In New York City, ball is life. All through the warmer months, New York parks resound with the steady dribbling of basketballs-and the clang of those balls against the city's famously tough rims. One reason those rims are so tough: many are still handmade by blacksmiths like John Fitzgerald.
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Why no hooks for meshes on the rims? One of the important parts of hoop rims is being able to hear a swish.
Does this guy realize the problem is not the rims it’s the ne
awesome story. How did you guys scout these guys out?
they went to nyc parks dept. this is a news organization. it is their job to do this.
Hey guys great story John is it possible to buy these rims for my own backyard? thanks!
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That's just absurd
I read the title wrong, I read where dreams are made.
Awesome video but without the net you can't shoot for shit, because after you score the ball goes out of the court, the net is important to hold the ball's impulse.
Why what is the net I hate when there's no nets😭😠😠😠😠😠