Archive for the 'Playground' Category

Playground / Nov 30, 2007 / 4:08 pm

The Best Dunker in the World?

Over on Bouncemag.com, we’ve posted a highlight clip of a kid named Terrell Cournoyea, a.k.a. “T-Dub,” showing some crazy hops despite only being 5-foot-9. Naturally, T-Dub identifies himself as “The Best Dunker in the World.”
What do you think? Check out his clip HERE.

Playground / Sep 26, 2007 / 4:36 pm

Take No Prisoners @ Dime

Charles Jones (far right) and TNP.
Every now and then we have some special guests pop into the Dime office. Earlier today we got a visit from ex-NBA and Long Island University baller Charles Jones and some of the crew from Take No Prisoners (TNP), the squad who won the Nike Tournament of Champions we put […]

Playground / Aug 27, 2007 / 2:32 pm

Tournament of Champions

Quinton “T2″ Hosley
Sunday was one of the biggest days of the year for the Dime and Bounce crew. Together with the swoosh, we put on the Nike Tournament of Champions at Goat Park in Manhattan, bringing four of the best playground squads in New York (repping Dyckman, Hoops in the Sun, West 4th and Pro […]

Playground / Aug 17, 2007 / 2:23 pm

Rock Solid

Pat Da Rock in front of the bus
If you’ve followed the ESPN “Streetball” show over the last few years, chances are you’ve seen Pat Da Rock do his thing: he’s the Maryland cat with the crazy handle who does stuff like this. After being voted off the show last season just short of cashing in […]

Playground / Jul 26, 2007 / 4:31 pm

Second that Motion

Rudy Gay in mo-cap gear
Last night the Dime crew went to Rucker Park for an NBA 2K8 motion capture session starring Rudy Gay, Andre Iguodala, Gerald Wallace and 2K8 cover subject Chris Paul. Never before had a motion-capture been done outdoors like this, at the most famous playground court in the world. And for us […]

Playground / Jul 18, 2007 / 2:17 pm

Mr. 720 Does It Again

Last summer, T.J. Fontenette made himself famous when he pulled off a 720-degree dunk at an AND 1 tour stop in Houston. Dubbed “Air Up There” at the time, the 6-2 freak of an athlete had been making a name for himself on the tour by ripping down rims all over the country, but after […]

Playground / Jul 17, 2007 / 3:04 pm

Motown Bad Boys

The Ball 4 Real crew just tore up Detroit’s Cobo Arena last week, followed by stops in Birmingham, Ala., and Atlanta before tomorrow’s run in Jacksonville. In between the Detroit and ‘Bama game I got up with High Octane and Killa Kirb to recap the Motown trip and what to expect in the upcoming tour […]

Playground / Jun 14, 2007 / 11:16 am

King of NY

Last week we hit you with just a portion of the NYC playground player rankings, compiled by the guys over at Bounce for their Summer ‘07 issue, which is out now.
Today over on the Bounce website (www.bouncemag.com) they’re unveiling the entire list from 1-20. Head on over and check it out, as No. 1 might […]

Bounce / Jun 10, 2007 / 1:08 am

More on “The End of And 1…”

Have you guys seen the comments on the “End of the AND 1 Dynasty” story that is featured in the next issue of Bounce and on bouncemag.com right now? The story, written by Joseph Vecsey, has seemed to generate a little talk between Ball 4 Real and the Mix Tape Tour. Check it out.

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