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Chicago playground legend Will “The Thrill” Bynum is still catching wreck, for those who’ve been wondering. The strong, diminutive Chi-Town guard with the ill hops has, most recently, been plying his trade overseas for Maccabi Tel Aviv in Isreal. Peep how he’s been laying it down while cashing those Euros.
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Before he led Georgia Tech […]

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The fall of the Boston Celtics empire was not due to, though it did coincide, with Larry Bird’s back problems in the late ’80s and early ’90s. The definitive blows were delivered in the forms of the untimely passing of the franchise’s future torchbearers - Len Bias in ‘85 and Reggie Lewis in ‘93.
Reggie […]

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Earlier this week, we learned that the legendary Will Robinson passed at the age of 96. Those from the Detroit area are very familiar with the legacy and story of Mr. Robinson. For those who are not, here is a brief bio of one of the great basketball minds that influenced an untold […]

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Did you know that the playground was the most instrumental force in integrating the state of Indiana’s public schools?
That’s because the playgrounds of Indianapolis, aka Nap Town, gave birth to Oscar Robertson, quite possibly the greatest basketball player that ever lived.
Before all the Air Jordan heads start hollering, ponder this. MJ came […]

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The Playground isn’t the problem. It’s the solution. That’s the Bounce motto.
And the park was, indeed, the answer for John Starks.
As a 5′6″ junior at Tulsa Central High School in Oklahoma, he played on the JV squad. Over the summer, he ran hard at the Tulsa outdoor courts, hit the weights […]

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The Playground isn’t the problem. It’s the solution. That’s the Bounce motto.
Yet another concrete example that supports our mission is that of The Worm - The Greatest Defensive and Rebounding Forward Ever! The Worm could alter a game without ever taking a shot.
Dennis Rodman’s game was birthed and nourished by the project […]

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The playground isn’t the problem. It’s the solution. That’s the Bounce motto.
And one of the most evident examples is DJ, one of the most highly underappreciated and slept on talents in basketball history. DJ got little burn at Domiguez High School in Compton, measuring only 5′9″. He worked as a forklift […]

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The Capitol Classic has featured some of the best young ballers in the country ready to make the transition from playground, high school and AAU onto the major college level. For over 30 years, the game has provided a sneak peak at the marinating talent that will soon blossom on national tv. […]