doctor. Josh is suspended from the team, and JB is not talking to him. When he finally gets to play, he gets angry and throws the ball at JB’s face, sending him to the hospital and nearly breaking his nose. Josh is late to the next game because his dad gets pulled over, and has to sit out the first half. With a lot on his mind, Josh is grateful for basketball and practicing with his dad.Īs JB and Miss Sweet Tea spend more time together, Josh finds himself alone a lot, and feels like everything is changing and going wrong. His mom wants his dad to see a doctor about something called hypertension, which is hereditary and dangerous. Josh also overhears his parents discussing his dad’s health. Josh sees his brother changing only interested in girls, not around as much, and not as focused on basketball. Meanwhile, JB has met a new girl named Alexis, who Josh calls “Miss Sweet Tea”.
Josh doesn’t understand why his father wouldn’t jump at the chance to play in the NBA and wonders about it for a long time. It includes a letter that invites him to try out for the LA Lakers, which he denies due to a foot surgery that he refuses to have. While Josh is looking for a box to put his precious locs in, he finds a box of his dad’s old things. Josh feels like his identity has been taken. During all of this excitement, JB accidentally cuts off 5 big dreadlocks, leaving Josh partially bald and having to cut off all of his hair. To his complete surprise, JB wins the bet and is giddy with excitement at the thought of cutting his brother’s hair.
Deciding that there is no way for JB to win the bet, Josh agrees. His twin brother, Jordan, whose nickname is JB, is nothing like him, except for one thing: they both crush it on the court.ĭuring halftime of a basketball game, the boys are messing around and JB bets Josh on the outcome of the game if Josh wins, JB has to walk around the cafeteria in his underwear, but if JB wins, he gets to cut off one of Josh’s locs. An unusual nickname for sure, but it was given to him by his dad after one of his favorite jazz musicians. Josh introduces himself as the tall, “older” brother with dreadlocks like wings, whose nickname is “Filthy McNasty”. What is the purpose of the 10 Basketball Rules?.How are Josh and his brother similar? How are they different?.How does Josh, the main character, change throughout the story?.How is the theme of family explored in this book?.
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