Coach Topper with the infamous T-Shirt. Photo: Randy Millard.
Nothing can stop NYC summer basketball, not even the current 90-plus degree weather that started last Monday and doesn’t appear ready to leave anytime soon. Even with the heat, summer leagues were still a go this weekend and there was even a decent turnout of players and […]

Lamont “Momo” Jones

Momo and Artest
The first time I went to a Conrad McRae Youth League game two things stuck out in my memory. The first was seeing an 8th grade Keith Spelman dunk on some poor defender so hard the impact of the ball almost decapitated him. The second was seeing a cocky kid […]

The weekend started with an upset Friday night at Dyckman. Three-time campeones TNP took a tough 60-58 L against the newly formed Harlem Ballers, featuring an all-star backcourt of Kenny Satterfield and Kareem Reid. Reid ran the pick and roll with Ty Valentine to perfection en route to the upset. The loss is the first […]

The 2008 summer tournament schedule is in full swing, here are some games around town to check:
Nike Pro City
Tuesday, June 24th
Prime Time vs. PDG Queensbridge 6:30 p.m.
Gold’s Gym vs. Dyckman 8:30 p.m.
Thursday, June 26th
United Brooklyn vs. Uptowners 6:30 p.m.
X-Men vs. Nike “E” One 8:30 […]