During a recent game at the Conrad McRae Youth League (Brooklyn), I watched a group of teenagers work-out on their jumpers in an unorthodox way. The shooter was pulling from out of bounds in the deep corner–talk about working on your range! With the flick of the wrist and good arch, in no time they […]

Saturday and Sunday mornings are not just for sitting around the house watching cartoons or laying in the bed counting sheep. The park down the block from your house is packed while the gym 10 minutes away has a good run. I went to a court in my neighborhood called “The Cage” on Mother Gaston […]

The weekend started with an upset Friday night at Dyckman. Three-time campeones TNP took a tough 60-58 L against the newly formed Harlem Ballers, featuring an all-star backcourt of Kenny Satterfield and Kareem Reid. Reid ran the pick and roll with Ty Valentine to perfection en route to the upset. The loss is the first […]

Last Saturday afternoon at Brower Park, Crown Heights, Brooklyn, I witnessed a massacre. If you think I am lying or just simply making this stuff up, you can e-mail me at RMillard1@gmail.com.
It was opening day for the Shoot Hoops Not Guns Tournament and it had myself and the park in awe. I mean the […]

Photo: Bobbito Garcia
As a youngster growing up in Brownsville, playing basketball was a tradition. Your whole family played: uncles, aunts, cousins, brothers, sisters, parents, godparents . . . maybe even grandparents.
This sport kept my neighborhood on one accord at times. I vividly remember groups of kids playing during the summers, winters—better yet no matter the […]

Rucker legend Richard “Pee Wee” Kirkland at Norfolk St. U. Photo courtesy ESPN.
As I have attended Norfolk State University, the name of Bob Dandridge has been instilled in my head. When entering Joe Echols Memorial Hall, you see a huge picture of him in a Washington Bullets uniform laying the ball up. This man played […]

Harlem Keep On Makin’, Brookyn Keeps On Takin’ It!
When you think of NYC basketball, wherever you’re from, reside or chill at, you will always hear about a Brooklyn ballplayer or team causing major problems on the court. To clarify “major problems on the court,” I mean just destroying the opponents.
Seems like more teams are […]