If the streetball players in the above photo look familiar to you, that’s because they were once part of the dazzling AND 1 Mix Tape Tour team.

They’re not associated with AND 1 anymore, however – they’re now part of Streetball Entertainment, producers of the Ball4Real Streetball Tour.

They promise that streetball has been “rejuvenated” and fans can get closer than ever to the action this time ’round with the launch of this year’s 30-city arena tour.

The tour kicks off on June 1, 2007 in Seattle, WA at the Key Arena and culminates in the ultimate showdown at the world famous Madison Square Garden in New York City on August 25, 2007.

The players will also give back in every city along the tour, stopping in at local YMCAs, Boys & Girls Clubs and community centers, engaging in various forms of community outreach.

Players include AO, Main Event, Spyda, 50, 1/2 Man 1/2 Amazing, Shane the Dribbling Machine, Circus, Special FX, I’ll Be Right Back, Killa Kirby, High Octane, Pharmacist, Coach Steve Burtt and Mr. 720 (formerly Air Up There), who performed the first-ever 720 degree dunk.

Ball 4Real Streetball Tour 2007:

June 1 Key Arena Seattle, WA
June 6 Orleans Arena Las Vegas, NV
June 8 Arco Arena Sacramento, CA
June 10 Cox Arena San Diego, CA
June 15 Oracle Arena Oakland, CA
June 16 Home Depot Center Los Angeles, CA
June 20 Pepsi Center Denver, CO
June 23 Ford Center Oklahoma City, OK
June 25 American Airlines Center Dallas, TX
June 27 Toyota Center Houston, TX
June 29 New Orleans Arena New Orleans, LA
July 1 FedEx Forum Memphis, TN
July 6 Scottrade Center St. Louis, MO
July 7 United Center Chicago, IL
July 11 Cobo Arena Detroit, MI
July 13 BJCC Arena Birmingham, AL
July 15 Phillips Arena Atlanta, GA
July 18 Veteran’s Memorial Arena Jacksonville, FL
July 21 American Airlines Center Miami, FL
July 25 Bobcats Arena Charlotte, NC
July 27 Colonial Center Columbia, SC
July 29 Verizon Center Washington, D.C.
Aug 1 Constant Center Norfolk, VA
Aug 4 US Bank Arena Cincinnati, OH
Aug 8 Wolstein Arena Cleveland, OH
Aug 11 HSBC Arena Buffalo, NY
Aug 15 Verizon Wireless Arena Manchester, NH
Aug 19 Wachovia Center Philadelphia, PA
Aug 22 Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT
Aug 25 Madison Square Garden New York, NY

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