Blacktop Culture

By kirbygarlitos, Section Other Sports
Posted on Tue Jun 19 2007 at 3:10 AM EST
More on: streetball, Street Basketball, Rafer Alston, And1 (all tags)

It's a far cry from the bright lights of the arena. The familiar sight of brightly polished parquet floors and fully loaded box seats are nowhere to be found. In its place is a slab of asphalt and cement blocks posing as bleachers. Everything is different; the bounce of the ball, the sound of a swishing net, and the roar of the crowd.

This is street basketball.

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