Guinness Book of World Records holder Jack Ryan came down to our afternoon 14th St. Y run a couple of weeks ago looking like the 80% field goal shooter of yesteryear. Minus the hops, anyone there who never had the chance to see him in his prime got a good sense of just how nice […]

Peep this freestyle from Nancy, France….
Yo Bob, is the PPB Nation going to use this or what?
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Now a construction site. Yes. What you see above is the exact grounds were the mighty Basketball City once stood on 23rd St. and the West Side Highway. Inside were six full courts with wood floors and fiberglass backboards, open from 8am until 10pm. It opened in the late ’90s, and closed its doors last […]

No time for a photo as I’m flying to San Fran tomorrow morning, but . . .
Real deal, I’ve only lost two 3-point contest in my whole life, and they were both to Jack Ryan who eventually won the ESPN City Slam Nationals so I’m not mad at that. I’ll take an L to him, […]

Me, Jack Ryan (who graced our cover for current issue #14), and Ramon Rodriguez warmed up the sold-out crowd of 19,000 with our circle routine. Wish I could show you the rest of the show, but my battery died! Gulp! Shout out to Bobby for taping, Chris for the hospitality, and the San Antonio fans […]

No doubt, I’m amped to have the original Project Playground Basketball members of myself, Jack Ryan, and Ramon Rodriguez do our first NBA Halftime show together in two years this Thursday night in San Antonio, TX. In ‘06-’07, I got caught up doing halftime reports as part of the MSG Network Knicks’ broadcasts, and Ramon […]

NYC playground legend Jack “Black Jack” Ryan graced our Spring Issue #14 cover (his first ever), and while in New Orleans during All-Star Weekend he added a new page to his already incredible story–He’s now in the Guinness Book of World Records! He reached out to Bounce to tell the story . . .
Guinness approached […]

Jack Ryan, ESPN City Slam National 3-point Contest Winner 2005. Steve Woltmann/Intersport photo.
Jason Kapono just won his second NBA All-Star 3-Point Contest. I’d like to see him go up against playground legend Jack “Black Jack” Ryan, who graces our March Issue #14 Cover (below) and once hit 23 of 25 threes in the third quarter […]