In February 1973, Sports Illustrated ran an article about Brooklyn playground legend James “Fly” Williams as he was leading the country in scoring as a freshman for tiny Austin Peay U. in Tennessee. Second in scoring at that time was none other than Los Angeles all-time street king Raymond Lewis! They eventually met up at […]

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As a youngster growing up in Brownsville, playing basketball was a tradition. Your whole family played: uncles, aunts, cousins, brothers, sisters, parents, godparents . . . maybe even grandparents.
This sport kept my neighborhood on one accord at times. I vividly remember groups of kids playing during the summers, winters—better yet no matter the […]