Edmonton Brothers Basketball (EBB) was started about seven years ago as a way to give underserved, marginalized youth and men between 12-and-22 years-old that sense of belonging.

Over the years, it’s gone from serving North Edmonton to city wide, hosting competitive leagues and offering low registration fees because of the people it serves.

Jabriil Dhimbil has been shooting hoops in this program since he was 16-years-old, 5 years later he still comes out every Saturday to coach.

“I noticed that it was bigger than basketball for us, it was more of a brotherhood,” said Dhimbil.” “People I call brothers today but were just strangers once upon a time as well.”

The program could be hitting its final buzzer. EBB is facing financial difficulties and hoping a GoFundMe gives them a buzzer beate

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