Check out my interview with Rasaun “Crabby” Young. #9 on Bounce Magazine’s top 20 NYC Ballers. After handlin his business at Hoops in the Sun, he took some time to share his thoughts on the game, and hip hop. Thanks for the interview Crabby.

Mike “The King of New York” Campbell
The 2007 Nike Pro City League (NY) jumped off last Thursday. Yesterday, we stopped by to see who was holding down the hardwood for the night. The 1st game had Nike “E” One taking on PDG Queensbridge. At the start of the third quarter, Nike “E” One was up […]

Stix making it work at the FT line
Opening night for the 2007 Entertainer’s Basketball Classic was the real deal, and BOUNCE was in the house to catch it all. We witnessed the excitement, celebrities, and trash talkin’ that makes coming to ‘55th bananas.
Two games took place on Monday. The first saw a Tony Rosa […]

Hola Coca-Cola to all my streetball and BOUNCE heads! Allow me to introduce myself. I am BallGurl, the newest member of the “From the Playground” team and you’ll be hearing a lot from me in these upcoming summer months. I’m something of a walk-on addition to this squad, assigned to bring everything you need to […]

I care less about people’s closet and more about what i see heads’ actually wearing. Here’s a selection of what I peeped on the train and sidewalks this past week:

Nike AF1 “Kool Bob Love” wheat butters on the 2 train, first time i peeped someone wearing my shoe on the iron horse–i was amped!!!

Nike Court […]

Testify Books presents: “Where’d You Get Those? New York City Sneaker Culture 1960-1987″
Book Signing by Author Bobbito Garcia
Wednesday, June 20th @ McNally Robinson Booksellers (52 Prince St. bet. Lafayette and Mulberry St.), 7pm-8pm
First 30 purchasers will receive a free limited edition WYGT t-shirt (shown above).
Trains: N, R to Prince, 6 to Spring, F to […]

The debate rages from playground to playground. What borough is the Best in basketball in New York City? I remember playing in King Towers against Queen’s Mark Jackson and representing hard for my team - Dyckman in the borough of Manhattan.
Citywide was the tourney then and now Nike Swoosh dominates the all-borough […]

With Mousey and Fat Joe defecting from EBC and starting their own thing on 145th and Lenox the landscape of streetball has changed. When a kid gets a chance to see a pro live it’s love. Now there are 3 choices: EBC, Dyckman, and the Tri-State Classic above 110th street. The player without college […]