first to ten.
basketball is a language.
It’s movement and memory, instinct and strategy, poetry in motion. For those who grew up playing, the game is more than just competition—it’s a way of knowing yourself and your city. Being known by your city. A way to be heard.
This is basketball in its purest form. No brackets. No schedules. Just show up and play. Win, and you become part of something bigger—a running series that documents the game, the players, the culture. Hold your ground, and your team becomes the one to beat.
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“It was designed to feel like one of those games from back in the day. A little unscripted. A little underground. Just real ones showing up to hoop.”
how to get in the game.
No politics. Just show up with your team, and if you’re first, you get the first game. If you lose, you wait your turn. If you win, you hold the court.
