I fell in love with Shaquille O'Neal's ass more than ten years ago.
Strong, shaky, bouncy, and twisted for a nice butt dance.
I always feel that everyone on the field can't stop him, and he must have this ass.
Now 2 years after retiring, O'Neal showed his ass completely in [Uncle Drew] . Add in Miller's shot, Irving's block...
The return of the former superstar, the feelings and love are greater than the conventional plot. Omg! I like this shitty spoof movie!
But in the movie, this group of retired NBA veterans did not choose to return to the professional arena where they have worked hard for many years.
Instead, take to the streets of New York and play street basketball with young lads.
Only to find out that this is a group of actors who have been delayed by basketball, a beast that cannot be trapped in the NBA arena.
The streets are their free home.
Basketball is an indoor sport.
It was invented by a physical education teacher in 1891 to help students pass the boring winter.
In the early 20th century, black children could not go to school with white children due to racial discrimination. Especially the black children in the slums can't get into the basketball hall at all.
They have nothing to do, and parents with headaches can't help but say, "Go and play basketball!"
Thus, street basketball was born.
Since they couldn't get into a white gym anyway, these black kids simply broke the rules and structure of traditional basketball.
The number of people can be determined by themselves, at least 1V1, generally ranging from 2-5 people in each group, 3V3 is more common.
The rules speak for themselves, the key lies in tricks, skills and creativity. Emphasizes the way of offense and defense, showing players' skills, focusing on viewing, focusing on individual movements and the rhythm of the game.
Because of this, many actions in street basketball are fouls in regular basketball.
Like the NBA, street basketball has its own events.
In 1950, Mr. Locke, the director of parks in New York City, held the first street basketball tour in Locke Park in order to help children wandering the streets get the chance to go to college .
Since then, this Rock Park Stadium , located on 155th Street in New York , has become a holy place in the hearts of street basketball players. It is also the venue for the final in the film [Uncle Drew].
It has changed the fate of many basketball fans, and even stars like Jordan and Kobe must remain humble when they come here.
So on the streets of New York, you often see guys with basketballs saying, "Go! Go to Rock Park!"
Street basketball is the fun of poor boys, and Rock Park is their hall of pursuit of freedom and dreams.
In their eyes, this is a stadium with a brighter floor than the NBA, so good!
People who are good at street basketball all dance well, listen to hip-hop and hum Rap.
After World War II, street basketball grew in popularity. By the 1970s, hip-hop culture, which had the same root as street basketball, was bred in the black slums of New York.
In concept, street basketball and hip-hop culture have something in common. They are both the black poor at the bottom of the society, the expression of freedom and individuality.
In terms of dress, both are also loose over size wear. Because the clothes of children in slums are often picked up by older brothers or adults.
It can be said that hip-hop street dance, music and street basketball all come from the pastime of black poor boys, but in different ways.
So naturally, after the birth of hip-hop culture, some street players integrated hip-hop music and dance into street basketball.
Play basketball like dancing in the rhythm of hip-hop music, the action is fancy and cool, which increases the viewing and visibility.
Therefore, in movies about street basketball, the music must be hip-hop, and hip-hop has become the standard.
For example , in [Cool Street Ball] , the part where the golfers come to the square is not inferior to that of the square dance aunt.
In [Uncle Drew], hip-hop culture is integrated into the blood of street basketball, and it is present in every player.
When the pastor was baptizing the child, he didn't read the Bible well. He sipped Rap and swayed with the newborn, almost falling into the pool.
Talk to each other in rhythm and diss each other.
During the game, a few uncles formed a group to go to have fun, and the old arms and legs danced hip-hop, especially the big man played by O'Neal, who turned three times, and was simply a flexible fat man.
You couldn't tell on the dance floor that they were playing basketball, and you couldn't guess on the court that they were twisting and dancing.
Street basketball is not just a sport, it is more like a free art when combined with hip-hop culture.
Golfers are also artists with unique creativity.
If the NBA is a temple for golfers, then street basketball is a cornerstone.
Jianghu is a master. Earl McNicott, nicknamed "The Goat" , is a legend in street basketball.
The 1996 film [Backboard: The Legend of the Goat] , depicting his life.
When the goat was a child, he used sandbags in his socks to practice ball on the street. When he was 18 years old in high school, he was 1.88m tall and had a bounce of more than 150cm.
He always bet with people that he could touch the coin on the 3.95-meter rebound.
His basketball talent is rare in a century. When he dominated the basketball world, Michael Jordan was just a child.
In the film, the NBA superstar Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, known as the "Sky Hook", personally praised him as "the greatest player who has never played in the NBA" .
Why hasn't such a talented player ever played in the NBA?
Goat was jailed for 16 months for heroin in 1969. After being released from prison, the owner of the Utah Starlight team asked him for a trial training. Unfortunately, his body was devoured by drugs, and his physical strength was exhausted, which ended in failure.
Then between 1977 and 1979, he was imprisoned for the second time for a premeditated robbery, and he was no longer involved in the NBA.
Street basketball, which originated in the cluttered slums of New York, is often associated with violence and drugs. A great golfer may also be a good player.
Drugs and crime destroy their lives, not to mention professional basketball careers!
So the goat eventually became only a legend in people's mouths, so much so that later NBA player Jason Williams said:
The most overhyped players in the world are the so-called "street basketball legends", because they have only played with their neighbors and have no statistics on offense and defense. Who knows what their true skills and performance are? They are an over-mythical bunch of guys.
Until 2001, Allen Iverson brought the style of street basketball to the NBA and took the Philadelphia 76ers to the NBA Finals.
Those who have doubts about street basketball, shut up.
Compared with the NBA, although street basketball is full of bohemian wildness, it is by no means a dirty wild ball.
The street basketball competition is like a martial arts conference. All schools and factions in the rivers and lakes have the opportunity to show their talents. It is closer to the spirit of knighthood.
As long as you stand on the street basketball arena, it is a kind of courage and self-confidence. Even if you fail, you will win the respect of your opponents and the audience.
Kyrie Irving is retired, Drew in [Uncle Drew] is getting old, and a bunch of old guys who don't look useful are on the court again.
Uncle Drew said basketball is in their blood.
Street superstar, never retire.
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Author / Wu Qiwen
This article was first published on the WeChat public account [Broken Word]
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