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- noun A
player of street basketball.
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Examples
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Hammond's cocky dunks, weaves and backboard magic earned him notoriety as New York City's greatest streetballer ever -- a rep that even rippled through the pro ranks when he scored an astounding 50 points against NBA Hall of Famer Julius "Dr. J" Erving in 1971.
NY Post: News 2010
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Nodame can be compared to a really good streetballer - she's got some crazy moves (her natural playing talent), and every so often she'll make you stand up and take notice with something you have never seen before (her interpretations of songs), but a really good streetballer can become a great basketball player if he is able to take the fundamentals of basketball, integrate them into his game and come up with something unique.
Anime Nano! 2010
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Hammond's cocky dunks, weaves and backboard magic earned him notoriety as New York City's greatest streetballer ever -- a rep that even rippled through the pro ranks when he scored an astounding 50 points against NBA Hall of Famer Julius "Dr. J" Erving in 1971.
NY Post: News 2010
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A personal favorite of mine from his latter days with the Cavaliers, his charisma and flair made the Brooklyn-born streetballer one of the League's most colorful personalities.
SLAM Online 2009
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Sidney Deane - Some may prefer fellow streetballer
unknown title 2009
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Don't let me think of that he was schooled by a streetballer, and all of his defense power are gone.
NetsDaily 2008
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But we all know that if Harris was playing hard, not just fooling around, this streetballer wouldn't have even seen the ball.
NetsDaily 2008
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From what I'm hearing from my friend in England is that this Tanner dude is somewhat of a badass streetballer out there.
Metacafe - Today's Videos by Metacafe clizle 2008
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You saw how LeBron was barely awake during his H-O-R-S-E debacle, and Devin wasn't exactly getting after it in his 1-on-1 against British streetballer Stuart Tanner.
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Don't let me think of that he was schooled by a streetballer, and all of his defense power are gone.
NetsDaily 2008
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