It seemed like just yesterday that they'd be showing episodes of the AND1 Mixtape Tour. For those of you that don't know who or what the AND1 Mixtape Tour is, it was a show on ESPN2 (usually broadcasted late at night) that followed this basketball team around the world as they place games against the top local players from each area that they went to. However, they didn't just play regulation basketball with all the rules and everything, they played streetball. So, it was very entertaining to watch. Even though the rules weren't exactly the same as those of the NBA, the people on this show were amazingly gifted with their ballhandling skills and their amazing athleticism. I mean...guys doing 720's? Really now? The AND1 Mixtape Tour was so popular at one point, that they were on the cover of Sports Illustrated. But on another note...
R.I.P. to the streetball legend, Troy "Escalade" Jackson. I remember him being on the AND1 tour and he seemed like a really nice man. He was a really big guy, but he could handle the ball like no other big man that I've ever seen. My prayers go out to Mark and Troy Jackson's family. R.I.P. big guy.
I loved and1
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