Even since he went from the U of Washington to the Knicks, Nate Robinson has been killing the competition on the summer basketball scene in New York City. He lit up playground legend Kareem Reid at EBC America a couple summers ago, has been reported to show up at random asphalt courts at various times during the year looking for a run, and more recently, has been a regular at the Nike Pro City tournament at Hunter College.
We found some video of “Naughty Nate,” as he was dubbed at the Nike Hyperdunk Challenge in D.C., dropping 51 points at NYC’s Fireball tournament, whose regulars also include Renaldo Balkman, Smush Parker, Marcus Williams (Warriors) and Corey “Homicide” Williams. Peep the putback dunk at the 30-second mark, and the block 45 seconds in.
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August 15th, 2008 at 3:08 pm
mike says:
yo what is this song?
August 15th, 2008 at 3:10 pm
fiyaman says:
Nasty Nate sounds better
August 15th, 2008 at 3:14 pm
doc says:
He was busting they asses.
August 15th, 2008 at 3:18 pm
the haters POV says:
Nate is Freak of Nature. They made him and Lebron in the same basement. They came from the same test tube and Nate was Lebron’s attached shoulder twin.
August 15th, 2008 at 3:20 pm
T.M.P.B.W.O.T.P. says:
Michael Phelps is from that same basement.
August 15th, 2008 at 3:20 pm
David Brandon says:
damn!!!!!! did he just shoot jumpers?!?!
lil ass allan houston….
August 15th, 2008 at 3:32 pm
izzy says:
Just goes to show you how tough the competition is in the NBA. If N.Robinson is beasting people out here and can’t do a whole lot during the regular season.
August 15th, 2008 at 3:40 pm
MoxWestCoastRep says:
Nasty Nate-666!!!!
August 15th, 2008 at 3:41 pm
MoxWestCoastRep says:
“i’m somebody’s bitch!”
-Kenny
August 15th, 2008 at 3:43 pm
Christian Grant-Fields says:
@ Fiyaman,
“Nasty” Nate is taken. Nate Brown (St. Peter’s) is known as that in NYC. Dude is….well….nasty. lol. A true PG who controls the pace of a game like very few.
August 15th, 2008 at 3:44 pm
Christian Grant-Fields says:
@ Mike,
Can’t find the name of the song but it’s Ghostface and Cormega. It is hot too.
..what ya’ll know about Cormega?!?!?!
August 15th, 2008 at 3:57 pm
BxBaller says:
How about Nate the Great, or Natepolian for possible nicknames? As a NYC resident, we need to adopt Nate as one of our own. Dude stays playing in tournaments. Must be nice to dude what you love for a living and get paid big bucks for it.
August 15th, 2008 at 3:58 pm
BxBaller says:
*my bad, do what you want for a living and get paid big bucks for it.
August 15th, 2008 at 3:59 pm
Austin Burton says:
@BxBaller — You can’t adopt Nate. He’s still 206, buddy, and we’re hanging onto whatever NBA ties we’ve got. But I like “Natepolian.” Goes with his whole mindset.
August 15th, 2008 at 4:06 pm
GEE...I will break you. says:
The True meaning and Legal Hustle.
I am more impressed with Nate as time goes on.
Still shouldn’t have won that dunk contest but other than that he a tough dude.
What about:
All net nate
it’s nuthin nate
great nate
neva anotha nate
nickle nate
international nate
nuclear nate
How bout no nickname and leave it at nate.
August 15th, 2008 at 4:22 pm
justice says:
that’s on cormega’s compilation joint
August 15th, 2008 at 4:23 pm
bballinca says:
“Don’t playa nate”
August 15th, 2008 at 4:26 pm
SmittySmit says:
Nate is the truth. One of he best little men to ever play in the league. Everyone may not agree…but we can rank them. Where does he rank?
Nate Robinson 5′9″
Isiah Thomas 6′1″
Chis Paul 6′0″
Earl Boykins 5′5″
Muggsy Bouges 5′3″
Spudd Webb 5′7″
John Stockton 6′1″
Allen Iverson 6′0″
August 15th, 2008 at 4:38 pm
Austin Burton says:
Calvin Murphy (5-9) should be on that list.
August 15th, 2008 at 5:09 pm
David Brandon says:
ive heard a lot that cp and ai arent even really 6′ tho…
August 15th, 2008 at 5:15 pm
bballinca says:
Fat Lever
and what do you consider little men? If it’s 6′1″ and under nate doesn’t rank in the top 20.
August 15th, 2008 at 5:43 pm
Diego says:
Yeah, you got to go with a list of 5 ft somethings. Otherwise, there are a lot of nice 6′0″ and 6′1″ guys.
Charlie Criss? Also there was some little gunner for Denver I think a few years back–who was that?
August 15th, 2008 at 5:44 pm
bballinca says:
Forgot Fat was 6′3″
so to add I’ll throw in Tim Hardaway, Nate Archibald, Mark Price
August 15th, 2008 at 5:47 pm
Diego says:
Michael Adams.
August 15th, 2008 at 7:28 pm
PJ 310 says:
What about the original Nate from NY?? Nate Archibald, dude averaged 34ppg one season.
August 15th, 2008 at 7:29 pm
PJ 310 says:
Lookin at his numbers and acheivements, Nate Archibald was CP3 before CP3
August 16th, 2008 at 5:34 am
Tomasz says:
Nate is just fun to watch…
http://www.squidoo.com/NateRobinson
August 18th, 2008 at 11:22 am
Dan says:
And this is why the Knicks will continue to be at the bottom of the league. How many dimes did their PG drop in that video?
…exactly…