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AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange
Doin' It in the Park: Pick-Up Basketball, NYC
Season 6
Episode 1
“Doin’ It in the Park: Pick-Up Basketball, NYC,” explores the history, culture and social impact of New York’s summer b-ball scene, widely recognized as the worldwide mecca of the sport, where pickup basketball is not just a sport but a way of life. With 700+ outdoor courts, and an estimated 500,000 players, the most loyal of which approach the game as a religion, and the playground as church.
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