Last weekend, the centre of the 3×3 basketball universe was in Cologne, Germany. Though the weather god didn’t seem to be much of a basketball fan, roundabout 100 teams celebrated a weekend of hoops. Teams from all over Germany and the neighboring countries came to play in front of the spectacular backdrop of the Mediapark. […]
Last weekend (May 30-31), the 069 Basketball Open took place in Frankfurt/Main. It’s arguably the best and most competitive ProAm basketball tournament in Germany. The reigning champs “Kings of the City Stuttgart” earned a back-to-back title win and also had the MVP Tim Burnette (who works at KICKZ Stuttgart) in their ranks. Many of the players […]
Streetball is passion. Though it is not always beautiful, one could easily call it streetart. It is a rough sport for tough men which does not allow much of weakness. Streetball means competition including embarassement and sometimes even humiliation of opponents. However, it is a basis for friendships because there is one basic ingredient that connects […]
There is this guy in our office who all of a sudden is a Cleveland Cavaliers fan… You know the type. Someone you have known for years but has never admitted allegiance to any NBA franchise, yet suddenly is a fan of one of the best teams in the NBA. “What?! Since when do you like […]
Quickly, name all signature basketball shoes you can think of! Air Jordan, check. Kobe X, check. KD, CP3, D-Rose, check check check. Even if you named a dozen shoes, wanna bet that you didn’t name the Converse All-Star aka Chuck Taylor aka the one and only ‘Chuck’? Well, you are excused. After all it is only […]
