Archive for July, 2007

Nike AF1 ID on Vanessa Cruz @ lunch. She was one of the few chosen to roll with me to the Gallery on Elizabeth St. a month ago to cop the butterzzz for fa-reeeeeeee!

Nike AF1 on a shorty riding the 6 train, had to give her props for the funky lace design. If it was […]

Vancouver & Steve Nash In The Place To Be / Jul 25, 2007 / 11:28 am

Livestock sneaker shop, Vancouver, Canada
July 18, 2007: Sean Lala of Spectrum Entertainment and Livestock sneaker shop brought me up to Vancouver to spin their weekly Funk & Soul jam @ Republic. The party was mad fun. Former EA Sports NBA Street V3 game directors Shyang Kong and Thomas rolled through, as did Steve Nash of […]

The LMS Crew at McDonald’s on 125th St. and Broadway
Madison Square Garden, McDonald’s, and Gameovernyc.com invaded Harlem on July 13th for the Manhattan regional of Last Man Standing. At the end of the day, when the dust cleared and the noise settled, only the best of the best were left. The Bounce team showed […]

I had a real good time Saturday at Philly’s Hawthorne Cultural Center Playground with Bounce CEO Jesse “ShowForm” Washington and Sr. Editor Liz “Invisible Woman” Washington. They organized a well-needed clinic for 25 neighborhood kids. One of the youths recently experienced a senseless loss to his family. His cousin, while on a bike, […]

D-Train, Tim Grover, and Michael Finley
Man, I wish I was a kid again. There are so many companies doing great things for the young basketball community. There are literally iconic brands seeking you out to help you get better at a sport you love. It doesn’t get much better than that.
Tomorrow, the […]

Conrad McRae Youth League Builds Players / Jul 21, 2007 / 11:42 pm

If you love basketball and you haven’t caught the Conrad McRae Youth League at Dean St. Park (Brooklyn), your summer ain’t complete. Besides the fact that two years ago you would have seen a 8th grader named Lance Stevenson do his thing, and future Thomas Jefferson HS player Keith Spelman go nuts above the rim, […]

Hoops 4 Hope Clinic and Fundraiser 7/28/07 / Jul 21, 2007 / 10:45 pm

In 1995, I ran with Coach Sid Jones United Brooklyn crew in West 4th (shirt above). It was like no other tournament, and i loved the experience. I grew up watching/admiring and playing with/against legends Clark and Mario Elie up at “Goat Park.” They were blood brothers who totally dominated “the Cage” on coach Bill […]