That’s Fred Brown I’m leaning on in the front row, dressed in all white at his youth camp held at Kennedy Center.
Lincoln Parker and I grew up together playing at the Goat Park on 99th and Amsterdam. He was older, and a lot better, so I learned a ton about the game from him. […]

I wound up missing this runner, and a couple of other shots, but still had a mad good time! Photo: Antonio Gil.

On July 19th, the “Circle” (114th St. bet. 5th Ave./Lenox) in Foster Projects hosted the 3rd Annual “Wounded Knee” Legends Classic. The court was the location for the King Towers Tournament from the ’60s […]

Lebron and Ray Allen? Or the “Unknown” and Rell?
One of the profound books I read as a youth was Jim Carroll’s Basketball Diaries. Unfortunately, it was made into a very forgettable movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio who is a phenomenal actor but can’t poise himself as a believable ballplayer to save his socks. In any event, […]

One of the profound books I read as a youth was Jim Carroll’s Basketball Diaries. Unfortunately, it was made into a very forgettable movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio who is a phenomenal actor but can’t poise himself as a believable ballplayer to save his socks. In any event, I love the idea of chronicling daily pick-up […]

Ron “Silver Streak” Fryson, King Towers Single Game Scoring Record Holder
This past Sunday, The “Circle” in Foster Projects hosted the 2nd Annual “Wounded Knee” Legends Classic. The court was the location for the King Towers Tournament from the ’60s to the early ’80s, and now plays host to the world-famous Kingdome affair. No matter the […]