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Playground Basketball is Dying


The courts are empty, the nets dangling by a thread. The crowds that used to stand four deep are gone, and so are the players. Once players asked "Who's got next?" Now the question is "Anyone want to play?" And the answer seems to be no, at least not here, not outside. Playground basketball, at least as we knew it, is dying. There is no single cause. The best players want to be inside instead of out; they want organized games to showcase their skills, not pickup games to earn street cred. (ESPN.com)

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