Brooklyn native John “Strick” Strickland became a streetball legend in New York thanks to a flair for the dramatic and incredible, undeniable talent on the basketball court. A year after his passing, Nike is here to immortalize his legacy with a timeless classic. Meet the John Strickland Air Force 1, a white-on-white creation from Nike’s Holiday 2011 Sportswear collection. The scope of Strick’s legend might never be matched, but for now, we can pay respect through the shoe made in his name. His favorite tidbit of trash talk—”Finish Your Breakfast”—is even emblazoned on the shoe’s tongue. The John Strickland Air Force 1 will be available starting tomorrow at 21 Mercer, Niketown NY, House of Hoops NYC.
The AND1 Live guys and Dennis Rodman take on the LA Lights rookies in the Grand Finale. Oct. 22, 2011.
Leave Dribble demonstration from The Professor’s ‘Streetball Class in Session’ DVD and iPhone App where he domonstrates his top 10 streetball moves. Available at hoopsking.com and in the App Store on iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch
Hotsauce, Silk, Easy J, and Werm give the crowd a teaser at the LA Lights pregam show.
With my body (and ego) battered and bruised from trying out for Canton’s new NBA Development League team, here are some extra thoughts from this weekend’s open player tryouts for the Charge at Memorial Field House. One of the more interesting figures at the tryouts was former St. John’s player Ryan Williams, better known by his nickname, Special FX. The 6-foot-5, 228-pound lefty picked up the moniker with his high-flying dunks on streetball tours. Going from streetball tours to D-League basketball would seem to be like going from WWE wrestling to Olympic Greco-Roman wrestling, like performance art to sport. “At the end of the day, it’s all basketball,” Williams, 28, said. Williams’ coach on a streetball tour was former NBA player Tracy Murray. Williams often would have side sessions with Murray and other players on tour to stay sharp for more traditional basketball. ..read more..
The Professor in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia having a good time interacting with fans. He played against kids, highschoolers and local professional players at the countries biggest 3 on 3 tournament.
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