Taking It to the Streets ; the Reward in Street Ball Is the Chance to Play Again

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ORADELL - Got next.

The words rattle against the chalk-colored backboard before dropping to the pavement. The legendary asphalt of New York City's Rucker Park this isn't, but with lines of people waiting for their turn on the court, crowding around park benches, basketballs in hand and water bottles and cellphones scattered everywhere, the anticipation comes close.

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Taking It to the Streets ; the Reward in Street Ball Is the Chance to Play Again

It's nearly 7 p.m. at Memorial Field, but the action is only starting to heat up. Two games on two courts and nearly two dozen more onlookers waiting for their turn on each. Eight bodies populate one court, sweat-drenched shirts stick to bodies and mixed emotions of...

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