Across
- 1. — Nickname for a knee condition; patellar ___ 's knee
- 6. — The team name
- 9. Josh and JB's teammate and best friend
- 11. High blood pressure; runs in Dad's family
- 14. — What only Josh on the team can do with the basketball
- 15. — Josh and JB are these; born on the same day
Down
- 2. — Vocabulary word Josh uses to describe Miss Sweet Tea
- 3. — An unexpected disaster; what JB created cutting too many of Josh's braids
- 4. A basketball dribbling move that's also a metaphor for growing up
- 5. The sport that's played by Josh and JB
- 7. — The college Josh dreams of attending
- 8. Josh's cherished braids, connected to Dad's identity
- 10. — Dad's nickname: ___ "Da Man" Bell
- 12. — The knee injury that ended Dad's NBA dream
- 13. — Our narrator; the boy who counts his locks under his pillow