Young Soldiers run drills at Hot Prospects 2007
Drew Gooden grew up playing for the Oakland Soldiers/Slam N Jam youth basketball program.
Now it will bear his name.
The 26-year-old Cleveland Cavaliers forward has made a commitment of money and time to a program that will be known as the Drew Gooden Soldiers. The organization recently hosted the […]

And1’s Helicopter got that slap for Ballaholic.
Oakland is known for more than just ghost ridin’ the whip. Players out this way–and fans alike–are known for “that go,” local slang that describes just how hard we roll out West.
This is the home of the hyphy movement, and that certainly applies to hoops out here. When […]