Kyle Lee Watson

Kyle Lee Watson is the main protagonist of the 1994 American basketball film Above the Rim. Kyle is a talented but troubled high school basketball player who dreams in the NBA. Kyle has when a dilemma is forced to choose between playing for his own basketball coach Mike Rollins or for the local drug dealer in his neighborhood Birdie. Kyle is portrayed by Duane Martin.
==Biography==
Kyle was born and raised in Brooklyn by his single mother Mailika. Kyle learned to love and play basketball and developed a dream of being a NBA basketball player, despite his mother trying to show there more to life than basketball. Kyle enjoyed playing basketball with his best friend Bugaloo, but he also enjoyed harassing a local homeless crack addict Flip Johnson. He and Bugaloo played for his high school's basketball team, The Panthers, that was Coached by the beloved Rollins. 
However, Kyle was a ball hog refusing to pass the ball to his teammates. During Kyle's senior year, he hoped of being accepted to , where he wanted to play for their basketball team the Hoyas. One night during a game Kyle's ball hogging cost the Panthers the win, when Kyle tried to make a three-pointer and missed while refusing to pass to someone closer, Kyle then tried to talk to Phil Redd, scout for the Hoyas, despite not being allowed to without his coach. After the game, one of his teammates, tells off Kyle for causing to lose the game until their coach, Mike Rollins, calms him down. Coach Rollins then tells Kyle to him see at 7:30 in the morning, much to his dismay. Kyle then decides to get some to eat with his teammate and friend Bobby.
Later on, Kyle meets his best friend Bugaloo, who attended the game.
==Personality==
Kyle is arrogant and hotheaded basketball player, who also a ball hog, also refusing to the pass the ball to someone. He is very stubborn refusing to listen to the good advice from his coach.
However, over the course of the film, with the help of Shep, Kyle began to learn to the importance of teamwork and loyalty. Kyle also truly cares about Bugaloo, as he quit playing for Birdie's basketball team for mistreating him.
==Trivia==
*Despite being a teenager, Duane Martin who portrayed Kyle was 28 years old when filming the movie.
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