Under Armour Basketball’s new inaugural series, Home Court: Baltimore is now live on YouTube! This first season spotlights UA’s home base of Baltimore, Maryland, and explores the cultural impact basketball, style, food and music rooted in Charm City. Sarunas Jackson, star of HBO series Insecure and a former hooper, takes viewers on a journey of discovery, where he meets up with locals at iconic establishments within various inner-communities for an intimate view of B’more’s unique culture.
Episode 3 [HERE] is centered around food and casts a spotlight on local delicacies and the very best spots that are only known by locals. Sarunas sits down with Eric Williams, the 21-year-old owner of Nacho Bangers, a restaurant that is giving back to the city of Baltimore through Eric’s love of food. Sarunas also chops it up with A$AP Ant, to shed light on his cutthroat approach to music—bred from his experiences growing up in Baltimore—and shares where you can get the best value meal in the city.
Directed by Shomi Patwary—a filmmaker known for his work with A$AP Mob, Beyoncé and Pusha T—this season of Home Court also has Sarunas meeting up with the likes of local basketball legends Aquille Carr and Terry Hosley along with Team Thrill, a program founded by NBA figure Will Barton; Mike Tribb at his Barbershop for the ‘Cruddy’ shape up; as well as local music duo Bond St. District and legendary producer DJ Blaqstarr. Episode breakdown includes:
• Segment 1: Ball-timore, where to hoop and how they ball
• Segment 2: Camera Ready, style on and off the court
• Segment 3: Grub City, local eats around the neighborhood
• Segment 4: That Baltimore Sound, the music scene coming out of the city
