The Basketball Diaries (tt0112461) Jim is a talented player on his high school basketball team. He dreams of playing for the national team and becoming a basketball star, but everything changes when he is introduced to drugs and confronts the harsh realities of the streets of New York. After being kicked out of his home by his mother, Jim becomes someone who is willing to commit any crime to find money and survive. He finds himself trapped in a life filled with crime, poverty, twisted relationships, and death. However, everything changes when he discovers his salvation through writing... (Characters and plot details may be added to further develop the description)