this youtube hilight video of k1x warrior grady reynolds just hit us from poland, where grady starred like bruce willis in die hard. the all-star game slam dunk champ & mvp left a lasting impression… see why …
also read the complete grady reynolds interview here
this image is already a couple of months old, but it just reached us
here at k1x headquarters, and we didn’t want to keep it from you. it
pictures team sierra leone at the peace & reconciliation tournament
in liberia. the biggest match ever played in liberia featured team
sierre leone going up against the npa pythons in front of a record
capacity crowd.
in game one at kingdome, k1x defeated the “odd ballers”, a squad from long island, ny (the scheduled game vs. “web-star” will be played later). k1x was dominant from the start, punctuated with homicide’s spectacular dunk on a break away in the first few minutes. k1x cruised all the way and the final score was 83-65. homicide dominated with 31 pts.
witness k1x play game this weekend, details here tomorrow…
from left to right:Curtis “hardest worker” Stinson, Adrian “a-money” Carvalo, Khason Mims, Frye, Corey “undertaker” Underwood, Corey “Homicide” Williams, Bryant Chowder, Ricardo “Panama” Kirkland, (Not shown) Fred “the razor” Williams
homicide was m.i.a. for a large part of last summer, due to nba summer league, training camp and familiy commitments at home in denver. still, his infamous rep and championship at msg’s last man standing, got bronx legend corey homicide williams on bounce mag’s much anticipated top 20 list of active nyc ballplayers. actually, “ther most dangerous” came in second (!), leaving only little room for improvement this summer. but as he will be quick to tell you, he enjoys being “the hunted” just as much as being “the hunter”, and knows that cats will be coming after him, trying to make a name for themselves. about being ranked closely behin kareem “big game” reid, homicide had this to say:
“I know that. It’s always cool. I’m still behind. But I’m behind a player that is from the Bronx, that’s number one. And number two is the fact that I’m behind a legitimate player in “Big Game” Reid. He’s a winner with a lot of championships and I respect him. And that’s just one magazine’s opinion. He knows he’s number one, and I know that I could be number one as well. He’s a good guy. So being ranked number two behind him is ok. There’s a lot of great players in the city and the list made them go even harder after me because I’m ranked so high.”
check out boune mag’s full top 20 list here: www.bouncemag.com
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Just in time to have the city talking, Bounce Magazine released its summer issue featuring its top 20 NYC players (check it out at bouncemag.com). I was placed
at 17, big accomplishment for me considering 4 or 5 summers ago I had to tag along with my cousin (he’s ranked #7 I think … Anti-Freeze) just to get on a team. So I’m just happy to be mentioned … BUT, I do feel I should be a few spots
higher. Let’s leave that alone though. Shout out to Kareem Reid, the coverboy
for the summer issue.
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Now me, Cory Allen Underwood (notice I NEVER call myself “The Undertaker”) am usually a nice, humble, friendly person. I never run around here tooting my own horn or have people out here hyping my game. I don’t need that, my game does all that for me. But when I get a call from a friend saying “Yo C, I got the word you got killed, blah, blah, blah…they calling you Cory Underwear! (C’mon guys, think harder, they called me that in kindergarden!) And that you need to work on your game instead of writing blogs!”
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for the full blast and more insight into the underwood’s world (including his first big outings on the blacktop this summer and some hilarious action at “the firm”), check probasketballnews here: www.probasketballnews.com
after a 5 pt loss in game 1 vs. defending champs “don’t fah-get.com”, in which captain corey williams struggled from the free throw line while going for 27points and 5 assists, team k1x (featuring a number of ny’s most talented high school ballplayers), was back on top in the second week of action at the beach.
K1x defeated Enterprise Saturday afternoon 85-66. “Homicide” Corey Williams, had an easy day at the office this weekend, going 5 for 5 from the field and scoring 12 points. Bryant Chowder of k1x led the team with 15 points. Enterprise, who showed up at the end of the first quarter, never found a rhythm to their offense and were almost down by 30 at one point.
cory underwood, who was a monster in game 1 with 35 & 12, didn’t even have to break a sweat for this one. “the undertaker”, who came late in the third quarter, didn’t suit up due to his attention span and focus on the ladies walking on the boardwalk.
Team Ententerprise had no way to match up with Homicide and 6″11″ newcomer from Dallas, Big Reggie. Homicide sat out the fourth quarter due to the large lead and k1x next generation players “jiggie” josh watkins, Brian and Kurt Lovette played extended minutes and wowed the crowd with cross overs and Alley-oop dunks.
Co-director randy cruz on the reactions to k1x vs. enterprise: “k1x came ready to play Saturday afternoon. But they, as well as everyone else in the crowd, were expecting the real enterprise to show up. No matrix, no Hollywood, no brock bottom … they did have mike keyes, who scored 40 points last week vs. the court masters. but keyes wasn’t enough to defeat k1x, who came with nine players strong. K1x will take on back 2 basics next Sunday at 4 pm.”
for more on hoops in the sun, see www.hoopsinthesun.net
it’s tip-off time at legendary kingdome (112th & lennox). and because nyc’s hottest streetball tournament is anything but ordinary, it starts with a bang.
the first day of play in harlem kicks off with a highly anticipated match-up between “webstar” and the “k1x/cte tru wariers”, who are looking to make major waves in their rookie season. because, as chuck norris told you many moons ago, you never have a second chance to make a first impression.
and it looks to be an epic battle. in the left corner: webstar, with it’s two knicks stars david lee (2007 rookie game mvp) and nate robinson (slam dunk champ). and in the right corner is none other than team k1x, lead by ny-blacktop icons and k1x warriors corey “homicide” williams and cory “the undertaker” underwood, featuring curt stinson, fred aka the razor, frye, reggie a-money, kason mihms, ricardo Kirkland and, as rumor has it, possibly some nba surprise guests.
k1x team manager cesar vizcarrondo is looking forward to an intense battle.
“after two months of putting the roster together it is very exciting to being this close to seeing it all come together. we have a great mix of nba and street talent as well as youth and experience. even though we are rookies to the league with our talent and coaching we feel we can go deep in the playoffs and match up with any five. we will definitely put k1x on the nyc hoops map this summer. k1x will be a force to reckon with. so don’t sleep.”
be sure to stop by at kingdome in harlem at 6:45 this afternoon and witness the start of something big. taking over the world, one court at a time …
for french dunking sensation kadour ziani, the art of the slam dunk is religion, philosophy, language and mantra simultaneously.
see the amazing pics and read nima zarrabi’s (shout out!) feature on world’s most slept-on dunker by clicking the images below.
It’s going down. On june 9th. At the world most famous arena. Madison square garden!
Of course we are talking about Last Man Standing – probably the toughest 1on1 tournament of all, where the best ballplayers from the tri state will battle it out ‘til the bitter end. By registration night on may 24th, more that 150 players had already entered their names – total number of competitors is expected to be around 600!
But one guy stands out for obvious reasons. Defending champion corey “homicide” Williams is set to reload his title! As one of the most feared 1 on 1 players in ny, “homicide” is going for the grand prize that includes a workout with new york knicks and a $ 5000,- cash prize.
How to sign-up and get tickets? Check here for more infos: www.nba.com/knicks
queens-native cory underwood is a household name when it comes to ny-streetball. cause big man call ball! an integral part of the “k1x/cte tru wariers”, cory looks set to reign the paint at kingdome in harlem this summer. first game is june 16th – be there!
also check out cory’s all new diary at probasketballnews.com , where the undertaker raps about demarr johnson, homicide, his new job and his zoolander gaze.
The Dakota wizards and starting point guard corey “homicide” Williams claimed the 2007 d-league title after a 129:121 overtime victory over the Colorado 14ers. The championship game took place in Bismarck, n.d. on Sunday in front of a d-league postseason record crowd of 5,224 fans.
After the game was tied at 109 a piece after regulation the wizards outscored their opponents by eight in the extra session to secure their first d-league title. After finishing with a league best record of 33-17 dakota crowned it’s season with the championship.
Corey Williams was one of only four wizards to score in double-figures with 11 points while shooting 5 of 7 from the field. He also contributed 3 rebounds, two assists and two steals in 19 minutes of action.
After celebrating the biggest indoor-title of his career “homicide” is looking forward to a busy summer full of tournaments and workouts. To see his latest blog entry click here hoopshype.com
to see the whole story check nba.com
when the 2005 one-on-one tournament at Madison square garden was over, there was only one player left standing. his name? corey williams, better known as homicide on the streets.
this year, at the second holding of the tournament, he only has one thought on his mind. back to back.
“I’ll be there to defend it. I am the champion. It’s only right.” says Corey.
“Homicide”, who defeated new york streetball legend “headache” in last tournament’s semi finals, is ready to face anyone, who will try to steal his title. “I have a complete game. I’ll be ready.”
If you think you have the skills be at the open registration night on may 24th and find out who will be the last man standing after the tournament, beginning june 9th. But watch out, Corey Williams isn’t called “Homicide” for nothin’.
For the whole story, click here: www.nba.com/knicks
Corey “Homicide“ Williams has obviously made the right decision by signing with the Dakota Wizards in late February. The Wizards beat Williams’ former team the Sioux Falls Skyforce 115-113 on Saturday. They will now face the Colorado 14ers on Sunday, April 29th at 6:00 p.m. CT.
“Homicide” and his Dakota Wizards now have a shot at the NBDL title at the Bismarck Civic Center after winning 19 of their 25 home games this season.
Corey Williams has contributed 14.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.4 assists per contest in the 20 games he has played for the Eastern Conference champion. In the Conference Finals against Sioux Falls he was one of the reasons why the Wizards made it past the Skyforce, pouring in 16 points (on 6-9 from the field) and 6 assists in just 21 minutes.
“Homicide”, who is probably going to be a starter for Sunday’s game, is now trying to put an exclamation point behind a very successful season in the NBDL.
You want to see Corey Williams in action? Check this gettyimages preview!
When Puerto Rican national player Rick Apodaca recently dropped by k1x headquarters, we gladly took the time to interview the spanish harlem native about his flourishing career, beating team usa etc. here’s what he had to say…
check out his bio: www.hoopshype.com/players/rick_apodaca
Where did your career start?
But you play for the Puerto Rican national team?
How did you start playing basketball? Did you play street ball?
And after college you went to the Orlando Magic, right?
2005/06 was a very successful season for you?
Sounds like you were “Mr. Everything of the year” in Poland?
Where are you playing right now?
Not bad.
What are your plans for the future?
That means your plan is to go to the NBA, right?
I see you want to play on the highest level possible?
What are your strengths and weaknesses on the court?
And the weaknesses?
Do you have a nickname?
That means, we have to create one?
What was the best experience that you’ve had with the national team?
So what do you like better, the Olympics or the world championships?
You also played against LeBron, Carmelo and all these guys?
How did you end up with K1X?
grady reynods became the first player ever to win both, the slam dunk contest and mvp of the polish all-star game. after stints argentina, iceland and israel, the red storm alum is taking the first polish league (DBE) by storm: cleaning boards, abusing rims and killing opponents with nasty rejections. and guess what… he’s doin’ in the k1x strictly business.
our man in poland michi beta talked to gr after the slam dunk contest….
bio:
Team: Polonia Warsaw, Poland
Position: Forward
Height: 6’6’’ (196 cm)
Born: 1980-02-26
Birthplace: Abbeville, Alabama (USA)
College: St. John’s, New York
2007 Polish League All-Star Game MVP
2007 Polish League Slam Dunk Contest Champion
Stats per game: 16 pts, 8.5 rebs, 2 blks, 2 stls, 55% from the field
What are your expectations for the rest of this season?
As a team we lost our chance to reach playoffs, so I would say that keeping the first division. And when it comes to the individual… I don’t care about stats. I just wanna play to win. That’s what I do.
What would you like to achieve next season? Where would you like to play?
For that question it’s too early right now.
But if you could choose right now.
I woulda say Spain. To be on a good team, make playoffs and play for a championship. That would be the best thing.
What do you plan to do on summer?
Playing and just workout. Work on my jumpshot and one-on-one stuff.
What is your basketball dream?
Every basketball player’s dream is make it to the NBA. That’s my dream.
Do you think you can reach the NBA at this point of your career?
Not right now. Maybe in year or two.
What’s your favorite basketball moment until now?
My favorite moment… Well it had to be our win in NIT championships (Ed. National Invitation Tournament, New York, 2003 – St. John’s vs. Georgetown 70:67). That’s got to be the one up to now… cause that’s the only championship I won… the biggest one.
Whats your vertical?
They measured it in college. i forgot. It was like 35 inches.
Have you trained your leap using the special programmes like jumpsoles?
No, I didn’t train it using anything like that.
How old and tall were you when you made your first dunk?
Oh, maybe 15 years old, 10th grade I think. I was like 6’2”.
And what’s your best dunk?
360-arm-in-the-rim, that’s the best one.
How can you describe your game? What are your strengths and weaknesses?
I’m a great athlete, great defender, great rebounder, that plays both ends. I call them basketball players, who can do some of everything. Weakness, I will have to say, my pull up jumper.
What basketball means to you?
Basketball is my life.
Who’s your favorite player?
My favorite player in the NBA woulda be Steve Nash.
And who was your favorite player when you were a kid?
It gotta be Grant Hill. Of course Michael was everybody’s favorite player but Grant Hill was tough.
What can you say about the Polish League?
Polish League is ok. I’m not a very experienced player and I haven’t played in a lot of leagues… but it’s really physical. It’s a good league.
How do you find our country?
Poland is good. Warsaw is a nice city. You have some nice people here. Pretty much Americanized I guess.
I heard that you met Ron Artest. What would you tell him about Poland?
Wow. What would I tell Ron about Poland? Look better in your rearview mirror when you’re leaving (laughs). Nah, Poland is pretty good. I won’t tell him anything about basketball cause now he’s in the NBA. But I would tell him it’s a nice place. He might come here when he ain’t got nothing to do. It’s not a best place in the world and not the worst place in the world. It’s a nice country.
Who do you think is the best local and foreign player in our league?
You have a lot of good players. Andrzej Pluta is good, Wojciech Szawarski is good, Robert Witka is good… But I don’t know which one is the best Polish player. I really don’t know. Nobody stands enough over all. To me… I think Przemek Frasunkiewicz is the best right now. And from the foreign players…
Otis Hill? Tony Akins? Dean Oliver?
I would say I’m the best foreign player over here(laughs). I play on both ends of the floor. Yeah, that’s a no brain (laughs).
You have played in the Entertainers Basketball Classic at Rucker Park, the most famous 5-on-5 streetball tournament. What can you say about it?
It’s a lot of tricks out there but they do play serious. It’s a tough place to play. But I don’t like all the tricks and stuff. I like to play organized basketball. I played out there when I was in college back in 2003. It was nice to go and see everybody. You know, the players and celebrities coming out there.
Did you play against the NBA players over there?
Smush Parker was one of them. Amare and Bron came out there but they didn’t play.
Do the NBA players play hard in Rucker?
Some of them play hard out there and some of them don’t. Someone could get hurt. You know Ron Artest he plays hard out there but I haven’t played against him.
We recently hooked you on k1x, what dou you think?
They got some really nice stuff. My teammates keep on asking me about it and we’re waiting for the new collection.
One of the K1X mottos is: “You can’t teach heart”. How do you get to these words?
Yeah, It sounds good. It’s something that you earn back in the days playing on the playgrounds. “You gonna roll it over or you gonna play, you gonna take a challenge or you ain’t”.
see grady reynolds do his thing here:
“i apologize to my wife and my family. i want to apologize to the kings, to my teammates, the nba and everybody that supported me. for another incident to come up is very unfortunate. i definitely want to apologize for my behavior, even to the former teams I played on — they showed a lot of support. (I apologize) to david stern, to the nba, to all the players. the league is doing so well right now, and its guys like kevin martin, who is playing well. ron artest is once again in the media for something other than basketball. i want to apologize to everybody out there, once again to the kings and the sacramento fans and the sacramento people in general for my actions and my behavior.”
“i’m definitely (humbled) by what happened with my family and I took a step back as being a father and a husband and I’m looking forward to the day where I can make that right, with my family.”
“i’m definitely going to be involved with other families who are involved in a similar crisis such as the one I have been involved in this past week. i think there are a lot of families who could benefit from what I could say or let them know what I’ve been through. so, hopefully there are people in situations where they can better their families and better their kids. and hopefully better their marriage and their relationships. we’ll be involved with some assistance and hopefully be involved with the community of sacramento, most important. i’m definitely trying to do the right thing and send the right message because this is not something to be proud about at all.”
“i’m looking forward to getting back, it was fun practicing today with all the guys. i appreciate all my teammates who reached out to me and showed support to my family and to myself. thank you.”
international fans all over are excited to see the tru warier back on the hardwood. this artest mural from naples in italy just recahed us….
k1x warrior corey “homicide” williams just posted his new entry on www.hoopshype.com, check it out…
Corey Williams, known as “Homicide” on the playgrounds, never played in a big-time college program and has balled in such places as China, Sweden or Venezuela. But his talent hasn’t gone unnoticed by the NBA people. He’s had short stints with the Toronto Raptors and the Denver Nuggets and is now trying to catch on with another NBA team by showcasing his skills in the D-League with the Dakota Wizards. Williams will talk about his experiences in the NBADL at HoopsHype.com.
Hi there! Here I am, adapting to my new teammates with the Dakota Wizards. We’re leading the pack in the East, so right now it’s good to feel that we are the guys to beat. Coach Joerger and me have worked together in the past and his coaching style hasn’t changed at all. It’s a perfect fit for my game. I’m really happy so far.
I actually haven’t seen much of Bismarck since my first games were on the road… But I don’t have bad feelings about cities that are very different to New York City. I’ve been in places like Israel, so it just doesn’t matter where I am living as long as it doesn’t affect my goal: play ball and have a shot at returning to the NBA.
Now there’s some bad weather around here, so the NBADL had to change our schedule and we will have a lot of home games coming up. It’s a great chance to become a stronger team just before the playoffs.
By the way, I’m pretty excited about my campaign with K1X. I have a shoe test in six weeks, another step before the birth of my ’187′ model, which will be released during the D-League Finals. You know, I’m ‘Homicide’ Williams, so it was a no-brainer to use the police code when a homicide is committed. My killings happen on the court, though. And I’m still very hungry looking for more victims.
I saw the injury of Shaun Livingston earlier this week. A freak accident. An uncontested layup, nobody touched him… But it’s just the fate of sports. One day you’re at the top and within seconds you’re in a terrible spot. The worst injury I’ve had was a soreness in one of my feet and it took six weeks before I could play again. That was a very difficult time for me, so I can’t even imagine what’s ahead for Shaun. I just wish him luck and hope he will be soon again playing in the NBA.
Talk to you soon. Keep ballin’. Bye!
How’s the season going for you?
Pretty well, until I broke my foot. But I’ll be up and running again in a couple of weeks and ready to go! I’m looking forward to that, because playing for Barcelona has been a life-long dream for me. As a young boy I followed the FC Barcelona soccer club, you know.
Playing in Germany, Spain and the NBA, how would you rate the level of play in these three leagues?
Germany was definitely a great league to develop my game and gain some experience. But as you grow older you have to move on to new challenges. So I entered the NBA Draft. You cannot let an opportunity like this slip. Now I play for Barcelona in Europe’s best basketball league. It doesn’t get much better than that.
Speaking of your time in the NBA, you didn’t get a lot of playing time, is it still a positive experience you take away from that?
Definitely. I just had the bad luck of getting injured early. As a young player you have work double as hard to gain your coaches trust and it’s difficult to come back from that once it cuts into your playing time. But still you learn a lot of things and you get better because you keep practicing with so many good players. You can’t help but play up to that level.
Is the NBA topic over and done for you?
I still got three years in Barcelona and I’m not thinking of anything other than fulfilling my contract and play the best basketball I can play. Of course I’d like to return to the NBA one day, but that’s not something I have on my mind constantly. Whatever happens, happens.
How did you get to know k1x?
I met Niels a couple of years ago in Hamburg, I think. We got to talk and I liked the philosophy of the brand. I also noticed a lot of people wearing the stuff, so I was very impressed. When I started wearing the clothes and the shoes, I really understood why people love it that much. It’s great and cool stuff.
Are you wearing the k1x chiefglider in the league?
When I broke my foot I only had the Westsider Chiefglider. Unfortunately that didn’t fit the colorway of our uniforms. But I’m looking forward to a Chiefglider in Barca colours. I will rock that ride nonstop.
k1x first teamed up with sierra leone’s national basketball squad a little over 3 years ago. not because they had the best chances of scoring a medal at the olympics games. not because they have the next lebron on their roster. but because team sierra leone tells the most intrigueing story in international basketball. these guys play ball in the poorest country in the world and face hardships on a daily basis, that seem absurd to modern day athletes: salary, road-trips and even electricity for night-games pose a constant struggle. team sierra leone personifies k1x’s philospohy “play hard, don’t embarrass our products” to the core.
the players and rich culture of siearra leone, have been a major inspiration to k1x ever since. we give a percentage of the profits back to the team, but k1x’s involvement should not be considered charity. think of it more along the lines of appreciation for a partnership, that also featured team sierra leone in k1x’s international ad campaign.
we are happy to assess mounting media interest in sierra leone, most notably kanye wests’ “diamonds from sierra leone” and hollywood movies like “blood diamonds” and “lord of war”. the upcoming k1x spring/summer collection “world tour” (march 2007), also features a large number of styles, that were created around the sierra leone theme. after several weeks of photoagraphy, we came back with some stunning images of the nation’s capital freetown and its ballplayers.
also, make sure to check out the first sierra leone collection by clicking here: collection.k1x.com
what is a nbdl all-star game without corey “homicide” williams? kinda like a playboy party without the bunnies, right?!
technically, our boy is not eligible to rock the d-league’s mid-season ball (feb. 19th, las vegas), because he recently returned to the sioux falls skyforce (after having spent the first part of the season playing for cholet basket in france), and doesn’t have enough games under his belt yet. c’mon man!? homicide was just voted one of the 5 most likely players to be called up to the nba by sports illustrated; and isn’t that what the league is all about…creating a stage for the talent that has a shot at the big leagues?
we say: let’s see if this democracy thing really works! please request homicide’s all-star participation by dropping a short mail now: homicidevegasstar08@yahoo.com
all incoming mails will be simultaneously forwarded to the nbdl.
