John “Mookie” Thomas helped lead N.I.K.E. 1 to a Pro City title this summer. Photo: Kevin Couliau.
The first time I heard John “Mookie” Thomas talk, I knew what he was about.
“Terrence! You were supposed to call me at 9. Now I gotta call you back,” is what he left on my voicemail.
He wasn’t really yelling nor was he really mad. The tone in his voice simply said, ‘Yo, young man. Handle ya B-I !’
With many of Crooklyn’s finest calling Mookie an older brother/uncle figure, I guess it was only right that I got the same treatment. Mookie’s all about responsibility and earning everything given to him, which was never more evident than at the Nike TOC.
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Last week, N.I.K.E. 1 won its fourth Pro City championship in five years. As UNC-bound Bounce Magazine reporter Trevor Kapp said, “Ain’t no Stopping Us Now” was the perfect song for Dean Murray’s boys this season. Read More »
The only thing hotter than the temperature in NYC yesterday was the X-Men shooting.
The team drilled 17 threes en route to knocking off Diamond, 117-100, for its second consecutive West 4th crown.
The X-Men jumped out early behind the hot hands of Tommie “Gunz” Eddie and Sean Dantlzer, who combined for 20 first-quarter points, and held a 32-13 advantage after the first ten minutes.
By halftime, it was a 26-point game. Diamond never got closer than 13 the rest of the way. Read More »
