By Sean Couch
New York City Airmen coming in 2010
The National Street Basketball Association is a professional basketball organization that provides amateur and professional athletes with opportunities in basketball. The League will open up in New York on June 22 with the Pro-Ball Classic at 145th Street and Lennox running four days during the week – (Mon-Thurs). Expect players such as God Shammgod , Ron Artest and many more to represent in the new league. This year’s edition will be the first phase of a two-year plan to stock 6 teams to form a professional street league next year. Read More »
Tags: God Shammgod, National Street Basketball Association, ron artest
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By Gerald Narciso
photo: www.roseto.com/gallery
Basketball and Coney Island seem to go hand in hand with each other. Books like The Last Shot and flicks like He Got Game, introduced the world to the tiny sector in Brooklyn that has produced the likes of Stephon Marbury, Sebastian Telfair, Lance Stephenson and the fictional Jesus Shuttlesworth.
Jamel Thomas aka “Five-Thirty” also rose up from Coney. Cousin of Starbury and older brother of Bassy, Jamel is a 6-6 forward with a sweet stroke and bulldog-like toughness. Thomas never reached the same level as his famous family members but he still had a long and successful career. Read More »
Tags: Austin Croshere, Book, coney island, Five-Thirty, gerald narciso, God Shammgod, jamel thomas, New York, Providence, Sebastian Telfair, stephon marbury, the beautiful struggle, The Garden
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