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December 15, 2011

This Sunday will see the UK’s only celebrity basketball tournament take place as “adiSlam” descends upon the Brentwood Centre, Essex. The event which has been organised by RWD Magazine, Adidas and the Street Team will see Wretch 32 providing a special performance whilst celebrity teams featuring the likes of The Only Way is Essex actors [...]

Legends Take the Rookies to School at Famfest 2011

September 6, 2011

The Legends taught the Luol Deng Foundation U21 All Stars a lesson at Famfest 2011, winning by a single point, 97-96 at Crystal Palace on Saturday afternoon. Just under 1000 people were at the National Sports Centre for an afternoon of basketball entertainment and Famfest didn’t disappoint with a thriller that went down to the [...]

Midnight Madness 2011 Postponed

August 12, 2011

For the first summer in over a decade, Midnight Madness will not be taking place after the event has been classed as a ‘moderate-high’ risk after the London riots. In a statement released on their website, Midnight Madness, who’s 2011 campaign was to begin this Saturday at Crystal Palace, said: “It is with great regret [...]

Midnight Madness Suffer First Round Exit At Quai 54

June 29, 2011

It was disappointment once again for the Midnight Madness team entered in this year’s Quai 54 as they suffered a first round exit to French side “Hoodmix” on Saturday. Quai 54, which Nhamo Shire likens to having “a big streetball-Midnight Madness type tournament in the middle of Trafalgar Square”, is arguably the biggest international streetball [...]

Midnight Madness to Descend Upon Quai 54 Once More

June 24, 2011

Big thanks to John Harris (@jhbasketball) for his help with this writeup. The 9th edition of the biggest international streetball tournament in the world, Quai 54, returns to Paris this weekend, and will once again see a British team, assembled by Midnight Madness, competing for the crown. Quai 54 is a Jordan Brand event that [...]

Video: Midnight Madness All-Nighter 2010

October 2, 2010

Presenting all the best plays and highlights from the Midnight Madness All-Nighter 2010, held at Nottingham’s basketball centre. With this being an event for those who had qualified at one of the previous three events only, as you would expect the standard was high and it was full of a ton of big plays. Check [...]

Video: Teddy Okereafor Gets His First Dunk in a Game (POSTER!)

September 23, 2010

You couldn’t write it better than this. Teddy Okereafor had never dunked in a game before….with under a minute remaining in OT and his team only up by two, he steals the balls and attacks the rim-cramming his first dunk in a game ON SOMEONE and sealing the victory! Teddy Okereafor killed Midnight Madness all [...]

Video: The Best Game Winner EVER (That Never Counted)

September 15, 2010

This would have been one of, if not the, best play I’ve ever witnessed if it had counted. Down 43-44 with under a second remaining in an U18 Semi Final at the Midnight Madness All-Nighter, things were looking pretty bleak for Ed Lucas’ team. The ball is inbounded, Ed recieves it a couple of feet [...]

Video: Midnight Madness Nottingham 2010 (North Qualifier)

September 12, 2010

The Midnight Madness North Qualifier was RIDICULOUS. On par with Leyton for highlights, you need to take 3 minutes out of your day to watch this-absolute madness! Jamell Anderson, Myles Hesson, Teddy Okereafor, Devon Van Oostrum, Hugh Barnett, Jesse Chuku, Ryan Martin and many more bring some craziness… Drop a comment below and let me [...]

Video: Darius Defoe DESTROYS Somebody at Midnight Madness Nottingham

September 4, 2010

Darius Defoe is no stranger to dunking (you may remember his antics at Midnight Madness Newcastle last year) and at the Midnight Madness North Qualifier 2010 in Nottingham he proved, once again, that if he has the ball in the key and takes off you really should get out the way. Unless you want to [...]

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