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Streetball is an urban form of basketball, played in playgrounds and imitated in gymnasiums across the world. It hwhen been conspicuously featured as section of the AND1 company's heralded "Mix Tape Tour" through United states of america which has immensely popularized a game sustaining extensive media coverage.
Rules and Features
When a system of Streetball come essentially/theoretically a equivalent when normal basketball, Streetball pages a higher emphasis in of these-in-person-to-person matchups between the offense & defender. Typically a assailant may perform many flashy moves when attempting to cause to the basket, including crossovers, jab steps, and more fake-out tricks. Streetball typically features outstanding dunks & alley-oops, impressive ball treating, and trash talking.
Certaaround rule violations around traditional basketball, carrying for instance, only don't require to use in Streetball. Style is typically the determining factor inside what is & is non legal around a Streetball game - whenever it looks dependable, it's non against a system. Therein feel, Streetball is when much performance art as these are an athletic contest.
Prominent AND1 Streetballers
AND1 has a team of Streetballers that perform inside various "Mix Tape" tours through America & as much as the world.
Aaron Owens aka "AO"
Robert Martin aka "50"
John Humphrey aka Helicopter
Tony Jones aka "Go Get It"
John Harvey aka "High Octane"
Robin Lucious Kennedy, Jr. aka "Sik Wit It"
Grayson Boucher aka "The Professor"
Anthony Heyward aka "Half Man, Half Amazing"
Lonnie Harrell aka "Prime Objective"
Dennis Chism aka "Spyda"
Troy Jackson aka "Escalade"
Eric Holmes aka "Spinmaster"
Hugh Jones aka "Baby Shack"
Waliyy Dixon aka "Main Event"
Tim Gittens aka "Headache"
Jamar Davis aka "The Pharmacist"
Shane Woney aka "The Dribbling Machine"
Taurian Fontenette aka "Air Up There" aka "Boomerang"
And 1 Street Ballers no longer with the tour
Rafer Alston aka "Skip To My Lou"
Tim Gittens aka "Headeache"
Phillip Champion aka "Hot Sauce"
Tyrone Evans aka "Alimoe" aka "Black Widow"
Antoine Howard aka "Flash"
Rafer Alston obtained profits within a NBA along by having Jason Williams & Ricky Davis, when Antoine Howard passed away in 2004 prior to the MixTape Tour began back higher.
Other Streetballers
Earl "The Goat" Manigault
Richard "Pee Wee" Kirkland
Demetrius "Hook" Mitchell
Joe "The Destroyer" Hammond
Lloyd "Swee' Pea" Daniels
Larry "Bone Collector" Williams
Kendall "Breathe Eazy" Butler
Joel "King Handles" Haywood
Roberto "Exile" Yong
Maurice "Kit Kat" Jones
Ed "Booger" Smith
Pat "Da Roc" Robinson
Andre "Silk" Poole
Mohammed "Goosebumps" Wenn
Sante "757" Gayle
Chris "Tru Baller" Young
Video Games
Streetball has been featured inside:
Street Hoops (Activision - 2002)
NBA Street Series (EA Sports Heavy - NBA Street, 2002; NBA Street Vol. Deuce, 2003; NBA Street V3, 2005)
NBA Ballers (Midway - 2004)
AND1 Streetball (Ubisoft - Late 2005)
Links
[http://www.and1.com AND1]
[http://www.speedballing.pl Polish Streetball]
[http://www.streetballonline.com SBO - Streetball Info]
[http://www.streetballin.net Streetballin - Streetball Info]
[http://www.theplaygroundz.net Playgroundz - Streetball Info]
[http://www.streetballfanatics.com Streetball Fanatics - Streetball Crew]
[http://www.ypaworld.com YPA - Streetball Crew]
[http://www.dime55.ca Dime - Streetball Crew]
[http://www.ebcsports.com EBC/Rucker League]
[http://www.freebasketball.netfirms.com Streetball history and basketball fundamentals]
[http://www.insidehoops.com/rucker/ Rucker Park]
[http://www.nba-forum.net/forums NBA-Fourm.net - Discuss Streetball & more in a growing hoops community]
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Street Ball in Sydney
A guide to pick-up basketball in Sydney, Australia. Features locations, court specifications and submission form, and links.
Neenah Streetball Challenge
Application, rules, and contact.
Celebrity Basketball Tournament
4th annual celebrity two-on-two basketball tournament.
Broken Ankles
Wallpapers, kicks, learn how to do Hot Sauce's and other players moves.
CourtsideBasketball
Players, crossover moves, tutorials, history, rules, kicks, forum.
The Blacktop
Focuses on streetball and the NBA's best players. Includes videos, pictures, links, and information on basketball shoes.
114 Summer Classic
Teams, players, and news. Held in San Jose, CA, the 114 Classic "be one not to be missed".
Streetball.co.uk
"Home of the illest streetballers you never heard of" representing London's vibrant streetball scene.
Street Basketball Association
Dedicated to bringing the game of street ball to the world. Teams throughout the United States.
Team Hoops Online
Official home of Team Hoops' 3on3 basketball, and 4on4 football tournaments, based in Charlestown, Indiana.
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