Streetball fanatics revel with delight when rattling off names of legends who competed at New York's famed Rucker Park in the 20th century.
Wilt "The Stilt" Chamberlain, Julius "Dr. J" Erving, Earl "The Goat" Manigault, Joe "The Destroyer" Hammond, Connie "The Hawk" Hawkins, Herman "Helicopter" Knowlings and James "Fly" Williams are among the Rucker's most prominent alumni.
And there's also Larry "Bone Collector" Williams, who visited Kansai earlier this month to teach the game he's loved since his earliest years.
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