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The Heroes of the Courts are a streetball freestyle team from the Ukraine. Stanislav “Gusenizza” Svetlickyi founded Heroes of the Court in 2008. The team consists of five talented freestylers and dunkers. Vlodimir “Vo.one” Dorogobed, Max “Nitro” Komorniy, Anatoly “Stun” Lutickiy, Dmitry “Smoove” Krivenko and Vlodimir “Rize” Topunov. Heroes of the Courts travel around the [...]
A wise person once said, “thinking about being FREE and Freedom – I looked up the definition of freedom —- “the absence of necessity, coercion, or constraint in choice or action”. When was the last time I felt free, not restricted by obligations, expectations, commitments, fear, mistakes, loss – I could go on. But then [...]
Mark Cuban intrigues me. I really like his passion for the game of basketball as well as technology. I haven’t met him yet, but soon will. When I founded Streetball a few years ago, Mark Cuban seemed the right guy to go to when the time was right. I wish the time was right, but [...]
I had the pleasure of meeting Harold McReynolds, the founder of Tournament of the Stars, this weekend. We spoke for 2.5 hours on Saturday night and will be meeting soon. I put together this streetball promo to serve as motivation for myself and to keep me focused. The competition at Tournament of Stars puts Quai [...]
Buy a NBA team and get an office in your country…The NBA has opened an office in Russia, shortly after approving Mikhail Prokhorov as owner of the New Jersey Nets. Deputy commissioner Adam Silver made the announcement Thursday, saying the league wanted to move closer to its fan base in Russia and Eastern Europe. Former [...]
The history of Nike contains a truth that can also be used to describe its future: Innovation breeds performance, and craftsmanship breeds authenticity. For more than thirty years Nike has been dedicated to elevating the performance of athletes by creating the most innovative product. To Nike, innovation is not a call to develop products that [...]
Rivals.com founders, Shannon Terry and Bobby Burton, are returning to digital sports media with the creation of 247Sports.com, an independent entity that will seek to blend local and team-based affinity sites with social media and mobile technology. There are some key similarities between Rivals.com, now a Yahoo!-owned market leader in college sports and recruiting content, [...]
Jimmer Fredette has played on the grand stage, dropping in 37 points to lead BYU over Florida in the NCAA tournament this past season. But when it comes to wild crowds, there’s no place like the streets of New York City, the rising senior guard says. Fredette, a native of upstate Glens Falls, has been [...]
I know that this is not new in terms of news, but I wanted to congratulate Joe Lacob on the purchase of the Golden State Warriors. Joe is a partner at one of the best Venture Capital firms in Silicon Valley, Kleiner Perkins. Joe is an avid basketball player and fan that understands the game [...]
Paris, France is home of the best Streetball tournament in the world. To say I’m excited to go to Quai 54 next week is an under statement. Before I leave for Paris, I wanted to get to the know the Quai 54 founder, Hammadoun Sidibe. Hammadoun Sidibe as born in 1975 in Bagneux, France. His [...]
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