Flint Tropics
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The Flint Tropics are a fictional 1970s American Basketball Association team from the comedy film "Semi-Pro," known for their eccentric owner-player Jackie Moon and their underdog struggle to survive league consolidation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Flint Tropics canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3621516 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Flint Tropics Context triple: [Semi-Pro, featuresFictionalTeam, Flint Tropics]
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A.
Stingray City
Stingray City is a famous shallow sandbar and snorkeling site off Grand Cayman where visitors can closely interact with large southern stingrays in their natural habitat.
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B.
AquaTropic
AquaTropic is a seaside water park in Almuñécar, Spain, known for its saltwater pools and family-friendly attractions.
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C.
Flying Fish Cove
Flying Fish Cove is the main settlement and administrative center of Australia’s remote Indian Ocean territory, Christmas Island.
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D.
Paradise Coast
Paradise Coast is a scenic Southwest Florida destination known for its upscale beach communities, nature preserves, and Gulf of Mexico waterfront centered around Naples and nearby coastal areas.
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E.
Wild Reef
Wild Reef is a major Shedd Aquarium exhibit that recreates a vibrant coral reef ecosystem, featuring sharks, rays, and diverse tropical marine life.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Flint Tropics Target entity description: The Flint Tropics are a fictional 1970s American Basketball Association team from the comedy film "Semi-Pro," known for their eccentric owner-player Jackie Moon and their underdog struggle to survive league consolidation.
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A.
Stingray City
Stingray City is a famous shallow sandbar and snorkeling site off Grand Cayman where visitors can closely interact with large southern stingrays in their natural habitat.
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B.
AquaTropic
AquaTropic is a seaside water park in Almuñécar, Spain, known for its saltwater pools and family-friendly attractions.
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C.
Flying Fish Cove
Flying Fish Cove is the main settlement and administrative center of Australia’s remote Indian Ocean territory, Christmas Island.
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D.
Paradise Coast
Paradise Coast is a scenic Southwest Florida destination known for its upscale beach communities, nature preserves, and Gulf of Mexico waterfront centered around Naples and nearby coastal areas.
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E.
Wild Reef
Wild Reef is a major Shedd Aquarium exhibit that recreates a vibrant coral reef ecosystem, featuring sharks, rays, and diverse tropical marine life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional basketball team
ⓘ
fictional sports team ⓘ |
| appearsInFilm | Semi-Pro ⓘ |
| associatedCharacter |
Bobby Dee
ⓘ
Clarence "Coffee" Black ⓘ Jackie Moon ⓘ Monix ⓘ |
| associatedWithGenre | sports comedy ⓘ |
| cityEconomicContextInStory | economically depressed Flint, Michigan ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| createdFor |
2008 film Semi-Pro
ⓘ
linked to:
Semi-Pro
|
| fictionalLeagueContext | pre-NBA–ABA merger era ⓘ |
| fictionalStatus | does not exist as a real professional team ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 2008 ⓘ |
| goalInStory | qualify for NBA after league consolidation ⓘ |
| hasFanBaseDepictedAs | small but passionate local fans ⓘ |
| hasSloganDepicted | Everybody love everybody ⓘ |
| headCoach | Jackie Moon ⓘ |
| homeArena | Flint Fairgrounds Coliseum ⓘ |
| homeCity | Flint, Michigan ⓘ |
| isFictionalUniverseOfWork | Semi-Pro ⓘ |
| jerseyNumberUsed |
11
ⓘ
33 ⓘ 7 ⓘ |
| league | American Basketball Association ⓘ |
| mascot | tropical theme ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | underdog team ⓘ |
| notableGame | MegaBowl ⓘ |
| notableRivalTeamInFilm |
San Antonio Spurs (fictionalized ABA version)
ⓘ
linked to:
San Antonio Spurs
|
| owner | Jackie Moon ⓘ |
| player |
Clarence "Coffee" Black
ⓘ
Jackie Moon ⓘ Monix ⓘ |
| plotElement | struggle to survive ABA–NBA merger ⓘ |
| portrayedAs | financially struggling franchise ⓘ |
| promotionStuntByOwner |
bear wrestling event
ⓘ
free corn dogs promotion ⓘ halftime trampoline dunk show ⓘ |
| settingOf | many key scenes in Semi-Pro ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| symbolizes | struggle of small-market teams during consolidation ⓘ |
| teamColors |
green
ⓘ
orange ⓘ white ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1970s ⓘ |
| uniformStyle | retro 1970s ABA aesthetic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Flint Tropics Description of subject: The Flint Tropics are a fictional 1970s American Basketball Association team from the comedy film "Semi-Pro," known for their eccentric owner-player Jackie Moon and their underdog struggle to survive league consolidation.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.