Playing 21 at Mt. Morris Park
My fourth day in New York City (July 21th) was harder than I expected. I woke up early to attend to Bobbito Garcia’s “Anytime, Anyday” Work-out/Open Run at legendary Mt. Morris Park (120th St. and Madison Ave.). I met there with Bobbito, Jansy, Ballgurl, Roman and others guys (shout outs […]

Tri-State Classic (145th and Lenox Ave.)
Bingo’s All-Star’s .vs. You Better Pray
Bingo’s All-Stars led by Kareem Reid’s 26 points and seven assist effort cruised to an easy 115-95 win over You Better Pray. Kendell “World Premier” Provett and Lamont “Momo” Jones played hard but couldn’t overcome the all-around game of Ron Artest (19 pts) and Kemba […]

Mookie after leading Diamond to victory. Photo: Kyle Henry
When I arrived at the Cage (West 4th and Avenue of the Americas) yesterday afternoon, the sky was gloomy and rain was threatening the scheduled showdown between Diamond and Footprints. A light drizzle started almost simultaneously with tip-off, but luckily it subsided after about five minutes.
Footprints […]

Sundiata Gaines shooting on right. Photo: Trevor Kapp
Four months ago, Sundiata “Yata” Gaines’ Georgia Bulldogs were the story of college basketball. After finishing the season just 4-12 in conference play, they upset Ole Miss, Kentucky, Mississippi State and Arkansas to win the SEC tourney, playing two games in one day after a tornado ripped through […]