These days, Rucker mostly hosts summer youth leagues and local streetball tournaments. Fifty years ago, when Stevens played ...

Holcombe Rucker Park is nestled in the triangle of the Harlem River, 155th Street and the part of Eighth Avenue known as Frederick Douglass Boulevard. At first glance, the Greg Marius Court looks like ...

Rucker Park in Harlem, New York, is a landmark in basketball culture. Legends like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Julius Erving ...

The development of the first all-professional summer basketball league by Bob McCullough Sr. and Freddie Crawford spurred dynamic play.

The ladies of Rucker Park are a little-known secret in the mecca of street basketball in Harlem, N.Y.

The SLAM Summer Classic at the famed outdoor Rucker Park in New York City has featured several highlights by eventual Duke basketball talents over the years. Former five-star McDonald's All ...

Gunfire erupted around 10 p.m. at the Holcombe Rucker Park court on Frederick Douglass Boulevard near W. 155th St. after a dispute during a game for the Entertainers Basketball Classic, witnesses ...

An almost living entity like Rucker Park screams animated character and characters; mythological occurrences told and retold worldwide.

The energy in Harlem is about to reach a fever pitch as the HBCU All-Star Dream Classic 2025 takes over the iconic courts of ...

"Rucker Park will once again become that same proving ground with the assistance of the NBPA, NYC Parks, and [apparel brand] Legends, while realizing the vision of one man -- Holcombe Rucker." ...

Rucker Park is named after Holcombe Rucker. In 1947, Rucker founded a pro-am basketball tournament with a focus on education: “Each one, teach one” was his motto.

And Rucker Park, to me, has always been the pinnacle of a melting pot for basketball. Kevin Durant, Kobe Bryant, Allen Iverson playing there against guys you've never heard of before.