Ep 02 Self-Righteous Farm Boys
Exiled back to Brooklyn, Connie is suddenly an outcast. Everyone assumes he's guilty, his name is tainted and the University of Iowa orchestrates a cover-up that leaves him holding the bag. With his basketball future seemingly erased, Connie hits rock bottom. Just as all hope seems lost, a young writer named Jimmy Breslin arrives in Bed-Stuy to hear his side of the story.
Ep 01 The Oversized Underdog
Before he is "The Hawk," Connie Hawkins is a scrawny, bullied kid from Brooklyn called "Long Tall Sally." By 18, he transforms into the best high school player New York has ever seen. The University of Iowa wins the recruiting lottery, paying him $300 a month to attend. But when an investigation into a college betting ringleader named Jack Molinas drags Connie back to the city, his one shot at a better life is ripped away.