AND1 Mixtape Tour
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The AND1 Mixtape Tour is a traveling basketball competition and exhibition sponsored by the basketball apparel manufacturer AND1. A group of well known streetball players, along with their exciting announcer, Duke Tango, travels from town to town and challenges teams composed of local talent. Games tend to be characterized by comedic stunts and acrobatic slam-dunks. After each game, the local amateur who gave the best performance is offered a position on the AND1 team.
The tour is televised in half hour "Streetball" segments on ESPN2, and highlight reels called "mixtapes" are distributed on DVD.
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[edit] Controversy
AND1 encourages flashy moves by releasing the most outrageous plays on DVD and relying on a more lenient set of rules than established leagues like the NBA. This has led to numerous comparisons with the Harlem Globetrotters, and has caused some journalists to criticize the tour.[1] Supporters of the tour have responded by describing the game as a form of performance art and reminding detractors of the fundamental skills required for this showy style of play.[2]
[edit] AND1 Streetballers 2006
- Grayson Boucher aka "The Professor"
- Kenny Brunner aka "Bad Santa"
- Phillip Champion aka "Hot Sauce"
- Dennis Chism aka "Spyda"
- Jamar Davis aka "The Pharmacist"
- Waliyy Dixon aka "Main Event"
- Jerry Dupree aka "The Assassin"
- Taurian Fontenette aka "Air Up There"
- Anthony Heyward aka "1/2 Man, 1/2 Amazing"
- John Humphrey aka "Helicopter"
- Troy Jackson aka "Escalade"aka"cob fresh"
- Hugh Jones aka "Baby Shack"
- Tony Jones aka "Go Get It"
- Robert Martin aka "50"
- Aaron Owens aka "AO"
- Andre Poole aka "Silk"
- Jerome Holman aka "Circus"
[edit] Former AND1 Streetballers
- Rafer Alston aka "Skip To My Lou"; currently plays for NBA's Houston Rockets
- Tyrone Evans aka "Alimoe" aka "Black Widow"
- Tim Gittens aka "Headache"
- Lonnie Harrell aka "Prime Objective"
- John Harvey aka "High Octane"
- Eric Holmes aka "Spinmaster"
- Antoine Howard aka "Flash" (deceased, 1975-2004)
- Robin Lucious Kennedy, Jr. aka "Sik Wit It"
- Shane Woney aka "The Dribbling Machine" or "Shane, The Dribbling Machine"
- Lamar Odom aka "The Goods"; currently plays for NBA's Los Angeles Lakers
- Stephon Marbury aka "Starbury"; currently plays for the New York Knicks
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