Can you name and please add some other ballers that arent mentioned here ? Rucker Park Rucker Park is a basketball court in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, at 155th Street and Frederick Douglass Boulevard across the street from the former Polo Grounds site; it is geographically at the base of a large cliff named Coogans Bluff. Many who played at the park in the Rucker Tournament achieved a level of fame for their abilities, and several have gone on to play in the NBA. Rucker Park was featured in the TNT television film On Hallowed Ground: Streetball Champions of Rucker Park, which aired in 2000 and won a Sports Emmy Award. History The court is named after Holcombe Rucker, a local teacher and a playground director for the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Rucker started a basketball tournament in 1950 in order to help less-fortunate kids stay off the streets and aim for college careers. The players in the Rucker Tournament featured slam dunks, crossover dribbles, and bravado that excited the crowd, a playing style then foreign to the National Basketball Association (NBA). Notable players Although many professional basketball players have played at the court after gaining prominence, many others developed their basketball skills at Rucker prior to becoming notable in the sport, including: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Rafer Alston Kenny Anderson Nate Archibald Ron Artest Sylvester Blye Kobe Bryant Vince Carter Wilt Chamberlain Julius Dr. J Erving Connie Hawkins Kyrie Irving Allen Iverson Jumpin Jackie Jackson Lebron James Earl Manigault Stephon Marbury Jamal Mashburn Earl Monroe Chris Mullin Joakim Noah Satch Sanders Lance Stephenson Sebastian Telfair Jamaal Tinsley Herman Helicopter Knolls Pee Wee Kirkland Bill Wiloughby There so many ballers that came through, that my brain just froze up like a double cross over in front of me............What just happened ?
Posted on: Mon, 26 Jan 2015 17:01:37 +0000
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