FRINK Linked Data Fragments server

Matches in SemOpenAlex for { <https://semopenalex.org/work/W123772623> ?p ?o ?g. }

• W123772623 startingPage "58" @default.
• W123772623 abstract "most popular outdoor basketball court in New York City is half the regulation size, offers no place to sit, and has sidelines bounded by a chain-link fence 20 feet high. Those who play here are literally encaged. Yet this ridiculously inadequate court, on West 4th Street in the heart of Greenwich Village, has drawn the likes of Denzel Washington and Julius Erving for pickup games. And the summer league based here is probably the most prestigious in the city. Each year, the West 4th Street League attracts more than 30,000 spectators--city-dwellers and tourists--who stand in blistering heat just to glimpse their favorite players and snap up league T-shirts at $12 apiece. West 4th Street basketball owes its popularity to the innercity leadership of its volunteer commissioner, a limousine driver named Kenny Graham. With little support from city hall or local civic groups, he has spent the last 18 summers building the league into a New York institution. Lloyd Daniels, Mario Ely, Anthony Mason, Rod Strickland, and Jason Williams honed their skills here before going on to N.B.A. careers, and some of them still show up during the off-season. Former pros like Detroit's Kelly Tripuka mix it up with high-school dropouts. MIDDAY BASKETBALL West 4th Street has developed its share of stars, but this is not the league's true purpose. In an era of commercialized sports, it is important to understand the contributions of a community league composed primarily of players whose glory days are over--25- to 35-year-olds with talent and pride, but no N.B.A. contracts. league and its fans cherish players the media overlook, while putting sports and sportsmanship back into the community. It is midnight basketball played in broad daylight and without government handouts. A recent documentary film called Hoop Dreams dramatizes the pathos of the nearly-great athlete. William, a high-school phenom from Chicago, ponders his future as a scholarship recruit. In the final moments of the film, William reflects on all the people who've asked him, Will you still remember me when you're a big star in the N.B.A.?, and says, should've asked them, 'Will you still remember me if I'm not?' Promising inner-city players are typically groomed from the age of 12 or so. This process has obscured the virtues of athletic competition and replaced them with illusions of easy wealth. For a lucky few, lucrative professional careers represent a materialistic triumph and escape from the neighborhood. Graham's league, on the other hand, showcases those who cannot escape, who must remain behind and make their community work. started working there refereeing league games for $10 a game, Graham recalls. The next year the league was falling apart and no one wanted to take over, so I decided I would be commissioner. Founded in 1968, the league had struggled along for several years with only eight teams, unreliable funding, and a shortage of referees. Today, Graham runs the oldest summer-basketball program in New York City. There is a game every day of the week in June, July, and August, five on Saturdays and Sundays. Each year, more than 600 players altogether participate in the 24-team men's division, a women's division of six teams, and an eight-team division for boys 15 and under. Its prowess is known nationwide. Last year, the Summer Pro-League outdoor championship, sponsored by Nike and shown on ESPN, was won by the defending champions from New York. But that team, which defeated a Chicago squad in the finals by 30 points, had finished second at West 4th Street. Youth teams have come from as far away as Seattle and France to play in the preliminary games before the seniors begin, but collegiate players rarely play here because the league is not sanctioned by the N.C.A.A. In his youth division, Graham prefers to work with younger, pre-high-school players, because high-school-age youths are often spoiled and difficult to control. …" @default.
• W123772623 created "2016-06-24" @default.
• W123772623 creator A5005675557 @default.
• W123772623 date "1995-03-22" @default.
• W123772623 modified "2023-09-27" @default.
• W123772623 title "The Land of the Free Throw: A New York Basketball League Builds Community" @default.
• W123772623 hasPublicationYear "1995" @default.
• W123772623 type Work @default.
• W123772623 sameAs 123772623 @default.
• W123772623 citedByCount "0" @default.
• W123772623 crossrefType "journal-article" @default.
• W123772623 hasAuthorship W123772623A5005675557 @default.
• W123772623 hasConcept C103189561 @default.
• W123772623 hasConcept C112698675 @default.
• W123772623 hasConcept C120665830 @default.
• W123772623 hasConcept C121332964 @default.
• W123772623 hasConcept C1276947 @default.
• W123772623 hasConcept C144024400 @default.
• W123772623 hasConcept C144133560 @default.
• W123772623 hasConcept C159390177 @default.
• W123772623 hasConcept C166957645 @default.
• W123772623 hasConcept C17744445 @default.
• W123772623 hasConcept C199539241 @default.
• W123772623 hasConcept C207456731 @default.
• W123772623 hasConcept C2780583389 @default.
• W123772623 hasConcept C2781231848 @default.
• W123772623 hasConcept C29595303 @default.
• W123772623 hasConcept C39432304 @default.
• W123772623 hasConcept C512170562 @default.
• W123772623 hasConcept C95457728 @default.
• W123772623 hasConceptScore W123772623C103189561 @default.
• W123772623 hasConceptScore W123772623C112698675 @default.
• W123772623 hasConceptScore W123772623C120665830 @default.
• W123772623 hasConceptScore W123772623C121332964 @default.
• W123772623 hasConceptScore W123772623C1276947 @default.
• W123772623 hasConceptScore W123772623C144024400 @default.
• W123772623 hasConceptScore W123772623C144133560 @default.
• W123772623 hasConceptScore W123772623C159390177 @default.
• W123772623 hasConceptScore W123772623C166957645 @default.
• W123772623 hasConceptScore W123772623C17744445 @default.
• W123772623 hasConceptScore W123772623C199539241 @default.
• W123772623 hasConceptScore W123772623C207456731 @default.
• W123772623 hasConceptScore W123772623C2780583389 @default.
• W123772623 hasConceptScore W123772623C2781231848 @default.
• W123772623 hasConceptScore W123772623C29595303 @default.
• W123772623 hasConceptScore W123772623C39432304 @default.
• W123772623 hasConceptScore W123772623C512170562 @default.
• W123772623 hasConceptScore W123772623C95457728 @default.
• W123772623 hasIssue "72" @default.
• W123772623 hasLocation W1237726231 @default.
• W123772623 hasOpenAccess W123772623 @default.
• W123772623 hasPrimaryLocation W1237726231 @default.
• W123772623 hasRelatedWork W12662871 @default.
• W123772623 hasRelatedWork W1491834547 @default.
• W123772623 hasRelatedWork W1501783908 @default.
• W123772623 hasRelatedWork W1571049050 @default.
• W123772623 hasRelatedWork W1604416323 @default.
• W123772623 hasRelatedWork W165474088 @default.
• W123772623 hasRelatedWork W1977661745 @default.
• W123772623 hasRelatedWork W1990227614 @default.
• W123772623 hasRelatedWork W2021096402 @default.
• W123772623 hasRelatedWork W2035823951 @default.
• W123772623 hasRelatedWork W2043874199 @default.
• W123772623 hasRelatedWork W2336751385 @default.
• W123772623 hasRelatedWork W2783750201 @default.
• W123772623 hasRelatedWork W2991486193 @default.
• W123772623 hasRelatedWork W577612708 @default.
• W123772623 hasRelatedWork W598044340 @default.
• W123772623 hasRelatedWork W625652714 @default.
• W123772623 hasRelatedWork W646281065 @default.
• W123772623 hasRelatedWork W218117764 @default.
• W123772623 hasRelatedWork W360450691 @default.
• W123772623 isParatext "false" @default.
• W123772623 isRetracted "false" @default.
• W123772623 magId "123772623" @default.
• W123772623 workType "article" @default.