# WebtoonLib — Slam Dunk #17

## Series
- title: Slam Dunk
- slug: slam-dunk-9918c2

## Chapter
- number: 17
- release_date: 2025-05-29

### Summary
The long-standing feud between basketball captain Takenori Akagi and judo captain Tatsuhiko Aota reaches a comical peak as they battle for Hanamichi Sakuragi's allegiance. Aota, leveraging his childhood connection to the Akagi siblings, attempts to bribe the lovestruck delinquent with precious photos of a young Haruko. However, his plan backfires spectacularly when Sakuragi, in a moment of surprising loyalty to his new sport, bluntly rejects the offer, leaving Aota's desperate "bribe" to fail in the face of Hanamichi's newfound identity as a "basketball player."
- summary_source: graph_aggregator
- summary_verification: unverified

### Key events
- Sakuragi rejects the Judo club, declaring himself a 'Basketball Player' for the first time.

### Characters involved
- Haruko Akagi — character
- Tatsuhiko Aota — character
- Takenori Akagi — character
- Hanamichi Sakuragi — character

## Spoiler
- level: auto

### Safe teaser
The long-standing feud between basketball captain Takenori Akagi and judo captain Tatsuhiko Aota reaches a comical peak as they battle for Hanamichi Sakuragi's allegiance.

### Spoiler summary
The long-standing feud between basketball captain Takenori Akagi and judo captain Tatsuhiko Aota reaches a comical peak as they battle for Hanamichi Sakuragi's allegiance. Aota, leveraging his childhood connection to the Akagi siblings, attempts to bribe the lovestruck delinquent with precious photos of a young Haruko. However, his plan backfires spectacularly when Sakuragi, in a moment of surprising loyalty to his new sport, bluntly rejects the offer, leaving Aota's desperate "bribe" to fail in the face of Hanamichi's newfound identity as a "basketball player."

## Status
- data_status: complete
- summary_status: generated
- transcript: Hardsub chapter — image-only

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — Slam Dunk #17](/series/slam-dunk-9918c2/chapter-17)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/slam-dunk-9918c2

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