Don’t limit hard, competitive summer basketball to spots like West 4th and Hunter College. Friday some of the Dime/Bounce crew went to the Reebok Club to get some after-work run in. If you’re not familiar with the Reebok Club it’s a multi-million dollar sports facility right up the street from Columbus Circle. Think of a futuristic YMCA. The place is absolutely sick. With two full length courts the run in there gets serious. Walk in Reebok anytime and you might be playing with division 1 ballers or pros like Baron “Too Easy” Davis.
Friday’s run was no different.
My squad was running through teams. Josh Gotthelf was all over the court, Pat Cassidy couldn’t miss from behind the arc, I was getting to the rack anytime I felt like it. And our intern, and Princeton University center, Noah Levine was dropping BUCKETS on the block. It got bad, one game Noah scored all but four of our points.
I guess the team waiting to play us next didnt like that too much, they had a strategy to end our streak…
Shirt grabbing, elbows, and hard fouls we’re way too familiar this game as yours truly almost lost his cool. One play Noah caught his defender with an up and under only to be slammed to the ground. Frustrated and rattled, we lost and called our run off for the day. I guess their strategy worked.
Fast forward to today. After a weekend of balling and hanging out I get to the office. Noah rolls in shortly after, only to greet me with a bruise the size of my fist!”Saturday it was huge! It was like the size of a volleyball!” Noah jokingly added about his battle scar.
It goes to show no where in NYC is safe. If you’re going to ball, then ball hard…because the guy/girl guarding you probably is…
July 16th, 2007 at 11:41 am
Noah says:
Yea, that def. did not feel good, couldn’t walk all weekend. Although, what Christian didn’t add about himself was that him and this dude, that famously stated “you don’t even know who I am!? Look me up on the internet!”, they went at it. Driving at each other and taking it hard to the rack (you really should hae dunked one on him Christian). He couldn’t have been too famous, we all forgot his name about 5 minutes later…
July 16th, 2007 at 11:42 am
Kyle aka The Air Down There says:
DAMN, guess I missed the festivities. I guess the “Hack-a-Noah” strategy worked.
Suprised you didn’t mention the other day when you punched my lay up attempt to the ceiling. LOL.
July 16th, 2007 at 11:55 am
Christian says:
Noah,
That dude was wildin! I should’ve banged on him but the way the game was going he probably would have taken me out. So…I decided to light him up from outside, “My eyes! I can’t see!” Lol.
Kyle,
My bad man, you left it up there for me. I HAD to! Lol…BTW, “The Air Down There” is a classic name!
July 16th, 2007 at 2:31 pm
Austin says:
Deee-zam! That’s why I don’t mix it up down there with the trees.
July 16th, 2007 at 2:48 pm
BallGurl says:
Austin,
Ayyyooo!! Mix it up down there with the trees?! LmAo!!
That bruise on Noah is crazy though!! That reminds of that scene from above the Rim when the Birdmen (Pac’s team) played against Duane Martin’s team at the Rucker. Wood Harris capped Leon and didn’t even care. Summer basketball in NYC is no JOKE at the Reebok club or in the movies!!
July 16th, 2007 at 8:47 pm
Bobbito says:
haha! who was the clown that said, ‘look me up on the internet!’ i’m ready to google!
July 17th, 2007 at 4:41 am
Bakar says:
Dude, that’s one NASTY scar! If you’ve been whacked harder, you might want to consider donating your left kidney..
July 17th, 2007 at 12:19 pm
Sean Couch says:
Noah
Did anyone say you weren’t fouled?
July 18th, 2007 at 10:18 am
Spank Vigga says:
I’d like to google that dude myself, what kind of clown actually says “Look me up on the internet”
July 18th, 2007 at 2:43 pm
Austin says:
Ballgurl,
I shoulda known, nothing’s safe around the office. Correction: “That’s why I don’t play the power forward/center position in pickup basketball.”