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Escalade Diary: The nation's capital
Written by Troy Jackson   
Thursday, 02 August 2007
ImageWhat's up everybody? I am in the nations capital this week. I love D C. It is a great city. For the most important political city on Earth it is surprisingly ghetto! Which I love!!

We got there Wednesday the 18th and go right to work. Me, Baby Shack, Professor and Silk go to DC Children's hospital. Man that was tough. I hate hospitals but to see the kids smile changes your whole outlook.

After that we go to do radio and tv interviews. We grab some dinner and then me and springs hit the club. Thursday the 19th another day with the kids and doing media. We go play some ball at the run and shoot. Great run. Dc has ballers; always has!! I head to Virginia to do a in store autograph signing at a record store. I'm just starting to promote this mix tape I'm doing with Akon and his crew over at konvict...
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Playing way above the rim
Written by Erin Podolsky   
Tuesday, 31 July 2007
ImageImageCall it Bizarro Pistons -- 10 guys, five on the floor at a time, delivering nonstop Achilles-eating crossovers and death-defying dunks.

Defense? Unlikely. Offense? Oh yes.

And if you're anything more than a casual basketball fan, you already know the score. This is the And 1 Mix Tape Tour, a streetball entertainment franchise that features players with names like Hot Sauce and the Professor, pumps out annual best-selling DVDs, gets plenty of play on ESPN and even spawned a video game for XBox and PlayStation 2.

The tour has moved outdoors this year, going back to its blacktop roots after 4 years in the gym...
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Ball 4 Real - Memphis, Chicago & St. Louis
Written by Administrator   
Monday, 30 July 2007
ImageMemphis, TN has got some really great lyricists in the house! We were surprised at all of the talent on every level. We also ran into Lady A.I. at the block party. She was a special guest and did not have to ball up to show her skillz, we already knew the get down. Big up shawty! We unveiled the SMALL4REAL dunk contest also. The finest of 2017's ballers showed up to put it down. Memphis was the end of the first leg of this 30 city tour and we are all heading home for the 4th of July holiday. We are undefeated so far and look forward to who ever can bring the heat!

Chi-Town was a town that had a fire opposing team line-up. We picked up Pat The Rock in our last city and now our paths cross with ya boi D.O.. Now I usually don't add to the fire of what happens on the black top but ya boi D.O. laid this MONSTER dunk on this extra tall kat at the Block Party. D.O. shut the court down! We felt so bad for the kid that just because he was a guest of the staff, we brought him in the building as the Greyhound Underdog of the game. The focus was definately on the opposing team this stop, so check the media section of the site to peep Chicago's finest...
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Authentic AND1 jersey from 2003 tour
Written by Administrator   
Monday, 30 July 2007
Now's your chance to get an authentic jersey from the original 2003 tour. These jersey's cannot be storebought and are extremely rare - this one is the last jersey of its kind, you'll never see it again. Bid now on eBay to get your hands on this authentic jersey...

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2K Sports Invades Rucker Park
Written by Christian Grant-Fields   
Friday, 27 July 2007
If you were at ‘55th last night, you were a part of history. 2K Sports conducted the first outdoor motion capture session for the highly anticipated NBA 2K8 video game. Junkies like me already know that they make the best basketball simulation game on the market. If you’re not familiar with the title then I highly suggest you pick it up when it drops this fall.

If being apart of history wasn’t enough, spectators got to see pros Gerald Wallace (Charlotte Bobcats), Andre Iguodala (Philadelphia 76ers), Rudy Gay (Memphis Grizzlies), and the game’s cover man Chris Paul (New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets) play against each other as they served as the motion capture models...
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A Million Moves
Written by Ross Weingarten   
Tuesday, 24 July 2007
Image Ghost doesn't appreciate the labels. Call him too white or too Canadian, and the 21-year-old Toronto streetballer will prove you wrong. He has the quickness, the tricks, and the range - think Jason Williams int he Sacramento days. Calling him white also doesn't fit: he's half Lebanese, and sometimes wears shirts with Arabic writing as a shout-out to his family tree.

The kid born Mike Zanidean arrived in Toronto 3 years ago from his hometown outside of Vancouver, carrying two suitcases, $300 and dreams of better competition. He's been working ever since to perfect his game. "I have that type of style that people can't judge me, can't label me because I'm coming with a million moves," Ghost says, "And if they take that away, I'm coming with a million and one."
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Ball 4 Real vs. Barry Farms DC @ the BF Coliseum
Written by The Goodman League.com   
Monday, 23 July 2007
ImageA sold out crowd was on hand at the BF Coliseum Saturday evening in SE DC to witness the double header action. Slam Magazine was on the premises. DJ Stormin' Norman was pumpin the sounds as two games featuring The Family versus Drama Detailing and the main event The Goodman League All Stars versus Ball 4 Real, an offshoot of the famed And 1 team barnstorming team.

The highlight of the evening was Stephon Marbury aka Mr. Starbury coming to Washington to promote and give away 200 pairs of his new "Starbury" sneakers. The New York Knicks' point guard started his new Starbury line of affordable sneakers to be built for the masses. In this day and age of $150 and up sneakers, Marbury sought to make an affordable yet stylish shoe for everyone. " To do this was an inspiration from God. This is definitely God's work", Marbury told the crowd...
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Streetball back in great outdoors
Written by Steve King   
Saturday, 21 July 2007
ImageThere are always a few good ways to tell when summer has arrived. The days get longer but, dreadfully, hotter; kids often roam neighborhoods in search of a cure for boredom, and, well, quite simply, it's hot.

But for hoop heads, summer officially arrives once the heat waves above the playground blacktops become more visible and streetball is in full swing.

Today, the AND1 Mix Tape Tour invades Penns Landing, as it continues through its 10-city summerlong tour, featuring some of the world's best streetball players.

What started off as an underground fad in the late 1990s has blossomed into one of the summer's hottest tours nationwide, attracting basketball fans of all kinds at every point on the globe.

Fans accustomed to the typical AND1 Mix Tape Tours of the past, played inside NBA and college arenas, might notice a difference this time around. In an effort to reach back to its streetball roots, AND1 created a portable outdoor arena that seats more than 5,000 fans and is designed to bring back more of a streetball feel...
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