Just in case you did not see the official K1X Together We Chill logo yet..

Wednesday night, I had to just stop at 119th street between 2nd and 3rd Avenues to see what the hype was about at Together We Chill. I knew this tournament was very special when I saw the crowd from a block away, Read More »

Nike Pro-City director Ray Diaz had a big smile on his face when he learned on Tuesday night that the Nike Swoosh League - Nike’s seven-site New York City-Westchester youth tournament - was green lighted to start after the 4th of July. The league services 3,000 ball players throughout the New York City area and is the best youth league in the area, if not the country. Nike continues to show that it cares for the basketball playing community by funding tournaments of this nature. Keeping our youth in structured competitive environments that promote fair play, unity, and strong sportsmanship are needed as summer youth jobs are disappearing day after day.

A strong pound to Nike NYC for doing the right thing.

Tri-State Classic Tournament Director Mousey hit us up to let us know there will be a ’80s versus ’90s legends game this Saturday, July 4, at 6pm on 145th Street and Lenox Ave. It will be a doozy! Take the 3 train to 145th St. Park is right out the exit.

Here are Tri-State top scorers and standings:

Tony (DANCY POWER) 36 point per game
Future ( OFF THE HOOK) 33.5
Mile High ( SKULL GANG) 31
Shawn Johnson (Q.B.) 31
Dwigth Hardy (R2K) 30.5
Zach Marbury ( B.S.C.) 28
Kenny Satterfield (BINGO) 27
Mike To It (B.S.C. ) 27
Antawn Dobie (MONEY TRAIN ) 26
Chris (BAD BOY ) 20.5
Kemba Walker (BINGO ) 20
Kareem Reid (DANCY POWER) 20

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Ball Up Tour - Next Date - August 1, 2009 in Chicago

The nephew of Connie Hawkins, the high-rising “Hawk” takes a break to give us his experiences from the BALL UP TOUR.

-How is the Ball Up Street Ball tour going so far?

Hawk: Ball Up is hot, and very busy. 6 weeks straight of traveling! I’m seeing things I’ve never seen and I feel blessed. The team really gets along and we have a great time together.

-How did you get involved in street ball?

Hawk: Like most guys, a street ball team came to Phoenix and I went to an open-run. I grew up playing street ball, and my uncle Connie Hawkins was an NBA player who became one of the Top 50 New York street ball legends so it’s in the blood/the family business. Read More »

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In 1979, PRO-Keds released the Royal Flash model with the “Add-On Bottom” (as my Spanish Harlem a.k.a “El Barrio” sneaker crew back then would say). In my book Where’d You Get Those? New York City’s Sneaker Culture: 1960-1987 (Testify Books) I wrote: “The Royal Flash was the best combination of basketball performance and style that PRO-Keds ever made.” To celebrate the RF’s 30th anniversary, PK approached me to do a collab with them for the re-issue! Word!

Four suede colors–army jacket green, nugget gold Read More »

Before Bingo’s All-Stars started their rivalry with R2K, there were the Pops 5 and Team 914 (Powerful Inc.) rivalry that’s been going on since 2003. They met in consecutive classic championship games back in 2005 & 2006. Both clubs got reacquainted once again Saturday afternoon Read More »

7/5/09 HAPPY FEET @ LE POISSON ROUGE, NYC

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Rumble young Man, Rumble!!!!

Just 10 minutes ago, one of my great sources verified that Lance Stephenson has made a verbal commitment to the University of Cincinnati. Read More »