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Warriors vs Icons B

A Sunday game in Scarborough, told in 46 frames: the Warriors in blue, Icons B in white, and a team that kept showing up for each other.

DateSun · Sep 27
VenueScarborough, ON
Frames46
PhotographyBear Pixel Works
Warriors number 13 raises the basketball for a close-range attempt beneath the hoop.

Chapter one

Under the
lights

Blue against white. Before anything else, the Warriors pull in close.

Warriors players in blue gather on court, with numbers 33, 30, 8 and 2 visible.

Frame 01 / 46

Chapter one

Pulled
in close.

A white-shirted player and a blue-shirted player reach upward for a basketball.
Warriors number 30 holds a basketball and raises a hand as a white-shirted defender approaches.

First exchanges

Every look contested. Every catch earned.

Warriors number 30 releases the ball in the air as a white-shirted defender raises an arm.
A blue-shirted Warriors player raises the ball near the basket against Icons B number 31.

Ball movement · 06—08

Warriors number 33 extends a hand toward another blue-shirted player.
Warriors number 13 passes a basketball, with the ball in the upper-left corner.
Icons B number 31 holds the ball high as Warriors defenders contest beneath the hoop.
Warriors number 2 reaches up for a layup attempt as Icons B number 31 follows.
Warriors players smile and extend their hands toward teammates on the court.

Between plays

Hands out. On to the next one.

Chapter two

Into the
game

The game finds its rhythm, and the Warriors start taking it to the rim.

Sequence · 11—17

Taking it
to the rim.

Warriors number 23 holds the ball at chest height while facing Icons B number 31.
Warriors number 0 gathers the basketball as Icons B number 31 raises a hand.
Warriors number 23 rises with the basketball above Icons B players in white.
Warriors number 23 extends the ball toward the hoop above surrounding white-shirted players.
Warriors number 0 turns beside a white-shirted player with raised legs on the floor.
Warriors number 13 raises the basketball for a close-range attempt beneath the hoop.
Warriors number 33 rises with both hands on the ball while a white-shirted defender trails.

Contact sheet · 18—21 · selects circled

Three Warriors players sit on a bench beside the scorer’s table.
Warriors number 13 jumps with an arm extended toward a white-shirted player’s raised basketball.
A Warriors player and a white-shirted defender reach for the ball beneath the backboard.
Warriors numbers 23 and 7 extend their hands toward each other, with number 8 behind.
A seated Warriors player looks toward the court, with two basketballs beside him.

The bench

Off the floor, still in the game.

Warriors number 8 shoots as a white-shirted defender extends both arms.

Over the top

A shot up over the contest.

Chapter three

No one
stands alone

Then play stops. A Warrior is down.

Down.

A Warriors player lies on his side on the court, surrounded by standing players.

Around him.

Warriors teammates and an official gather around a player lying on the basketball court.

Up, together.

A Warriors player lying on the court clasps a standing teammate’s hand.

None of this shows up on a scoresheet. Teammates came in close and reached down a hand.

Chapter four

The game
unfolds

Play resumes. The pace comes back, and the Warriors keep pushing the ball.

A blue-shirted ball-handler runs up court as white-shirted defenders pursue.

Frame 27 / 46

Chapter four

Back in
motion.

Warriors players gather beside the bench in a wide view of the gym and reflective court.

By the bench

Gathered at the sideline, the whole gym behind them.

Matchups · 29—31

Warriors number 2 prepares a shot as Icons B number 31 jumps with both arms spread.
Warriors number 33 holds the ball high while a white-shirted defender contests under the hoop.
Warriors number 0 dribbles toward a defender in an off-white shirt and red shorts.
Warriors number 8 reaches up with the basketball as an unnumbered white-shirted defender contests.
Warriors number 33 moves up court with the basketball toward Icons B number 31.

Pressure

Hands up. Eyes on the ball.

Floor and sideline · 34—36

Icons B number 11 dribbles past Warriors number 8 as other players watch.
A blue-shirted Warriors player follows through on a pass with the ball high at the right.
Warriors numbers 7 and 33 stand near the bench, basketballs and scorer’s table.
Warriors number 33 stands on the court in front of a brick wall and Falcons mural.
Warriors number 2 releases a pass as an Icons B defender raises one arm.
A blue-shirted player dribbles between an Icons defender and another white-shirted player.
Warriors number 8 holds the ball high in one hand beside a white-shirted defender with raised arms.

Creating space

Through the gap, over the reach.

Chapter five

Beyond the
play

Handshakes, team photos against the gym wall, and the two officials who worked the game.

Warriors number 33 shakes hands with a player in an off-white shirt and red shorts.

Handshakes

Hands out, both sides.

Eight Warriors players in blue pose shoulder to shoulder against the gym wall.
Eight Warriors players pose in two rows, with three kneeling in front.

Team photo

Shoulder to shoulder against the gym wall.

Same frame · colour and black & white

Eight Warriors players in blue point toward the camera against the gym wall.
Black-and-white photograph of eight Warriors players pointing toward the camera.

Warriors vs Icons B

Scarborough, Sunday, September 27. Forty-six frames, in story order.

Photography · Bear Pixel Works × TCBL

The officials

Two basketball officials pose arm in arm, one giving a peace sign and the other a thumbs-up.

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