EBC Champ ‘07 and current Rice HS senior, Kemba “EZ Pass” Walker, will be repping NYC on March 26th at 9:30pm in the McDonalds All-American Game on ESPN. Also in attendance will be Elite 24 Classic @ Rucker Park ‘07 MVP Brandon “The Take Over” Jennings out of Compton, CA. This year’s event will […]

Congratulations to Seton Hall’s Jeremy Hazell, St. John’s Justin Burrell, and Villanova’s Corey Fisher on making the Big East All-Rookie team. All of these players have represented hard on the playground over the past few years at Kingdome, Tri-State, and EBC respectively.
Check this video about Corey Fisher’s background and how he rose above family […]

With March comes the hint of sunshine and a little warm weather. Peeps are looking at Rick Rivers’ Fireball (Baruch College) and Ken Du’s D&D Invitational (Queens) to hold down tournament street power until the heat of the summer. From the East though comes a claim of “grando.” The “grando,” in the words of my […]

Several New York City playground guards are excelling on the collegiate level this year.
Notable Players:
Corey Fisher, Nova/EBC
Gavin Grant, NC State/EBC
Jessie Sapp, G-town/EBC
Mike Coburn, Rutgers/Dyckman
Gary Forbes, UMass/EBC/Dyckman
Three who don’t get the light they deserve are Russell Robinson, Kansas/Dyckman, Edgar Sosa, Louisville/Dyckman, and Jeremy Hazell, Seton Hall/Dyckman/Kingdome.

Photo: Seton Hall Basketball
The surprise of the group is […]

(L-R) Tone Greer Jr. and Sr. Which one had a better game? Which one had a bald head first? Which one resembles ex-NBA player Brad Daugherty?!!!
In our Fall Issue #12, we featured the fearsome duo of Steve Burtt Sr. and Jr. Here are some other notable father-child NYC playground combos:
Tone Greer a.k.a. “The Skull” & […]

I’m on my tippy toes.
So, I’m chilling at APT last Wednesday the 31st, Halloween night, vibing with the sounds of DJ Rich Medina, when boo-haa-haa a 6′8″ ghost walks on the dancefloor. I’m like, “Who the?” Then it reaches it’s hand out to me across 4 dancers and says, “Whaddup, Bob?” Hmmm, a hip hop […]

Touzani battling it out with Kool Bob Love up in Harlem. Sasha Nialla photo.
(movie voice) From the Producers/Creators of ESPN’s “It’s the Shoes” . . .
Street Soccer is a brand played around the world that emphasizes skill, showmanship, and improvisation. ESPN Content Development commissioned us to do a pilot so we flew out the Monta […]

Akeem with the Dee Brown minus the pumps. Photo courtesy www.dolphinbasketball.com.
Verbals: Gerald Narciso
Akeem Pierre is one of the rising (literally) talents in Canada. At just six feet, he can and will dunk on you; he does not care who you are.
“I go hard every game. If someone talks trash to me, I’m not […]