(L-R) Director Adam Yauch, Tyreke Evans, Michael Beasley, Bobbito a.k.a. Kool Bob Love, and Lance “Born Ready” Stephenson on stage at the Gunnin’ world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in April.
Okay, so maybe I’m a bit biased as I play role in the film, but word to Mutombo & Muresan I can’t see […]

A few summers ago, I went out to Queensbridge Projects to watch the Ron Artest Summer League Championships. While Ron Ron is known for bugging at the wrong moments, one of the things that he does well is contribute his time to the playground. The following clip shows his perspective on the NYC streetball scene. […]

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The Magic Freestyle crew are teenagers from Europe who have performed all over the world. In the clip above you can watch as they discover Goat Park, Rucker Park, West 4th, and all the rest that NYC playgrounds have to offer during their first American visit in 2005.
To contact them […]

With March comes the hint of sunshine and a little warm weather. Peeps are looking at Rick Rivers’ Fireball (Baruch College) and Ken Du’s D&D Invitational (Queens) to hold down tournament street power until the heat of the summer. From the East though comes a claim of “grando.” The “grando,” in the words of my […]

Bounce Magazine distribution boxes are in Chicago and New York. Just open the front and take as many copies for your friends as you wish–THEY’RE FREE! Don’t trip if it’s empty; we’re refilling them each week!
Chicago
South Side YMCA (63rd/Stoney Island, 773-947-0700).
Washington Park (5500 S. MLK Dr., 773-256-1248)
Whitney Young HS (773-534-7500). Ask for Coach Slaughter […]

Bounce Magazine is on a mission to catch all the greatest moments of park/pick-up ball around the world. My personal favorite moment as a player was up at Dyckman Park when my 12-year old biddie crew beat the Gauchos by 20 points and I dropped 30+ on ‘em. After the game, the ‘Chos director came […]

Two years ago, we decided to put Lance Stephenson on the cover of our June ‘06 issue. He had already won a PSAL Championship as a freshman at Lincoln H.S., and made the ‘05 Kingdome Men’s Summer Tournament All-Star Team. Some felt it was too early for a cover, but it turned out to be […]

Yo, one of the playground’s hottest things is the announcer. He is the one that blesses the player with the NICKNAME. Some folk come out to games just hear what the MIC is going to say about a player, a coach, or even what someone in the crowd is wearing. This artwork that we received […]