Melvin “Problem Child” Creddle, Jason McDonald photo.
Now that the summer is officially over, we present to you our NYC All-Street Selections. Voters included Sean Couch and Bobbito Garcia (co-founders, Bounce Magazine), Samera “BallGurl” Marsh (www.bouncemag.com), Rickey Rivers (Fireball/Funsport), Bernard Bowen (Referee Assignor), Edgar Burgos (MSG-TV “Summerball” Producer), Paul “PR” Rivera (Nike-NYC Brand Manager), Sid Jones […]

Bout the only thing uplifting about the summer going away is that you can bust out some sweatshirts on stash. Peep the latest that’ve been mailed my way . . .

CEO brand.

Mitchell & Ness brand www.mitchellandness.com

Ten Deep brand www.tenthdivision.com

And1’s Helicopter got that slap for Ballaholic.
Oakland is known for more than just ghost ridin’ the whip. Players out this way–and fans alike–are known for “that go,” local slang that describes just how hard we roll out West.
This is the home of the hyphy movement, and that certainly applies to hoops out here. When […]

HS All American and U. of Florida bound Erving Walker will be one of many featured players in Rickey Rivers’ ‘Brooklyn Classic’ this weekend.
This weekend expect to see some of the best HS talent around. Look for the matchup of Kemba Walker against Lance Stevenson; Chaz Williams vs. Erving Walker; Keith Spellman vs. Darren Johnson; […]

Nike AF1 Mid Customs on DJ Tai @ the ‘Basketsquare’ court. Dude was had me open all week with the joints he was putting on, including “Crooklyn 2″ feat. Chubbs and OC, Nas’ “Represent,” Big L’s “Put’em On,” just to name a few.

Nike AF1 Mr. Cartoon Mexico butters on Raul Barrigon of Gigante Basket […]

That’s me during one of our freestyle performances throughout the week. Kevin Couliau photo.

Kevin Lescot a.k.a. “Da Phenomenom” averaged 10+ woofs a game. Here he wows the crowd during a Slam Nation exhibition. Kevin Couliau photo.
From Sept. 12-16, I took part in the Basketball Federation of Spain’s 1st ever “Streetbasket” exhibition in conjunction with […]

Asphalt Phenoms is the best b-ball documentary to come out in a while. Filling the gap between the Joe Hammond era of the ’70s to the Skip To My Lou one of the mid ’90s, you’ll peep never-ever-seen-before footage of the old King Towers Tournament and park legends like “Master Rob,” Conrad “McNasty” McCrae, Derrick […]

The New York Strikeforce are hosting their inaugural free agent try-out on October 20th, 2007. Registration starts at 1:30pm sharp. The work-out will be from 2pm to 5pm @ Brewster Sports Center, 19 Sutton Place, Brewster, NY.
$75 Non-Refundable fee for players that pre-register prior to the September 30th deadline. $100 registration fee the day of […]