30/03 - Mass Defection from And1
A few days ago InsideHoops.com editor Jeff Lenchiner had an exclusive interview with Dennis Chism, more famously known as Spyda, formerly of the And1 mixtape tour. In this InsideHoops.com exclusive, the biggest news ever to hit modern day streetball is revealed: The vast majority of AND 1 streetballers have parted ways with the company and helped start a new tour, called Streetball Entertainment. It sounds like it'll be very similar to the mixtape tour, only Spyda sounds confident it'll be better. Read every word. Enjoy the interview. ..read more.. ..comment..
30/03 - Hustle Up Streetball Tour in Bluefield
Sport in its purest form is not judged by just wins and losses, but it is also judged by pure enjoyment of the game. Street basketball is sport in its purest form. Thursday night, the Hustle Up Streetball Tour visited the Bluefield Auditorium for a showcase of high-flying, rim-rocking dunks and the slickest of dribbling moves guaranteed to send someone crashing to the floor in bewilderment. By a quarter until six, a line had formed outside the Auditorium. People wanted their ticket to see the events about to transpire. The line grew and by 6:30 p.m. it had stretched from the Auditorium ticket window to Mitchell Stadium. ..read more..
30/03 -"I Keep It Local" Allstar Game Recap
They've been featured on ESPN's City Slam and have run the court with the AND1 Mixtape players, but you may know some of the Streetball All-Stars from their playing days at Exeter High School. Daniel 'Handelz' O'Keefe and Danny '4D' Ford are among a group of streetball players from the East Coast who have started their own tour called "I Keep It Local." On Saturday night the streetballers from New Hampshire, Boston, Philadelphia and Florida dazzled a crowd of spectators at Exeter High School with their breathtaking ballhandling and jaw-dropping dunks. ..read more.
26/03 - Ghost Diary - Entry 2
Whats up streetballin.net! .Second Diary Entry time. Thanks again to the guys at streetballin.net for the interest in whats going on with me. Right now i am in Vancouver trainning and seeing my family. Didnt do much filming because im real focused on getting my body and mind in shape. No time for injurys. I did drop a new clip before i left Toronto: I leave for tour on 28th for west virginia. Going to be hoopin with Air Up There again, springs, swoal, rizer, and i am pretty sure The professor is on this tour too. Deffinately will be a good time.
I have been working a LOT on my new stuff and new combos. I deffinately will bring the roof down even more this time. ..read more.
23/03 - Big Micks Super Dunk
This is an email I got today I thought people might be interested in. It comes from a man named Mickey Mckenzie. "Hi My name is Big Mick (Michael A Mckenzie) I am the one who originally did the world’s first Super dunk the 360 and a half…motored by my 48 inch vertical jump nearly 27 years ago… also known today as the 540 and sometimes confused with the 720. Taurian Williams aka “The Air Up There” from the And-1 tour has been given credit recently by the media for being the first and only person to have done a 360 and a half slam dunk (540) or something close to a 720. ..read more.
18/03 - Baby Shaq hits Half Court game winner
The Cape Cod Frenzy found themselves down by five points against the Maryland Nighthawks with just 22 seconds remaining in the 'Guinness Book of World Records' game on Sunday. Frenzy forward Scott Hazelton drilled a 35 foot three pointer to cut the lead to two at 126-124 and the Frenzy immediately fouled Nighthawk guard Randy 'White Chocolate' Gill. Gill sank both free throws to give the home team a four point lead. Hazelton took the inbounds and calmly pulled a halfcourt jumpshot with hit nothing but net for FOUR POINTS and a tie game at 128-128 with a mere 5.1 seconds left! The home crowd, a sellout, practically fell out of the their seats after the shot. ..read more.
14/03 - Hustle Up Streetball Tour coming to Bluefield
Art defines generations. Likewise, each generation is defined by the artists influencing it. Some of those defining this generation with their art use a basketball rather than a paintbrush or a chisel as their tool of choice and a blacktop as their canvas. These artists are streetball players and their art will be showcased on March 29 when some of the best streetball players will come to the Bluefield Auditorium. The man bringing them here is Tasheem Hayes, the owner of the Heavy Money Inc. Hayes was raised in Bluefield and graduated from Bluefield High School. ..read more.