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It will also use social media and digital platforms to promote and create ancillary incomes for the athletes.<\/p>\n<p>Projects already in preproduction for TBCS include <em>Memphis on the Mountain Top<\/em>, a docuseries showcasing the intersection of iconic civil rights leaders, sports and music; <em>Learning to Win<\/em>, a show taking top sports figures back to their past and reuniting them with an educator who made a difference in their lives; <em>Break the Cycle<\/em>, a coming-of-age basketball drama; and <em>Rocky Top College<\/em>, a collegiate sports series.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Stokes is producing an animated film version of <em>Wings to Fly<\/em> in partnership with Jay Fukuto (<em>Simpsons<\/em>, <em>King of the Hill<\/em>, <em>Beavis and Butt-Head<\/em>, <em>Happy Days<\/em>, <em>Laverne &amp; Shirley<\/em>, <em>Family Ties<\/em>, <em>Little Mermaid<\/em>, <em>Aladdin<\/em>, <em>Kim Possible<\/em>). <em>Wings to Fly<\/em> tells the story of a rising basketball star who prematurely passes away only to discover his higher spiritual purpose is to help a young girl who loves basketball.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former NBA player Jarnell Stokes and Grammy-nominated film and music producer Vassal Benford III have partnered with sports manager Torrel Harris of Unique Sports Management International to launch TBC Sports Entertainment (TBCS).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1412,"featured_media":10680,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[2640],"class_list":["post-10679","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-tbc-sports-entertainment"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>TBC Sports Entertainment Launched by NBA Player &amp; 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