Re: The 8th Street Courts
Posted by: David Bunch
Ah, bMax. I have schedule you for a psychiatric evaluation in the hopes that the psychiatrist can help you remember all of the dream. The ball bouncing off of your head? That was from a dBunch unleash-the-beast-backboard-swaying-game-delaying slam dunk!
No not really. Just in case you are wondering, the Bunch/McDonald trash talking days are in the rear view mirror. In fact, just to give credit where credit is due, ol Brad had a wicked left handed lay up that left me shaking my head in wonder many times.
Brad's story does remind me of our trip to NYC last spring. We found some street courts that, if my memory serves me well, the guide said were called the 8th Street courts. Much like the article Brad referenced, she said that NBA greats were first discovered on these courts-most notably Kareem Abdul Jabar. I know that the courts Brad referenced mentioned 8th street, but our find was in Greenwich Village and I'm pretty sure we were no where near 155th. Perhaps on our next excursion to The Big Apple we could seek out this particular court? Anyone with a knowledge of the street courts in NYC have any idea where this court was?
I did get my wife to take my picture in front of the 8th Street courts, and the film made it through the screening machines at the airport unscathed. It's one I'll always treasure. Is that Kareem I see lurking in the background?
Ah, bMax. I have schedule you for a psychiatric evaluation in the hopes that the psychiatrist can help you remember all of the dream. The ball bouncing off of your head? That was from a dBunch unleash-the-beast-backboard-swaying-game-delaying slam dunk!
No not really. Just in case you are wondering, the Bunch/McDonald trash talking days are in the rear view mirror. In fact, just to give credit where credit is due, ol Brad had a wicked left handed lay up that left me shaking my head in wonder many times.
Brad's story does remind me of our trip to NYC last spring. We found some street courts that, if my memory serves me well, the guide said were called the 8th Street courts. Much like the article Brad referenced, she said that NBA greats were first discovered on these courts-most notably Kareem Abdul Jabar. I know that the courts Brad referenced mentioned 8th street, but our find was in Greenwich Village and I'm pretty sure we were no where near 155th. Perhaps on our next excursion to The Big Apple we could seek out this particular court? Anyone with a knowledge of the street courts in NYC have any idea where this court was?
I did get my wife to take my picture in front of the 8th Street courts, and the film made it through the screening machines at the airport unscathed. It's one I'll always treasure. Is that Kareem I see lurking in the background?
