“I had to call [Rucker Park’s co-founder and ...

Marvin “Hammer” Stevens surveys the court at Rucker Park from the shade of a tent by the baseline, shaking his head at the game of streetball before him. A player misses a layup, then grabs his own ...

'Rucker Park is known across the world as a special place that represents New York City’s rich basketball heritage, streetball culture, and authentic love for the game,' said Senator Schumer. Harlem’s ...

It was announced on the Rucker Park Instagram that the streetball league was NBA and NCAA-sanctioned, which allows players in both leagues to play in the Rucker Park Men's Pro-Am. "We are extremely ...

The energy in Harlem is about to reach a fever pitch as the HBCU All-Star Dream Classic 2025 takes over the iconic courts of Rucker Park. On the sunlit blacktop where legends are made and streetball ...

— -- Long ago, before basketball became a billion-dollar business and turned gifted black boys into commodities, there lived a man in Harlem who loved his neighborhood. Born in 1926, Holcombe ...