AButta and Young Mousey at Dyckman. Photo: BallGurl.
Dyckman
JTA had Team 914 seeing red at Dyckman (204th st./Nagle Ave.) last night, and it wasn’t because of their ruby uni’s either. Kenny “Rodman” Carpenter dropped a methodical 27 points on a variety of inside and outside shots. He gave the Westchester team Charles Bronson type payback for […]

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 […]

Yata at the free-throw line. Photo: Trevor Kapp
Last night at Tri-State Classic (145th and Lenox) was a blast from the past when Most Hated battled Off the Hook. Suiting up for Off the Hook was Molloy “Future” Naismith (22 points), Waliyy “Main Event” Dixon (23 points), Shane “Dribbling Machine” Woney and High Octane. It was […]

Ryan “Special FX” shooting free throw, Photo: Trevor Kapp
Friday night at the Cage (West 3rd St. and Ave. of the Americas) was a battle between two unbeaten squads, Money Train and Big Apple Basketball. Antwan “The Teacher” Dobie b.k.a. “Anti-Freeze” and Jerome Holman a.k.a. “Fridge” b.k.a. “The Circus” led Money Train to a hard fought […]

Tim “Headache” Gittens getting the freebies as teammate Smush Parker (right) looks on.
Sunday, one day removed from the Fourth of July festivities, West 4th resumed play. With BBQ chicken and ribs still on their breath, Macy’s featuring Smush Parker and Tim “Headache” Gittens locked horns with Gym Rats.
Smush and Headache shined, but the story […]