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/ Jul 30, 2008 / 10:00 am

Wounded Knee Classic

I wound up missing this runner, and a couple of other shots, but still had a mad good time! Photo: Antonio Gil.

On July 19th, the “Circle” (114th St. bet. 5th Ave./Lenox) in Foster Projects hosted the 3rd Annual “Wounded Knee” Legends Classic. The court was the location for the King Towers Tournament from the ’60s […]

/ Feb 4, 2008 / 10:00 am

PR Legends Shock Rucker Legends, Again!

Puerto Rico Pro Legends (L-R) Coach Santos, Me, Mark “The Sharpshooter,” “Corky” Ortiz, “Baby Shaq,” Pachaco, “Wil’ Wild” Wes Correa, Danny “Italian Job” Basil, Ray Rivera
Back in August ‘07, I reported about our PR Pro Legends shocking the Rucker Pro Legends by 30 (http://www.bouncemag.com/2007/08/14/pr-pro-legends-shock-rucker-pro-legends-by-30-golden-hoops/).
The 10 year series continued Martin Luther King Memorial Weekend at the […]

/ Jun 9, 2007 / 9:20 pm

Puerto Rican Day en El Barrio w/ Headache

Headache and JFK during our huddle
Yes, playground legend, former And 1 Tour member, and my basketball buddy/adversary Tim “Headache” Gittens is medio-Boricua (Half Puerto Rican), and **** proud of it! We went on the PR Streetball Tour together in ‘05, and today at the “White Park” in Spanish Harlem, him and I, along with high-jumping […]

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