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*ParentalAbandonment: Of a more overt case, as, from what's said, his mother has died before the movie's events.







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** He also values his friendships with his teammates very much, telling Calvin that “good friends are hard to come by” when Calvin explains how him and Murph aren’t on good terms.



* JerkassHasAPoint: Warns Calvin that people may want to adopt him because of his newfound celebrity status rather than out of genuine love. However, [[{{Hypocrite}} he proves to not be any better later in the film]].

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* JerkassHasAPoint: Warns Calvin that people may want to adopt him because of his newfound celebrity status rather than out of genuine love. However, [[{{Hypocrite}} he proves to not be any better later in the film]].better]].
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* NiceGuy: He has his faults, but for the most part, he is a nice guy who never lets the fame go to his head and even uses the money he makes from his fame to donate materials to the orphanage rather than for himself.[[spoiler: Although another reason is because legally, he couldn’t spend the money he makes on himself, as he is still a minor]].


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* NiceGuy: He has his faults, but for the most part, he is a nice guy who never lets the fame go to his head and even uses the money he makes from his fame to donate materials to the orphanage rather than for himself.[[spoiler: Although another reason [[spoiler:Although this is because legally, he couldn’t spend the money he makes on himself, as he is still a minor]].




* GreenEyedMonster: He becomes very jealous of Calvin's success that he goes as far to steal the MJ sneakers from Calvin just to prove to everyone that he is nothing without his sneakers.

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* GreenEyedMonster: He becomes very jealous of Calvin's success that he goes as far to attempt to steal the MJ sneakers from Calvin just to prove to everyone that he is nothing without his sneakers.



* HiddenDepths: Turns out to be pretty good with mathematics, as shown when he helps Calvin prepare for a geometry test by using basketball analogies to help Calvin understand how geometry works.

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* HiddenDepths: Turns out to be At one point during the film, it is revealed that Tracy is pretty good with mathematics, at math, as shown when he helps Calvin prepare for a geometry test by using basketball analogies to help Calvin understand how geometry works.



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The Coach of the Knights
Knights head coach.



** He’s also forced to bench Calvin for a game for “joyriding”after he drives Tracy’s car back to the hotel to ensure he doesn’t face suspension for missing curfew. And would’ve done so again after Calvin arrives late to the Raptor’s game after his shoes were stolen if the Knights didn’t convince him to let Calvin play.


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** He’s also forced to bench Calvin for a game for “joyriding”after “joyriding” after he drives Tracy’s car back to the hotel to ensure he doesn’t face suspension didn’t get suspended for missing violating curfew. And He would’ve done so again after Calvin arrives late to the Raptor’s game after game(after his shoes were stolen stolen) if the Knights didn’t convince him to let Calvin play.

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* HiddenDepths: Turns out to be pretty good with mathematics, as he helps Calvin prepare for a geometry test by using basketball analogies to help Calvin understand how geometry works.

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* HiddenDepths: Turns out to be pretty good with mathematics, as shown when he helps Calvin prepare for a geometry test by using basketball analogies to help Calvin understand how geometry works.



* JerkassHasAPoint: Warns Calvin that people may want to adopt him because of his newfound celebrity status rather than out of genuine love. However, [[{Hypocrite} he proves to not be any better later in the film]].

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* JerkassHasAPoint: Warns Calvin that people may want to adopt him because of his newfound celebrity status rather than out of genuine love. However, [[{Hypocrite} [[{{Hypocrite}} he proves to not be any better later in the film]].

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* HiddenDepths: Turns out to be pretty good with mathematics, as he helps Calvin prepare for a geometry test by using basketball analogies to help Calvin understand how geometry works.



* TookALevelInKindness: After Calvin himself gets benched after driving Tracy’s car back to the hotel so that Tracy wouldn't get suspended for missing curfew, Tracy starts becoming warmer towards Calvin.


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* TookALevelInKindness: After Calvin gets himself gets benched after driving Tracy’s car back to the hotel so that Tracy wouldn't get suspended for missing curfew, Tracy starts becoming warmer towards Calvin.




* JerkassHasAPoint: Warns Calvin that people may want to adopt him because of his newfound celebrity status rather than out of genuine love. However, [[{Hypocrite} he proves to not be any better later in the film]].



* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Warns Tracy that if he doesn't fulfill his role as Calvin's on-the-road guardian, that Tracy himself will be suspended. He even benches Calvin for a game after he drives Tracy’s car back to the hotel to ensure he doesn’t face suspension for missing curfew.


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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Warns Tracy that if he doesn't fulfill his role as Calvin's on-the-road guardian, that Tracy himself will be suspended. He even benches suspended.
** He’s also forced to bench
Calvin for a game after for “joyriding”after he drives Tracy’s car back to the hotel to ensure he doesn’t face suspension for missing curfew.curfew. And would’ve done so again after Calvin arrives late to the Raptor’s game after his shoes were stolen if the Knights didn’t convince him to let Calvin play.

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* NiceGuy: He has his faults, but for the most part, he is a nice guy who never lets the fame go to his head and even uses the money he makes from his fame to donate materials to the orphanage rather than for himself.


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* NiceGuy: He has his faults, but for the most part, he is a nice guy who never lets the fame go to his head and even uses the money he makes from his fame to donate materials to the orphanage rather than for himself.

himself.[[spoiler: Although another reason is because legally, he couldn’t spend the money he makes on himself, as he is still a minor]].




* TheBully: He's this towards Calvin, constantly pushes him around and even takes and destroys his jersey after winning it from him in a bet.

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* TheBully: He's this towards Calvin, constantly pushes him around and even takes and destroys his Allen Iverson jersey after winning it from him in a bet.



* ReformedBully



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* ReformedBully


ReformedBully: Calvin convinces him that Bittleman doesn’t care about him, and he helps Calvin get to his last game in the end.





* TookALevelInKindness: After Calvin himself gets suspended for driving the car so that Tracy wouldn't get suspended for missing curfew, Tracy starts becoming warmer towards Calvin.


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* TookALevelInKindness: After Calvin himself gets suspended for benched after driving Tracy’s car back to the car hotel so that Tracy wouldn't get suspended for missing curfew, Tracy starts becoming warmer towards Calvin.




* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Disappears after Calvin's last game



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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Disappears after Calvin's last game


game.[[spoiler: Reg reveals that after the Raptors game, he couldn’t pay the $100k bet he placed on the Raptors, and no one has heard from him since]], so his fate is unknown.





* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Warns Tracy that if he doesn't fulfill his role as Calvin's on-the-road guardian, that Tracy himself will be suspended.


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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Warns Tracy that if he doesn't fulfill his role as Calvin's on-the-road guardian, that Tracy himself will be suspended.

suspended. He even benches Calvin for a game after he drives Tracy’s car back to the hotel to ensure he doesn’t face suspension for missing curfew.

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* BigBad: Becomes this in the final act
* BitchInSheepsClothing
* StageParent

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* EveryoneHasStandards: As much as he idolizes Tracy, he knows that Tracy wouldn't make a remarkable father since he isn't big on families, even refusing to talk to his father.

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* BigBrotherInstinct: Is this towards Murph

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* BigBrotherInstinct: Is this towards MurphMurph.



* NiceGuy


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* NiceGuy

NiceGuy: He has his faults, but for the most part, he is a nice guy who never lets the fame go to his head and even uses the money he makes from his fame to donate materials to the orphanage rather than for himself.




* TheBully
* HeelFaceTurn
* JerkassHasAPoint: He's not wrong that potential parents are more likely to adopt younger kids than adolescent ones.

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* TheBully
TheBully: He's this towards Calvin, constantly pushes him around and even takes and destroys his jersey after winning it from him in a bet.
* HeelFaceTurn
GreenEyedMonster: He becomes very jealous of Calvin's success that he goes as far to steal the MJ sneakers from Calvin just to prove to everyone that he is nothing without his sneakers.
* JerkassHasAPoint: HeelFaceTurn: After Calvin convinces him to take his and the other orphaned kids' side and that Bittleman is only using him to win a bet and doesn't really care about him or the kids.
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He's not wrong that potential parents are more likely to adopt younger kids than adolescent ones.ones.
** As much of an asshole he is, he also isn't wrong that the only reason Calvin is so good at playing basketball is because of the sneakers that gave him an electrical boost to up his skills and that Calvin wouldn't play anywhere near as good if he didn't have on the sneakers.
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-->''Played by:'' Creator/BowWow

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-->''Played by:'' Creator/BowWow
Bow Wow



-->''Played by:'' Creator/JonathanLipnicki

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-->''Played by:'' Creator/JonathanLipnicki
Jonathan Lipnicki



* Character Development: Goes from being aloof, towards friendly and later fatherly.
* ChildrenRaiseYou: Being Calvin's mentor matures Tracy to the point that he not only repairs his relationship with his estranged father, but by the end of the film later adopts Calvin.
* TheCasanova: Hinted at, He is shown bringing a woman up to his hotel room, but never goes any further than that. He also takes time to flirt with the pharmacist who gives him his prescriptions.

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* Character Development: CharacterDevelopment: Goes from being aloof, towards aloof to being friendly and later fatherly.
* ChildrenRaiseYou: Being Calvin's mentor matures Tracy to the point that he not only repairs his relationship with his estranged father, but by the end of the film he later adopts Calvin.
* TheCasanova: Hinted at, at. He is shown bringing a woman up to his hotel room, but never goes any further than that. He also takes time to flirt with the pharmacist who gives him his prescriptions.
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* BigBag: Becomes this in the final act

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* BigBag: BigBad: Becomes this in the final act

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* BigBrotherInstinct: Is this towards Murph



* BigBrotherInstinct: Is this towards Murph
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* BigEater: When spending his first night at a hotel, he orders a large amount of food from room service.

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* TheAce: Was this for the Knights before Calvin joined.



* AbusiveParents: Is this towards Ox

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* AbusiveParents: Is More like abusive caretaker, he act this way towards OxOx, berating and insulting him.



* StageDad

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* StageDadStageParent

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* AbusiveParents: Is this towards most of the orphans

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* AbusiveParents: Is this towards most of Ox
* BigBag: Becomes this in
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* StageDad
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* ThoseTwoGuys: Along with Reg




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* ThoseTwoGuys: Along with Murph

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* Character Development: Goes from being aloof, towards friendly and later fatherly.



* AbusiveParents
* KickTheDog

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AbusiveParents: Is this towards most of the orphans
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* PapaWolf: Defends Calvin during a game against the Supersonics and later convinces the Coach to let Calvin play the last game, despite being late.
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* BigBrotherFigure: Is this towards Murph

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* BigBrotherFigure: BigBrotherInstinct: Is this towards Murph
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* TookALevelInKindness


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* TookALevelInKindness

TookALevelInKindness: After Calvin himself gets suspended for driving the car so that Tracy wouldn't get suspended for missing curfew, Tracy starts becoming warmer towards Calvin.

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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure:


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PetTheDog: Lets Calvin keep the money for he gave for candy to buy tickets to see a Knights game.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Warns Tracy that if he doesn't fulfill his role as Calvin's on-the-road guardian, that Tracy himself will be suspended.

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* Happily Adopted: Gets adopted by Tracy at the end of the movie.


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* Happily Adopted: BigBrotherFigure: Is this towards Murph
* HappilyAdopted:
Gets adopted by Tracy at the end of the movie.

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* TheAce: Becomes this for the Knights, partially as a result of the shoes. Before discovering the shoes he was quite good at basketball himself.
* Happily Adopted: Gets adopted by Tracy at the end of the movie.




* HappilyAdopted: Joins Calvin in being adopted by Tracy.



* HappilyAdopted: She gets adopted at the end of the movie by a different family.



* Heel-FaceTurn

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* Mistreatment-InducedBetrayal: Turns against Bittleman when Calvin tells him that he doesn't care about any of the kids and when the former calls him an 'idiot'.




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* Mistreatment-InducedBetrayal: MistreatmentInducedBetrayal: Turns against Bittleman when Calvin tells him that he doesn't care about any of the kids and when the former calls him an 'idiot'.



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* JerkassHasAPoint
* Mistreatment-InducedBetrayal




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* JerkassHasAPoint
JerkassHasAPoint: He's not wrong that potential parents are more likely to adopt younger kids than adolescent ones.
* Mistreatment-InducedBetrayal



Mistreatment-InducedBetrayal: Turns against Bittleman when Calvin tells him that he doesn't care about any of the kids and when the former calls him an 'idiot'.



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* TheCasanova

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* TheCasanovaChildrenRaiseYou: Being Calvin's mentor matures Tracy to the point that he not only repairs his relationship with his estranged father, but by the end of the film later adopts Calvin.
* TheCasanova: Hinted at, He is shown bringing a woman up to his hotel room, but never goes any further than that. He also takes time to flirt with the pharmacist who gives him his prescriptions.



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WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Disappears after Calvin's last game





* OOCIsSeriousBusiness

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* OOCIsSeriousBusinessOOCIsSeriousBusiness: After the Knights lose a close game to the Bulls, he is absolutely FURIOUS when ranting to the team in the locker room.



* ReasonableAuthorityFigure


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\n\nAn orphan who happens to be skilled in basketball and dreams of getting adopted.






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\nCalvin's best friend.





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\nAnother one of Calvin's friends.




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The resident bully of the group home.



The star player of the Los Angeles Knights and Calvin's Mentor.



The greedy director of the group home.



The Coach of the Knights



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* PapaWolfPapaWolf: Rightfully deduces that Bittleman is only using Calvin to make money and defies Bittleman's wishes to prevent Calvin from getting adopted.

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* AbusiveParents
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[[folder: Coach Wagner ]]
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[[folder: Calvin Cambridge ]]
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[[folder: Murph ]]
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[[folder: Ox ]]
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