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EP 02 – NYC Parks: Rucker Park, The Cage & Orchard Beach

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Hoops Culture: NYC EP.02

NYC Parks: Rucker Park, The Cage & Orchard Beach

with Corey Williams

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Homicide takes us to three of NYC’s iconic streetball courts. Harlem’s Rucker Park is THE uptown court. The Cage on West 4th is in the heart of the city, where tourists and workers get to see some epic streetball. Orchard Beach in the Bronx, is where the ‘Hoops in the Sun’ tournament turns up the heat.

NYC Parks: Rucker Park, The Cage & Orchard Beach

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During the 2011 NBA lockout, KD got a text: “They bumpin’ at the Rucker, Slim. You want to play?” He hopped on a flight from Oklahoma to NYC. 66 points later, a legend was born.