Archive for January, 2010


28/01 - Hoops in the Sun Roundball Classic
10th Anniversary Hoops in the Sun Roundball Classic, Sat, June 12, 2010 - Sun, Aug 15, 2010, Orchard Beach, BX ..Website..


28/01 - The Rematch Streetball Event
Seattle Seahawks WR Deion Branch is hosting The Rematch Streetball event. The game is a rematch between Streetball Legends and Evanston’s finest. The game is taking place Saturday Feb. 13th 2010 in Evanston, IL. Read more to find out which superstar streetballers will be playing in the game. One of our own from Streetballin.net forums will also be playing in the game. ..read more..

24/01 - Ballislife presents: The Sprite Slam Dunk Show Down Trailer

Only four dunkers will compete for the Sprite Slam Dunk Showdown Crown and $10,000 at NBA All-Star. Who will it be?..comment..


24/01 - Legend of Chicago Streetball star Harris will live on
Chicago, IL, United States (AHN) - Chicago street ball legend, Billy Harris, passed away earlier this week at the age of 44. Known as “The Kid” in Chicago street ball circles, Harris was considered unstoppable by his peers. ..read more..


24/01 - Heaven Is a Playground Is a Gallery Show
There are just eight days left to see Converse’s exhibit of vintage seventies photography from Sports Illustrated veteran Rick Telander’s 1974 book about a summer of streetball in Brooklyn’s Foster Park, Heaven Is a Playground…Read MoreVideoComment

24/01 - Joe “The Destroyer” Hammond suing Nike
He never played a minute of high-school or college ball, but in the 1970s legendary Harlem hoopster Joe Hammond — a k a “The Destroyer” — owned the blacktop at Rucker Playground, the uptown mecca for streetballers who often made it to the pros. Hammond’s cocky dunks, weaves and backboard magic earned him notoriety as New York City’s greatest streetballer ever ..read more..

24/01 - The Professor
Professor plays 1 on 1 with some kids in Hawaii ..comment..


 24/01 - Slamonline: Back On The Block
Since the And 1 Mixt Tape Tour went on hiatus in 2008 and streetball in general has been on a steady decline, I’ve been reflecting a lot on the past years, the years when street basketball became known to me. I remember watching AND 1’s Mix Tape Volume One featuring Skip To my Lou in the fifth grade and not being able to grasp what was going on. Skip, of course, was the main guy on that tape, but there were other players that had amazing highlights as well. There was another skinny kid that I caught myself studying and trying to copy. ..read more..

24/01 - Unprotected Hoops: Daunte Sawyer
Unprotected Hoops presents “Talk of the City” ..comment..


24/01 - TFB: Air Up There aka Mr. 720

Air Up There aka Mr. 720 puts on a one man dunk show..comment..