On today’s edition of BBH.101, Rick visits the Rucker, Harlem’s playground basketball tournament that gave birth to streetball. While it featured mostly amateur players, it also managed to attract even NBA All-Stars like Wilt Chamberlain, Allen Iverson, LeBron James, and Kobe Bryant. This is the story of the tournament’s creation and its current impact on today’s NBA.
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Rick Loayza: Head researcher, writer, and voice
Jacob Loayza: Editor, producer, and publisher
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“This or That” by Reks
“Horizons” by Roa
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