The Tiger & the Protected - Trailer
A single, determined mother places tremendous pressure on her phenom star basketball son to excel in his high school basketball program. Janet Bell is a strong hard working single mother who pours all her energy and resources in seeing her son has a better future from their rough neighborhood. Darius Bell is the quiet basketball sensation who does everything to please his demanding Mother. Upon entering his pivotal senior year, Janet enrolls Darius in an elite basketball training camp in hopes to sharpen his skills and to get noticed by trainers and coaches. Janet becomes an aggressive sideline parent who pushes Darius to the brink with her belligerent coaching. In the locker room, Darius gets bullied by another flashy player who incessantly teases him to the edge. Darius snaps and badly beats up this mouthy player. He puts the player in the intensive care unit and to make matters worse the incident is recorded on cellphone video by other players. Darius is kicked out of the basketball camp despite Janet trying to smooth things out with Clemont Davis, the coach of the basketball program.