First of all And 1 not start streetball only popularise it i media and that's the different. Streetball exist almost as long as basketball cause mostly it is a stage in basketball career of many profesional ballers. Also many of them stay on this stage or it is their choice. But most of it try to get to the another level like for example Marbury, Skip. In the past that were Julius, Earl Monroe, Tiny Archibald, Connie Hawkins, Kareem and many others who get to ahother level but still want to play for example in The Rucker Pro League in the past. And 1 is a big clothes company which earn many hundreds milions of dollars per year at people like you. They use it streetball players to popularise their products, but they only pay them few thousands now little more and talk to them how to play. That's little ridiculous if some white woman working in the office say to you how to play. Thats why half of ballers left And 1 roster. And 1 produce shoes, clothes, video games and still teach ballers how they must play. For me thats the shit. They use their names for earning money and when Alimoe said for example give some contribution from video games they said no and kick him off. That's how they do. All what they do, do for money. Ballers are treat like a tools at the way to earning big money. Understand it ? That's why half of ballers left And 1 and create their own tour "from ballers for ballers". If you treat streetball=tricks so I must say you don't know too much about street basketball. Did you know that mamy freestyle moves were created by Harlem Globetrotters ballers in 50's and 60's ? Did you know that those NBA ballers who I mention at the beginning are "old school streetball legends". And 1 only popularise streetball by media like I said and that was good but they also show kids that streetball is only a entertainment with streetball tricks. And I can tell you that every real streetball playa told you that real streetball is playing in the leagues like EBC for example, 4th West Streetball Classic, Hoops In The Sun, Kingome Classic, Dyckman. In NYC still exist original Rucker Pro League but not in Rucker Park but in the other Park. Freestyle is good thing and I love it too but when somene talk streetball = tricks, so it means that he must learn a little bit about history. So don't be angry young fella but history teaching us how the all things in this life looks like, the same in streetball.

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