By Sean Couch
Ball Up Tour – Next Date – August 1, 2009 in Chicago
The nephew of Connie Hawkins, the high-rising “Hawk” takes a break to give us his experiences from the BALL UP TOUR.
-How is the Ball Up Street Ball tour going so far?
Hawk: Ball Up is hot, and very busy. 6 weeks straight of traveling! I’m seeing things I’ve never seen and I feel blessed. The team really gets along and we have a great time together.
-How did you get involved in street ball?
Hawk: Like most guys, a street ball team came to Phoenix and I went to an open-run. I grew up playing street ball, and my uncle Connie Hawkins was an NBA player who became one of the Top 50 New York street ball legends so it’s in the blood/the family business. Read More »
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By Ali
photo: si.com
Christopher Paul Mullin was a simple, neighborhood guy from Troy Avenue in the Flatlands section of Brooklyn. The love affair with hoops was a multi-generational thing that began in the driveway of the family’s small row house. Read More »
Tags: alvin robertson, biggie smalls, billy goodwin, bruce dalrymple, chris mullin, chris rock, connie hawkins, dick vitale, don nelson, doug moe, ed davender, ed pinckney, ernie degregorio, hubie brown, Jay Z, jerry reynolds, kareem abdul jabbar, kenny smith, larry bird, len elmore, lenny wilkens, lou carnesecca, malik sealy, mario elie, Mark Jackson, mel kennedy, micael jordan, mike tyson, mitch richmond, oscar robertson, patrick ewing, pearl washington, rick barry, sam perkins, spike lee, tim hardaway, vern fleming, walter berry, wayman tisdale, willie glass, wilt chamberlain
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