Harlems Rens newspaper clip from the 1920s, courtesy www.blackfivesblog.com
Check this out:
1946-2007 New York Knicks 2,399-2,354 .5047
1967-2007 New Jersey Nets 1,082-1,428 .4311
1923-1949 New York Rens 2,588-529 .8302
For more info on the Rens and other early all-Black teams of the 20th century, hit up: http://blackfivesblog.com/?p=256. We owe our […]

I Keep it Local DVD follows their squad to the ‘07 Princeton Streetball Tournament and ‘06- ‘07 I Keep it Local All-Star Games. We haven’t peeped it yet, but the trailers above and below look pretty smooth (although enough with dribbling the ball off a defender’s forehead–that should be outlawed). It’s available now. For more […]

Ever wonder where Martinique native Ronny Turiaf’s crazy joy of living on the court and bench comes from? After a little trip to his small island in the French West Indies, I’ve observed this “joie de vivre” is part of his roots & culture. Basketball is a real religion with an incalculable number of believers […]

In ‘02, I was on an audition set for a New Balance basketball commercial. A young Latino brother came up to me and said, “You’re Bobbito, right? I started doing tricks in a Basketball City League game, and the ref told me afterwards that I should meet you . . .”
As simple as it […]

You’ve heard of that school U. of Texas, right? The one that Kevin Durant went to? Well, ten years prior, the MAN there from ‘94-’97 was Bronx native and Rice H.S. product Reggie “Hi-5″ Freeman. He was 1st team All-Big 12 Conference, and finished as the school’s third all-time leading scorer, as well as top […]

Prevent ‘cookies’ & ‘apple turnovers’ with this.
Over the past several months the new Wave ball has been a part of my personal training workouts. Wouldn’t say anything if it wasn’t legit. Here’s a review from a player who worked indoors with it.
Mack Montgomery - Sr. Guard Columbia University
“From my personal usage, the Wave […]

This list reflects my 10 favorite releases in 2007. Of course, there are several shoes out there that I have not had the pleasure of playing in, so feel free to chime in and voice your thoughts. Also, I haven’t gotten the chance to play in the newest releases–the Lebron V, Jordan Melo M4, 12.5, […]