PRESS RELEASE BLACK FIVES NONPROFIT ANNOUNCES HARLEM COURT REPAINTING PROJECT TO HONOR 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF HISTORIC NEW YORK RENS BASKETBALL TEAM, ON LOCATION AT SELECTED SITE Working With Manhattan Borough President’s Office and NYC Parks In Partnership With SLAM Media And Project Backboard, The Public Outdoor Court At Howard Bennett Playground On West 135th Street Has… Read more »
Black Fives Nonprofit Announces Harlem Playground Court Repainting Project
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Black Fives founder Claude Johnson wearing the 1939 Rens Short Sleeve on West 155 Street and 8th Avenue in Harlem. Now available in the 1939 Collection at the Black Fives Online Fan Shop. 🏀🏆![]()
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In 1939, the New York Rens won the inaugural World's Championship of Professional Basketball, becoming not only New York City's first basketball world's pro champions, but the sport's first official World's Pro Champs. In doing so, they made NYC the center o#MakeHistoryNowl world.![]()
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1939 wasn’t just a year. It was a turning point in basketball. In 1939, the New York Rens won the inaugural World’s Championship of Professional Basketball, becoming the sport's first official World’s Champions.![]()
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Celebrate and honor that achievement and milestone with the 1939 Collection. More than a number.![]()
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