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play “basketball.” “One of my friends, who I haven’t spoken to in years, hit Growing up, Tyquan Scott me up randomly, saying his didn’t really like basketball. He agent told him about an opportumostly played football, and did so nity,” Scott recounted. “I got in contact with his agent and sent until high school. When he graduated from mid- him some of my highlights. He dle school and went on to Long liked what he saw, and he started Beach High, he decided to give telling me about the sport. I saw some videos and basketball a try. He thought it was spent his first year insane.” playing power forThe sport he ward and center for learned about was the junior varsity SlamBall. team. He did so well SlamBall is sort that he played on of like basketball. the varsity squad Players need to put for three years. a basketball into the After finishing net by shooting, high school in 2014, TyqUAN SCOTT dunking or laying it Scott spent a year at SlamBall player in, just like on the Redemption Chriscourt. The differtian Academy, a prep school in upstate Troy, ence? Players wear pads and where all of the boys wanted to bounce on trampolines. You can play basketball. Then he attend- also slam into other players, as ed Herkimer College for two long as they’re dribbling the ball. SlamBall made its television years, where he was a standout player. Scott scored 1,000 career debut in 2002, on The National points and was named confer- Network, which later became Spike TV and is now the Paraence player of the year. Fast-forward to earlier this mount Network. Soon afterward, year. Scott, 27, was living in Lin- former Philadelphia 76ers owner Pat Croce signed on as a partner. denwold, New Jersey. Out of nowhere, one of his friends from Six teams, all based in Las Vegas prep school reached out to him — the Bouncers, Diablos, Mob, about a potential opportunity to Continued on page 6
By BRENDAN CARPENTER
bcarpenter@liherald.com
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t’s a sport that people are just getting used to seeing.
Celebrating the Historical Society with a festival The Long Beach Historical Society held its annual arts and crafts festival last weekend, with vendors selling artwork, trinkets and food. Custom Long Beach items, including water bottles and signs, were on display at Kennedy Plaza. Story, Page 5.
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