NBA Player Development Coach L.D. Williams recalls a pressure moment at Wake Forest against #1 Duke and how a little gym in his hometown prepared him for the big stage.
Read MoreLIFE SPAN: Lalia Tate's journey to overseas hoops
Lalia Tate represents the Navajo inscription house Ts'ah Bii Kin and plays basketball overseas for the Thailand national team and at the professional 3x3 level. Tate tells her story of training in the Arizona heat to prepare for her pro future.
Read MoreLIFE SPAN: The Hooded Hooper
Taweh Browne, aka The Hooded Hooper, is a basketball content creator from Suwanee, Georgia and Peachtree Ridge Park is his home court. This is his story of finding peace and a voice while shooting hoops at Peachtree.
Read MoreLIFE SPAN: Ashton Edwards Creates in the Shadows
The video creator Ashton Edwards became a viral sensation with by playing against his shadow on the basketball court. He tells the backstory of his journey in this edition of LIFE SPAN.
Read MoreLIFE SPAN: @jarrelharris lost one court, but gained a family
Jarrel Harris is the NBA editor at Sports Illustrated and the co-founder of the sports media run Sunday Washed Club. Raised in the Lower East Side, Harris’s home court once resided beneath the picturesque Williamsburg Bridge. That is until disaster struck. This is his story.
Read MoreLIFE SPAN: @emiguimond's hope for Holy Grounds
Emi Guimond has hooped around the globe, but she always returns home to Michigan. In all her travels, she never forgets about “Holy Grounds”, the public court that was built during her childhood and made a lasting impact on her. Even in its neglect, she still has a deep love for those double rims.
Read MoreLIFE SPAN: @jimmysnightmarket returns home
Casas Park is where James Colina, Jr found a place to play and be free from the darkness that troubled him at home. Now returning home after over 16 years, he can still feel the memories of matchups on this court.
Read MoreLIFE SPAN: @doublerimslim finds peace at Seminole Park
@DoubleRimSlim is a photographer and videographer from Baltimore, MD. He offers insight into how one court in particular offered him peace of mind and helped shape his project.
Read MoreLIFE SPAN: @HGNEXT presents "The Wood"
Giovanni of @hgnext is making a name for himself as a videographer hosting open runs in Brooklyn, filming some of the cities devoted hoopers going head to head. This is a special entry from the archives worth revisting. It shares the story of Giovanni’s introduction to hoops and pick-up ball.
Read MoreLIFE SPAN: @DANNYHOOPS
The LIFE SPAN series continues with @dannyhoops, founder and coach of Hoops Minded, an Oakland-based mental performance consulting service. Previously Danny coached basketball in Israel as part of the non-profit organization Peace Players Middle East. Danny reflects on his time with the organization.
Read MoreLIFE SPAN: @SWISHHDREAMS
The LIFE SPAN series continues with hooper, clothing designer, and court designer Hannah Hunter, founder of Swishh Dreams. The non-profit project uses its funds from the clothing brand toward basketball court restoration. Hannah’s contribution to LIFE SPAN tells the story of the first court that launched the project.
Read MoreLIFESPAN: Thai Neave of @shootinghoops
LIFE SPAN is a series in which hoopers and those who document the game share stories of courts that, to them, represent something beyond the game. Thai Neave runs the Instagram account: @shootinghoops This is his story of a special court in the Lower East Side.
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