This world features "Aura Basketball," where elite players unlock latent abilities through a system only accessible to "Marked" individuals. These include:
Aura Skills – Active abilities (e.g., teleport pass, time-slow jump shot)
Passives – Always-on traits (e.g., faster stamina regen, mental fortitude)
Titles – Narrative-level boosts or restrictions based on performance or fate
The Court – Certain arenas are "Awakened Courts" with rules that shift reality (e.g., zones of gravity manipulation, illusions, or crowd buff effects)
The Game Masters – Hidden forces who watch and influence games with stakes far beyond basketball…