# WebtoonLib — Slam Dunk #269

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

## Chapter
- number: 269
- release_date: 2025-05-29

### Summary
With Hanamichi Sakuragi crippled by a severe back injury, despair washes over the Shohoku bench. As a distraught Haruko looks on, Coach Anzai prepares to pull his star rebounder from the game for good. However, in a defiant and defining moment, Sakuragi confronts them both. Recalling the first time she asked if he liked basketball, he declares that he now loves the game with all his heart and that this—his time on the court—is his moment of glory, refusing to let his journey end on the sideline.
- summary_source: graph_aggregator
- summary_verification: unverified

### Characters involved
- Mitsuyoshi Anzai — character
- Haruko Akagi — character
- Hanamichi Sakuragi — character

## Spoiler
- level: auto

### Safe teaser
With Hanamichi Sakuragi crippled by a severe back injury, despair washes over the Shohoku bench.

### Spoiler summary
With Hanamichi Sakuragi crippled by a severe back injury, despair washes over the Shohoku bench. As a distraught Haruko looks on, Coach Anzai prepares to pull his star rebounder from the game for good. However, in a defiant and defining moment, Sakuragi confronts them both. Recalling the first time she asked if he liked basketball, he declares that he now loves the game with all his heart and that this—his time on the court—is his moment of glory, refusing to let his journey end on the sideline.

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

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — Slam Dunk #269](/series/slam-dunk-9918c2/chapter-269)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/slam-dunk-9918c2

## Usage
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