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An up-close-and-personal look inside the life of Brooklyn basketball prodigy Sebastian Telfair as he decides whether or not to leap from high school to the NBA, Through the Fire is more than just a sports documentary. It's also the story of the starmaking industry in America, and how the lure of riches and fame exert their magnetic pull on the Chosen One, and those who surround him. Telfair was a middling NBA prospect at best-a 5'10' runt who couldn't shoot and was expected to have trouble with the physical demands of even the less rigorous collegiate game. But he had good genes (his cousin is current Knicks point guard Stephon Marbury) and a backstory straight out of central casting: Coney Island product, flashy ballhandler, winning smile, dominant high school player. As a result, he became a first-round draft pick, an instant millionaire and the inspiration for an eponymous line of footwear. Through the Fire trains its lens on Telfair as he undergoes that transformation. Along the way, we meet a lot of hangers-on and questionable characters: Telfair's high school coaches openly exult at the volume of run-off 'bling' they'll be able to reap after he signs with a pro team. A middle-aged white sneaker company executive gushes about the 'street cred' that 'urban ballers' like Telfair bring to his shoe-selling enterprise. For better or worse, they're all players in the sports starmaking pageant that didn't begin with Sebastian Telfair-and won't end with his success or failure in the NBA.

A riveting doc of hoop dreams realized, Through the Fire follows Coney Island legend (and current Portland Trail Blazer) Sebastian Telfair through his final high school season, focusing on his decision to skip college and go pro. An ESPN production (scheduled to air on March 12), it’s slickly shot and structured like a Bruckheimer sports weepie, but director Jonathan Hock also shows the image-production of Telfair as star. Living in the projects, Telfair sees his cousin Stephon Marbury hit it rich in the NBA, while his brother Jamel Thomas, a starter at Providence, is left undrafted and has to join a European league to pay the bills. Jamel takes every precaution to ensure Sebastian’s success on and off the court, coaching him to convey a “Tiger Woods” image, clean and smiling. Media and player are mutually manipulated—Telfair puts up a front, Sports Illustrated gets its cover boy, and the sneaker contract gets signed. Various other mentors want a piece: his vociferous coach Tiny, Louisville coach Rick Pitino, Adidas execs, his oldest brother Daniel—even Jay-Z shows him some love. Despite all the distractions, Sebastian remains committed to basketball, as the reams of eye-popping game footage attest. The kid’s got a sick hesitation move. Jumper’s still spotty, though.

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This article from the Village Voice Archive was posted on January 31, 2006