
Basketball pillar Rucker Park will forever have a long legacy through NBA stars
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 rebound and misses again. The bleachers are about half full on this warm summer evening.
“When we played, this was all different,” Stevens says, looking around. “This is nothing compared to our games. No comparison.”
That’s not exactly a groundbreaking declaration. These days, Rucker mostly h...
A player misses a layup, then grabs his own rebound and misses again. The bleachers are about half full on this warm summer evening.
“When we played, this was all different,” Stevens says, looking around. “This is nothing compared to our games. No comparison.”
That’s not exactly a groundbreaking declaration. These days, Rucker mostly h...