Last night at the Tri-State Classic the games were moved indoor to Gauchos Gym (478 Gerard Avenue in the Bronx) due to rain. Before the game began there was a buzz about the pending match up between Raw 129th Street’s God Shammgod and Diamond’s John “Mookie” Thomas. Shammgod is a rough cover for any defender […]

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 […]

Sundiata Gaines shooting on right. Photo: Trevor Kapp
Four months ago, Sundiata “Yata” Gaines’ Georgia Bulldogs were the story of college basketball. After finishing the season just 4-12 in conference play, they upset Ole Miss, Kentucky, Mississippi State and Arkansas to win the SEC tourney, playing two games in one day after a tornado ripped through […]

Lil Rah, yelling at Quai 54 founder Hammadoun Sidibé.
Sean Bell All-Stars’ Coach Raheem “Lil’ Rah” Wiggins made a decision that ruined the Quai 54 (Paris, France) 6th Edition–He quit the Finals at the half!
Sean Bell All Stars, the ‘07 Quai 54 Champs, returned quite easily to this year’s Finals. Last summer nobody was strong enough […]