Street Basketball is a very popular spin-off of Basketball, played by billions of females and males worldwide.
The ages of street basketball players generally range from age 5 to 65. Kids start playing the sport at a kindergarden level at some schools. But unlike on professional basketball, a person's life as a street baller could span decades because the game doesnt require much training, its played for fun, usually only one side of the court is used, and it doesnt involve a rigorous schedule. Participants can either play 10 games in one day, or 1 game in 10 days.
The skill of street basketball players also varies. Some of the cities most famous for their street basketball players are New York, Chicago and Los Angeles, althought it is also said that there are real good street players in Germany, Israel, Puerto Rico, Argentina and Spain. Dirk Nowitski of the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA was discovered by then Mavericks coach Don Nelson while playing on a street court.
But it involves a lot of grits and guts. Usually when in a street court, nobody wants to lose the game, for different reasons sometimes. Women are always a factor, since there is usually a group of girls looking at the games at the park. So participants many times try to impress the on-lookers, and the games are hard, and sometimes participants get injured during the action of the game, or can get a little too rough playing. Because of this, certain professional leagues prohibit their players from engaging in this social activity.
Street basketball is a very popular game worldwide, and a fun way to keep out of bad things that sometimes go around on the streets.