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/ Aug 26, 2008 / 3:13 pm

RIP Aaron “AC” Chan

photo: AC Throwing it down in the 2008 Dolphin Park Classic Dunk Contest
Just a month ago, Aaron “AC” Chan was a participant in the Dolphin Park Classic’s Dunk Contest. But last weekend, his life was cut short as he was tragically murdered outside of a Vancouver nightclub. AC was an aspiring musician, who was well […]

/ Jul 25, 2008 / 12:11 pm

Dolphin Park Diary: Final Installment

Sunday, July 20
If there is one day to attend the Dolphin Park Classic, today would be that day. With the playoffs starting this afternoon, all the marbles are on the line. The dunk contest also goes down today. And really…who doesn’t like a dunk contest?
I show up at the Thompson Community Centre courts just before […]

/ Jul 22, 2008 / 1:06 pm

Dolphin Park Diary: First Installment

photo: Branko Popazivanov
For a basketball fan living in the Vancouver, B.C. area, the Dolphin Park Classic cannot come soon enough. This annual 4-on-4 tournament is Canada’s biggest and most storied outdoor basketball event. Since it was started 23 years ago by a group of local high school players from the Vancouver suburb of Richmond, the […]