By Casey Lee
Photo: Amos Leak
OHH…Philly, Philly! Philly where I’m from!
Philly, Philly, Philly where I am from!
The Philly anthem by Eve (although not played) was displayed on the faces of hoop heads and fans everywhere at 10th & Olney. A couple hundred people filled around the court with love for the community and for the City of Brotherly Love. Cats were so deep on the baseline that you had to lure them with cheesesteak scent and 20 cent icees (”Water Ice” in Philly terminology). (MC) Ty the Mouth had to constantly tell people to move but nobody would budge. All cheesesteak jokes aside, an ice cream truck was literally selling 27 flavors of icees for cheap – hood cheap! Like DJ Khalid said, sometimes you have to do it for the hood! Read More »
Tags: 10th & Olney, Amos Leak, Casey Lee, Casey Lee NYC, Chosen League, Da Villa, feature, Jerrell Wright, Jesse Morgan, Markus Kennedy, Mitchell & Ness, Nike, Philly streetball, Rahim Thompson, Rakeem Brookins, Thaddeus Young, Tony Chennault
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By Ramon Diaz
The 2009 Chosen League Championship is coming to Chearshore Playground on Wednesday, August 26th at 8:00 PM. A few days ago, BOUNCE Magazine Online gave a brief description about the teams playing in the tournament. You can check it out at http://www.bouncemag.com/2009/08/20/2009-chosen-league-final-four/
For more information, contact Rahim Thompson at chosenleague@aol.com or rahim4@tmo.blackberry.net
Chearshore Playground
825 West Olney Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19141
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Tags: 2009 Chosen League Final Four, Chearshore Playground, Chosen League
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By Ramon Diaz
The 2009 Chosen League Final Four represents the ultimate toil on the blacktop. You have an opportunity to witness true basketball this Friday, August 21st starting at 7:30 PM.
Chearshore Playground
825 West Olney Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19141
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Tags: Chearshore Playground, Chosen League, Final Four
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By Trevor Kapp
UNC guard Wayne Ellington was one of 16 players selected to the all-decade team. Photo: raleighdurham.about.com
Final Four MVP Wayne Ellington and Third-Team All-American Gerald Henderson headline the Philadelphia Daily News’ All-Decade Team released earlier this week. Former Nets forward Eddie Griffin, GW guard Maureece Rice and former Virginia Cavalier standout Sean Singletary round out the first team. To see the entire list, click the read more button.
For more information, contact Rahim Thompson at chosenleague@aol.com. What other cities could boast a team that would challenge Philly’s? Read More »
Tags: Chosen League, Eddie Griffin, Gerald Henderson, Kyle Lowry, Maliik Wayns, Maureece Rice, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Daily News, Sean Singletary, Wayne Ellington
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