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Wednesday night was a culmination moment for Orlando Magic legend Tracy McGrady. After years of working to keep his vision alive, he watched as the gym at Oak Ridge High School filled with fans for the final round of the Ones Basketball League.<\/p>\n

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\u201cLook at the turnout,\u201d he said, staring up at the crowd. \u201cAnd we\u2019ve still got more people coming in. I just think my team has done a phenomenal job of really bringing this to life and getting the word out about OBL.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wednesday\u2019s \u201cFor the Throne\u201d event capped off what has been a successful season for the OBL, a relaunched version of McGrady\u2019s one-on-one basketball league.<\/p>\n

The tournament, featuring teams of players representing eight cities, was comprised of a series of one-on-one matchups where players fought to keep their teams alive and compete for a total of $100,000 in prize money. It was a brand of basketball that fans aren\u2019t often exposed to in a professional format.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s one-v-one. We can all relate to that growing up as a kid,\u201d McGrady said. \u201cI think you get an opportunity to see guys that have a unique skillset.\u201d<\/p>\n

The matchups on Wednesday night offered a grittier, more intense version of basketball than is often common in team play. Players battled over 10-minute periods, with the first player to hit seven points winning the matchup.<\/p>\n

Teams advanced to the final round based on cumulative points. The crowd excitedly took in those matchups, cheering on players and celebrating big shots as some games came down to the wire.<\/p>\n

The OBL began with eight teams at its first event in May, before cutting down to the final four who played for the championship on Wednesday. Each of those teams were represented by a group of star-studded owners featuring current and former NBA stars.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis is how we all grew up playing one-on-one basketball, the king of the court,\u201d Muggsy Bogues, owner of the Baltimore team, said. \u201cAnd being able to have it on a professional level, it\u2019s amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bogues\u2019 Baltimore squad failed to advance to the final after falling to Jaylen Brown\u2019s Atlanta team in the semifinal round.<\/p>\n

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For the championship, Atlanta met Quin Cook\u2019s Washington, D.C. after it beat Tim Hardaway\u2019s Miami team.<\/p>\n

Atlanta went on to take the crown after a handful of fierce final-round matchups with Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n

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Teams representing Raleigh, Orlando, New York and Chicago had been eliminated through the OBL\u2019s two previous rounds.<\/p>\n

The completion of the OBL has been a long time coming for McGrady after first starting a previous iteration of the league in 2022. After later doing a showcase at his house in Houston, he was able to secure a partner in Next Gen Sports and relaunch the league.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not NBA. It\u2019s not college,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s a different brand of basketball.\u201d<\/p>\n

Next Gen Sports CEO Heath Freeman, who is chairman of the OBL, is also president of Alden Global Capital, an investment firm that owns the Orlando Sentinel\u2019s parent company Tribune Publishing.<\/p>\n

While the first relaunched season of the OBL is now complete, McGrady still has big dreams for where one-on-one basketball can go.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to see it abroad,\u201d he said. \u201cYou\u2019re watching the World Cup right now. I want to see one-on-one basketball have something similar.\u201d<\/p>\n

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