Is the greater Houston area trying to prevent a certain demographic from gathering?

Great investigation skills Shirley, you caught me dead in my ruse to pass my words as non-acedotal. I invite you to look at satellite maps yourself for a couple of hours, tell me how many public parks have courts in comp to tennis courts despite more Americans playing basketball.

 

Uh, as long as it's not double rimmed with a 2ft wide backboard made from driftwood, then awesome!

I remember when my country ass cousin came in town to visit when we were teens, he came with me to a downtown court to hoop, he later told me he was scared shitless by all the hoopers* and was in fear of me getting jumped. Meanwhile, I had a great time and they were calling me a young Mike Bibby out there.

I've never had a problem playing basketball at parks in my whole life, grow some nuts, and quit being scared of hoopers.

I love playing outside, I need the fresh air and sunlight. Sometimes the wind gets your shot, sometime you slip on some dirt, but everybody else playing has to adjust the same, there are no competitive disadvantages and that's all I need to have a good time.

 

My most dangerous moment playing basketball was actually playing at first baptist church

I was like 13 and a group of middle-aged guys needed 1 for 5's. I was matched up with an Indian brother who was close to my size. I'm playing all normal and all of a sudden middle of the game I'm running down the court to get back on D and I get hit in the side of the head... and when I turn I see the guy missing a punch at me. All the guys rushed him and asked him what tf he was doing, he started saying something about me playing him roughly and fouling, I was totally confused about what he was talking about.

Apparently what hit my head was his elbow (I got Ron Artested), the guys playing were really pissed, I remember hearing somebody yell "what the f*cks wrong with you that's a kid" and seeing him get pushed, so he left immediately. I was okay and kept playing.

I think the group of guys knew each other from work, that's got to be a weird story at the office water cooler.

 

Vicious dunks

If only Jalen could have seen this master class for inspiration before the dunk contest

 

He was 5 bro, put some respek on his name.

Those are some legitimately impressive dunks, did the floors have less dirt back then, or did you guys have balls of steel?

My dunk contests around 2015 involved really ginger wind-ups because that court was like walking on ice.