basketball

Brandon Todd Rises to New Heights

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There’s a good chance that I’ll never dunk a basketball in my life and I’ve learned to accept that. However, this video which features Brandon Todd — a guy all of 5’5 — has inspired me to think maybe there is some hope after all.

This video featured on The Atlantic website tells of how Brandon Todd always wanted to be able to dunk a basketball despite his short stature and limited hops. He put his body through hell and made some serious sacrifices all for just the possibility that one day his hard work would result in him doing something he’d always dreamed of but never achieved — dunking a basketball. See if his work pays off.

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Grantland Looks at the Portland vs. Seattle Rivalry

Posted on by in AAU, basketball, FIBA, Grantland, NCAA, Portland, Seattle, Sports.

Basketball is big just about everywhere nowadays with the NBA, FIBA, NCAA Tournament and even AAU leagues popping up across the country. With that expansion has come some intense rivalries. In this video from Grantland we see just how intense those rivalries between cities can be when we get an introduction to the Portland vs. Seattle I-5 tussle.

In this short video we see reps from both cities speak on the ballers from their hoods and local tournaments over the years between the two northwestern neighbors. Definitely worth a look.