KING HANDLES
Real Name: Joey Haywood
Hometown: Vancouver, Canada
Born: September 3rd 1984
Height: 6-0
Position: Guard
Affiliations: The Notic, YPA
In the final minutes of a Huskies practice Joey Haywood is moving faster than everyone else on the floor, picking up his man full-court and then sprinting ahead of the pack for a fast-break layup. Coach Ross Quackenbush says the Saint Mary’s guard is “like the Energizer Bunny,” which would be a fine nickname for him if Haywood didn’t already have a better one: King Handles. ..read more..
Canada’s senior men’s basketball team, which has not competed at home in six years, will play host to a five-game tournament in advance of the Olympic qualifying tournament a few weeks later in Athens, Greece. The local tournament, the Jack Donohue International Classic, will feature Lebanon, New Zealand and Canada, three teams that are preparing for Athens. ..read more..
Check out Ballislife DVD Volume 1 as they’ve covered every aspect of the game bringing you the sickest plays and some of the biggest names in High School and Streetball. Featuring Derick Rose, OJ Mayo, Brandon Jennings, Demar Derozan, Jrue Holiday, Renardo Sidney, Exile, King Handles, Air Up There aka Mr. 720, Special FX & The Ball4Real crew ..view more..
Street Handles is back with their new online mixtape “We Do This” featuring Caution, Juice, Hawk and Exile. Other featured ballers include King Handles, B.C and D-Mar. Edited by MAD from Nolimitz. ..view more..
With the 2007 streetball season in full effect we caught up with Joey “King Handles” Heywood to find out how his summer is going.
BT. What’s Up Joey. Thanks for stopping by, first up I just want to congratulate you on making the Ball4real bus this year. I’ve watched you since the early days of the Notic and its good to finally see you on the big stage.
KH. Thanks Brad, I appreciate all the support I’ve gotten since The Notic days and especially while I was on the bus. I’ve come a long way since 5, 6 years ago when this whole thing started and I’m almost there. ..read more..
So friiday I get out there around 12:15 in the morning so I missed all the harbourfront action so I dunno about what happened there. Before I begin let me just say I got the upmost respect for these 2….So i wrote this not in favor of either…but in respect to both of them as players and people…both are very approachable and respectable human beings and should be judged on that before streetball. ..read more..
It’s been four years since the Grizzlies skipped town. For Vancouver, it was an experiment that failed miserably. Stevie Franchise punked the city before he got drafted, and Big Country never lost enough weight. Looking back, Brian Winters and Stu Jackson never had a chance. Today, it’s a forgotten city among NBA heads. ..read more..
featuring Hook Mitchell, Exile, Remix, G.T., King Handles, D-Train, The Show, Ghostridah, CG, Mr Butler, Caution, Juice
Joel “King Handles” Haywood, Vancouver Streetballer and Notic Legend is one of the hottest streetballers out right now. Considered by some as the fastest dribbler on the planet, Joey’s handles have not only impressed his fans but the likes of YPA who he now rolls with. Here’s an exclusive interview I did with Joey.
BT: First up I want to congratulate you on the big win you had against the team And1 put together the other week. It’s good to see some of the Notic players getting together and busting ass. ..read more..
Witness how YPA battles to keep streetball alive and wage war on supremecy. You will see the highest flying dunks, new moves and legendary battles from the best streetballers in the game today. This DVD also includes footage from the YPA Players Ball that features the most popular streetballers from your favourite crews. YPA isn’t protecting anyone in their crew and coming out bustin on anybody to stop them no matter how big they are.
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