All-ages street game brings history to the court.
Parents need to know that this game brings professional basketball players to the street courts where they learned their skills. The playground game is more raw than arena games -- there are no referees, so players are free to push opponents down and take the ball. There's constant trash-talking on the court, and while it never rises to the level of vulgarity, it doesn't really promote sportsmanship either. At the game's core, though, is a theme of people rising above neighborhoods marred by poverty or violence.