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/ Jul 29, 2008 / 10:00 am

Close, But No Mustard: Kenny Gregory

Kenny Gregory taking former NBA lottery pick Marcus Fizer to the hole in Euroleague action.

Around the same time that a dude from UNC was making people forget who Jerry Stackhouse was as he crammed on some heads, another player was showing tremendous hops and the same abilities. Kenny Gregory honed his game at Independence HS […]

/ Jul 23, 2008 / 2:38 pm

Nike NYC Daily: Diamond Steps On Footprints at the Cage

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 […]

/ Mar 24, 2008 / 10:00 am

THE PRIMEST OF THE PRIME by Justin Solomon

The And 1 Tour has produced its share of stars. “Skip to my Lou,” “Professor,” “Hot Sauce,” and “Escalade” are all well known by anyone that has ever watched the ESPN show “Streetball” or the Mixtape volumes. Most of the players are good at what they do, but not all of them are able to […]

/ Mar 2, 2008 / 2:09 am

Andre Barrett Picks Up The Phone . . .

And it’s the L.A. Clippers on the other line calling him up from the NBDL for a quick taste of NBA honey. The NYC native has been getting stats for the Bakersfield Jam (18 ppg, 8.8 apg) and was recently traded to the Austin Toros. He also got burn in the DL All-Star Game and […]

/ Feb 20, 2008 / 8:34 pm

TOP TEN REASONS YOU KNOW YOU’RE A PRO

The great thing these days is there are plenty outlets besides the NBA and overseas, plus they offer money–some better than others of course, but hey, if you can get a check off something you love doing, why not? On the flip, there are some ballplayers who like to bring attention to the fact […]

/ Feb 17, 2008 / 3:55 pm

NY’s LONE ALL-STAR: BARRETT MAKES TRIP TO ‘BIG EASY’

The hometown Knicks won’t have a representative playing in Sunday’s big game in New Orleans, but New York did have an All-Star in the NBA’s weekend showcase Saturday.
The Bronx’ own Andre Barrett, a former Rice High School standout and four-year starter at Seton Hall, was named to the NBA D-League All-Star team. The 5-10 […]

/ Oct 23, 2007 / 12:29 am

NBDL’s Tulsa 66ers Open Tryout 10/27/07 in NYC

The NBA Development League’s Tulsa 66ers will have an open tryout for spots on their ‘07-’08 roster at The City College of New York on Saturday, October 27, 2007, at 9:00am. It’s the first time a D-League team has held an audition out of market in the hometown of its NBA parent team.
Tulsa 66ers […]

/ Jul 30, 2007 / 12:35 am

Boricua On The Set

Lefty Rick Apodaca drilling @ Kingdome
We all get amped when an NBA player shows up at the park for a run against the city’s best, but few times if any do we hear about an Olympic National Team member from another country repping it hard on our asphalt. Two weekends ago, Puerto Rico’s Rick Apodaca […]