The Jordan Breakfast Club event kicked off 2 days of non-stop basketball events at NY’s most famous outdoor basketball court, Rucker Park. The guests of honor were Jordan Brand representatives Dwyane Wade, Chris Paul, and Carmelo Anthony, who were on hand to meet and greet the children from local communities. The children were given a chance to shoot hoops with them as well. It’s to be noted that the usual blacktop at Rucker Park was transformed into a hardwood basketball-ready court for World Basketball Festival. To the surprise of many, Michael Jordan made an appearance. Read the rest of this entry »
After the USA Basketball scrimmage, attendees of the World Basketball Festival Kickoff event at Radio City Music Hall were treated to a surprise musical performance from one of NY’s most notable performers, Jay-Z. I delighted to see that he brought his full band with him. Despite only playing for 25 minutes, the performance was well executed and well rehearsed. Read the rest of this entry »
As part of this summer’s inaugural World Basketball Festival in NYC, Jay-Z has teamed up with Nike to design 5 pairs of “All Black Everything” Air Force 1’s to represent each of the 5 countries participating in the event - USA, China, France, Brazil, & Puerto Rico. Nike has donated the custom pairs for auction to benefit the Shawn Carter Scholarshop Foundation. Jay-Z owns a pair of each design, but now you can bid to be the only other person in the world to have these super limited Air Force 1’s. Bid Here!
Tyson Chandler receives and alley-oop and dunks the game winning basket for the Blue team while Stephen Curry cheers him on.
The USA Basketball Men’s National team had an inter-squad scrimmage at Radio City Music Hall. Half of the team was suited in Blues while the other half was dressed in White. Notable players that were in attendance but have chosen to sit out of this summer’s USA squard were Dwayne Wade, Carmelo Anthony, Amare Stoudomire, Chris Paul, and LeBron James. Read the rest of this entry »
Charlie Denson, Jerry Colangelo, and Mike Kryrzewski field questions about WBF and Team USA.
“They put a basketball court in Radio City?!?” was my first reaction upon walking into the World Basketball Festival Community Dedication at the historic Radio City Music Hall in Rockefeller Center. Basketball names – Rajon Rondo (USA), Kevin Durant (USA), Yi Jianlian (China), Carlos Arroyo (Puerto Rico), along with Coach Mike “K” Kryrzewski, Jerry Colangelo (USA Basketball Chiarman) and Charlie Denson (Nike Basketball President) officially announced the start of WBF. A dedication ceremony from the New York City Mayor’s Office was followed by a light workshop with youths from Chain Link Foundation. Brief interviews with some of the game’s most notable players followed the ceremony. Read the rest of this entry »
During last week’s Team USA showcase at Radio City Music Hall, I asked Coach K, “Which is sweeter: Winning your 1st NCAA College Basketball Championship or winning a Gold Medal at the Olympics?”
His response was, “It’s nice to have a lot of sweet drinks!”
What a joker! It’s nice that he’s humble enough to play off the question in such a humorous way. By spending a few minutes in his presence, you can tell that he loves coaching and really enjoys teaching groups of young men to be successful on and off the court.
Coach K and Team USA are currently preparing for the 2010 FIBA World Basketball Championship in Turkey. Starting August 28th. If anyone wants to get together to watch the USA games, holler!
Being an ATLien ain’t easy. People are always trying to claim how their city does this or that better. I don’t really know or care what you think about your city, but I love mine.
ATL has it’s flaws, but what city doesn’t? There are lots of people working to bring more respect to the Southern Capital just like me. I wanted to show that pride when given the opportunity to create my own “__your city name__ AGAINST THE WORLD” tee at World Basketball Festival in NY. I bought 3 of these babies: 1 for me and 1 for each of the EC George’s and apparently 255 Studio is making them now. I had a bro that worked there stop me and take my picture while wearing the tee. He said, “Yea man, we started printing these today”. Well, I made mine 2 days before, cousin. When you have a good idea, word gets around and people jump on it immediately. Can’t hate on that…
The sport of basketball & it’s relationships with Nike, Converse, & Jordan brands are brilliantly mapped at The Ball Room pop-up capsule, located on Frederick Douglass Blvd in Harlem, NY. 100 years of basketball innovation are celebrated through memorabilia, unique product, and interactive digital experiences which are placed in exhibits and displays throughout the 1250 square foot space. Check out some highlights of The Ball Room after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
I just returned to ATL from the World Basketball Festival that took place in New York last week/weekend. This was my view from the Trump SoHo, a place that I barely spent any time. The days were booked with activities and experiences that I’ll outline over the next few entries. Thanks to VS for helping me create these opportunities over the past few years.
Our homie, Decatur Dan, has been grinding hard over the past few years. He’s documented a lot of things that’ve made waves in the digital hip-hop community. If you’re looking for some quality camerawork, holler at him .
