After an inaugural run that went extremely well, Nike Basketball has brought back the Battle of the Boroughs for a second straight year. With the same mission as last summer, the goal is to ignite a rivalry that is at the core of NYC’s hoop culture and provide a platform to showcase some of the city’s top high school talent. Streetball legends from the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, and Harlem all assembled a team comprised of the top ballplayers from their respective boroughs, and here are the kicks that they’ll each be wearing: Read More »
While the action this weekend in Boston at the Red Bull King of the Rock tournament was fast and furious, I still found the time to sit down with some of the best players from the afternoon, guys like Daniel Munn, Marcus Barnett, Aljo Mrkulic, Sedale Threatt Jr. and Tony Lee. Read More »
We’ve been showing you highlights all summer from Nike Pro City in NYC, but have you seen any of the action taking place in The District? The nation’s best ballers from D.C. took their talents to Georgetown’s McDonough Memorial Gymnasium this summer, including NBA players Jeff Green, Greg Monroe, Greivis Vasquez, Brandon Jennings, Ty Lawson, Nolan Smith and Josh Selby. See what went down…
On an overcast morning at Boston’s William Smith playground, faith was rewarded.
Marius Bausys arrived at the playground early yesterday after a day of traveling. Less than 24 hours before he first stepped foot onto William Smith’s blue and silver courts, Bausys was in Washington D.C. trying to punch his ticket to Alcatraz for the 2011 Red Bull King of the Rock world championship.
While most of the Dime crew was in D.C. and Boston for the Red Bull King of the Rock qualifiers, I had the chance to go to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame ring ceremony at Mohegan Sun. Former greats such as Rick Barry, Moses Malone, Calvin Murphy, George Gervin and Dr. J all came out to honor the newest members of the Hall and possibly hit up the Dennis Rodman after party. It’s a surreal feeling, being surrounded by greatness. Just the way these men carried themselves, you could tell. They weren’t obnoxious, self-satisfied or gratified. It was honorable and graceful. The way you’d teach your children to handle hundreds of star-struck on-lookers and swarming media. And then Dennis Rodman walked in. Read More »
When you think about Washington D.C. playground ball, two names need to be mentioned. One is Hugh “Baby Shaq” Jones, and the other is Andrew “SpongeBob” Washington.
In our last issue of Bounce, we put SpongeBob on the cover because he’s been killing the summer circuit for so long, and is now dominating overseas. Baby Shaq on the other hand has been known nationally ever since gaining fame during the And1 streetball tours, and is considered one of the most talented players in the entire DMV area. Read More »
Now here’s something you won’t see in the NBA. Check out Minnesota’s new point guard, Ricky Rubio, throwing alley-oops to Dallas’ Rudy Fernandez and OKC’s Serge Ibaka. You have to think the U.S. is going to have problems with Spain in next summer’s Olympics.
You can say a lot of things about Dennis Rodman, but one thing you can’t say is that he doesn’t have style. So before being enshrined in the eternal halls of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, the five-time NBA champion gave the world a sneak peek at the special laser-engraved Nike Air Force 1s that he’d be wearing. Check ‘em out: Read More »
Almost two decades ago, three ball players from the Golden State Warriors captivated the NBA with their fast-paced, high-scoring and most importantly unselfish style of play. The trio of Tim Hardaway, Mitch Richmond, and 2011 Hall of Fame inductee Chris Mullin punished defenses and thrilled the Bay Area in their two seasons together. They would forever be known simply as Run TMC. Read More »
By the time the event’s MC was serenading the finals in the Red Bull King of the Rock with “Both men are built Ford tough!” the crowd at Washington D.C.’s Barry Farms had seen it all: a buzzer-beater, a legally-deaf player advancing past the first round, a break for rain and a semifinals showdown between Hugh “Baby Shaq” Jones and Andrew “SpongeBob” Washington. So in the finals, with two of the afternoon’s most physical players going head-to-head for a chance at $1,000, everyone expected something special. Maybe another buzzer beater or a back-n-forth matchup that never seemed to end. Read More »
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