Ball4Real

Ball4Real was the name of a traveling basketball exhibition and competition which made its debut in June 2007. A group of well known streetball players traveled from city to city and challenge teams composed of local talent. Games tended to be characterized by complicated dribbling, ballhandling, and passing, acrobatic slam dunks, and a looser interpretation of rules.

Origin and Players

Ball4Real was created by former members of the AND1 streetball team and Lisa Fusco, former general manager of the AND1 Mixtape Tour and present Ball4Real CEO. The players and Fusco were all part owners of the tour. The 2007 team consisted of the players who defected from AND1 and some new players.

The group toured through 2007 in arena size buildings, but attendance was low, and the group disbanded in February of 2008, with many of its players joining the Ball 4 Life Tour. [http://www.insidehoops.com/streetball.shtml]

References

Resources

* http://www.ball4real.com/ - Ball4Real Official Page
* [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/basketball/nba/wires/06/07/2030.ap.bko.streetball.evolution.adv09.1004/ "Can streetball survive with 2 competing tours?"] - Sports Illustrated article

See also

* AND1 Mixtape Tour
* Streetball