Streetball

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Streetball (or street basketball) is a variation of pick-up basketball, typically played on outdoor courts, allowing players to publicly showcase their own individual skills. Streetball may also refer to other urban sports played on asphalt. It's form originates from the outdoor courts of New York City and Los Angeles, though its popularity has spread across the world due to the game's adaptability and accessibility. Streetball has also become connected to urban culture, where it functions as a social space, community activity, and form of expression tied to neighborhood identity. In recent decades, streetball has also appeared in popular media through films, television, digital platforms, and commercial entertainment. Some places and cities in the United States have organized streetball programs, operated similarly to midnight basketball programs. Many cities also host their own weekend-long streetball tournaments, with Hoop-It-Up and the Houston Rockets' Blacktop Battle being two of...

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