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 streetball players, along with their 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.
[edit] AND1 Streetballers 2007
Coach: Mike "Big Mike" Ellis
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- Kenny "Bad Santa" Brunner
- Phillip "Hot Sauce" Champion
- Jerry " The Assassin" Dupree
- John "Helicopter" Humphrey
- Troy "Escalade" Jackson
- Hugh "Baby Shack" Jones
- Tony "Go Get It" Jones
- Jamal "Springs" Nelson
- Andre "Silk" Poole
- Antwan "8th Wonder" Scott
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[edit] Former AND1 Streetballers
- Rafer "Skip 2 My Lou" Alston (currently plays for NBA's Houston Rockets)
- Dennis "Spyda" Chism
- Jamar "Pharmacist" Davis
- Waliyy "Main Event" Dixon
- Tyron "Alimoe, The Black Widow" Evans
- Taurian "The Air Up There" Fontenette (a.k.a. "Mr. 720")
- Tim "Headache" Gittens
- Lonnie "Prime Objective" Harrell
- John "High Octane" Harvey
- Anthony "Half Man, Half Amazing" Hayward
- Jerome "Circus" Holman
- Eric "Spinmaster" Holmes
- Antoine "Flash" Howard (deceased, 1975-2004)
- Robin "Sik Wit It" Kennedy, Jr.
- Robert "50" Martin
- Aaron "AO" Owens
- Shane "The Dribbling Machine" Woney
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