Jackie Moon is the owner, promoter, coach, and star player of the Flint Michigan Tropics of the American Basketball Association (ABA), the worst team in the league. In 1976 before the ABA collapses, the NBA plans to merge with the best teams of the ABA at the end of the season. Only the top four teams will make the move and the worst teams will fold. If the Tropics want to make it to the NBA, Jackie Moon must rally his team and start winning.
Jackie Moon is the owner, promoter, coach, and star player of the Flint Michigan Tropics of the American Basketball Association (ABA), the worst team in the league. In 1976 before the ABA collapses, the NBA plans to merge with the best teams of the ABA at the end of the season. Only the top four teams will make the move and the worst teams will fold. If the Tropics want to make it to the NBA, Jackie Moon must rally his team and start winning.
The film is a sports comedy primarily focused on entertainment and character-driven humor, with its central conflict and resolution remaining apolitical and devoid of explicit ideological promotion.
The movie includes visible diversity within its cast, particularly reflecting the historical composition of professional basketball, without explicitly recasting traditionally white roles. Its narrative does not critically portray traditional identities or center on explicit DEI themes.
The film "Semi-Pro" does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes within its narrative. The story focuses on the comedic exploits of a 1970s basketball team and its owner, without engaging with queer identity or experiences.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Semi-Pro is an original film with no prior source material, historical figures, or legacy characters. All characters were created for this movie, thus precluding any gender swaps from established canon or history.
The film "Semi-Pro" features original characters created for this specific production. There is no prior canonical source material or historical record for these characters to establish a different race, thus precluding any race swap.
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