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Canada is now one of the world’s top sources of elite prep basketball recruits
As the country becomes more diverse, more kids play hoops than hockey
Sports
James ‘Fly’ Williams, arrested in heroin ring bust, is a Brooklyn playground legend
Streetballer is featured in documentary ‘Brooklyn Basketball’
Sports
Greg Marius married hoops and hip-hop to revive the Rucker summer league
His Entertainers Basketball Classic in Harlem changed the streetball game
Sports
Stephon Marbury released from contract in China
Former NBA All-Star hopes to land with another Chinese team
Sports
Duke signee Wendell Carter Jr. and his parents have basketball in the blood and academics on their minds
The high school standout and his family put God, grades and greatness first — and it’s sure to pay off
Culture
Raptors coach Dwane Casey and late, great Japanese basketball coach Mototaka Kohama were two of a kind
Kohama and Casey had a long and fruitful friendship
Sports
2 Chainz: Baller or nah?
We checked out whether the ‘Based on a T.R.U. Story’ and ‘Watch Out’ rapper really could ball in high school and college
Culture
A murdered basketball player and the uncomfortable discussion around ‘black-on-black’ crime
After shooting of 13-year-old girl, Mt. Vernon, New York, wrestles with how to talk about and prevent violence
Sports
LaVar Ball says he could have beaten Michael Jordan back in the day
And he wants a $1 billion endorsement contract for his sons