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Data Ball: The Basement Kings
DATA The Basement Kings A Gamer’s World
They started with one screen and a dream. Now the whole world is watching…
In a cluttered New York basement filled with glowing monitors, empty pizza boxes, and nonstop trash talk, a group of lifelong friends Gadget, Blazey, Big Mouth, Stinky, Cory Dole, and the crew turn late-night gaming into a global phenomenon. They aren’t just players. They are the Basement Kings.
What began as harmless fun becomes dangerous genius when Malik “Gadget” creates the
A neural sync chip that lets controllers move real human bodies like video game avatars.
With the chip, they invent Data Ball a high-speed underground basketball sport where players defy gravity, drop jaw-dropping dunks, and perform moves no human should ever be able to do. The world thinks it’s skill. Only the Basement Kings know the truth. Streams explode. Fans multiply. Cash pours in. Data Ball transform into the most addictive illegal sport on Earth.
But with fame comes eyes… and power watching from the shadows.
Mysterious streamers demand control of the game. High roller bets escalate.
Then one night, a rival team challenges them and beats them at their own creation.
Worse? The Kings unknowingly bet triple stakes. Now they owe $4.2 million and growing in 48 hours pay up… or else.
Follow the rise and fall of friendship, ambition, greed, and genius as the Basement Kings fight to protect their secret, reclaim their throne, and survive the deadly world they accidentally built.
High stakes. High tech. High tension. DATA BALL isn’t just a game it’s war.
Perfect for fans of Ready Player One, Above the Rim, Arcane, and Fast & Furious, this adrenaline-fueled story blends esports, street basketball, sci-fi tech, brotherhood, betrayal, and underground power plays into a cinematic thrill ride.
The Basement Kings thought they were in control…
But they were wrong.
They started with one screen and a dream. Now the whole world is watching…
In a cluttered New York basement filled with glowing monitors, empty pizza boxes, and nonstop trash talk, a group of lifelong friends Gadget, Blazey, Big Mouth, Stinky, Cory Dole, and the crew turn late-night gaming into a global phenomenon. They aren’t just players. They are the Basement Kings.
What began as harmless fun becomes dangerous genius when Malik “Gadget” creates the
A neural sync chip that lets controllers move real human bodies like video game avatars.
With the chip, they invent Data Ball a high-speed underground basketball sport where players defy gravity, drop jaw-dropping dunks, and perform moves no human should ever be able to do. The world thinks it’s skill. Only the Basement Kings know the truth. Streams explode. Fans multiply. Cash pours in. Data Ball transform into the most addictive illegal sport on Earth.
But with fame comes eyes… and power watching from the shadows.
Mysterious streamers demand control of the game. High roller bets escalate.
Then one night, a rival team challenges them and beats them at their own creation.
Worse? The Kings unknowingly bet triple stakes. Now they owe $4.2 million and growing in 48 hours pay up… or else.
Follow the rise and fall of friendship, ambition, greed, and genius as the Basement Kings fight to protect their secret, reclaim their throne, and survive the deadly world they accidentally built.
High stakes. High tech. High tension. DATA BALL isn’t just a game it’s war.
Perfect for fans of Ready Player One, Above the Rim, Arcane, and Fast & Furious, this adrenaline-fueled story blends esports, street basketball, sci-fi tech, brotherhood, betrayal, and underground power plays into a cinematic thrill ride.
The Basement Kings thought they were in control…
But they were wrong.
193 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 11, 2025
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