Duncan Porter



Duncan Charles Porter is the brother of Caleb Porter

Background
Being squeezed his older brother Mike's industriousness and Caleb's studiousness often made Duncan feel like the awkward middle-kid that no one thought would amount to anything. This, along with the typical black hoodlum stereotyping, often left him cynical about his opportunities for a life in Detroit. He often expressed dreams of moving away from Detroit and to someplace "that's not a racist shithole", but seems unwilling to leave his family.

Lawsuit
Always having been the more athletically gifted than academically, Duncan signed on with a small inner-city basketball team called the Detroit Cardinals. Finally feeling like he was being agnolished for his skills, he pretty much signed on to the team for a 5 year contract without reading the fine print. While the base salary was pretty normal, a bunch of "administrative fees" for clothes, equipment and travel was deducted from his paycheck. Without help, he'd be in a tight spot economically for the forseeable future. Bella, Duncan's mother, contacts Caleb and tells him to help his brother because "he's fucked something up". Duncan comes up to his office and he explains that he wants to sue the Basketball team he signed up to because they're not paying him what they promised. Caleb realizes that it is in fact Duncan who got screwed over by not reading the details on the contract, and he manages to communicate this without pissing him off. He promises to help Duncan, and asks Shanice for help. Shanice and Caleb meet the team lawyer, and Shanice somehow influences him into signing a waver-agreement to let Duncan off the team early.