Photos By Morris Morning

What a day it was for the VBL’s season finale which took place this past Saturday, September 3rd,
2011 at the legendary Venice basketball courts! We’ve added another page in the history books as the
day was filled with festivities and fun for family and friends. The KVBL finished off its last day of camp,
the Legends’ teams proved they haven’t lost their touch and a team of All-Star players from past and
present VBL seasons played against Hollywood Hoops. The lovely ladies of Venice showed off their skills
on the court during the 2nd Annual Bikini Basketball Game and the Slam Dunk contest was a smash with
5’7” Rodrick a.k.a King Small winning first place with his off –the- backboard -between –the- legs dunk
(East Bay)!

Saturday’s main attraction concluding the day’s excitement took place between The Mean Ones
and (three time champions) Venice All-Stars. Both teams faced off against each other to claim the
title as the 2011 VBL Champions and to take home the VBL trophy hand-crafted by upcoming Venice
Beach artist Flewnt.

Adrenaline was pumping right out of the gate as the All-Stars surged past the Mean Ones in
the first half. With a score of 26-43 going into the third quarter it was #32 Ian a.k.a. “High Energy”
and Mouth Piece’s defensive tenacity which kept the Mean Ones in the game during the second half.
Leading scorer #45 Zach Andrews’ scored 8 of his 24 points in the 4th quarter and as usual assisted Mean
Ones’ come back with numerous dunks.

Street ball legend #1 “Sick Wit It” led the Venice All-Stars with style and foot work as he
continually crossed defenders up. #12 Tim a.k.a. “Spiderman,” #8 “The Beast,” and #0 “The Mute” were
ultimately unstoppable. Although Mouth Piece was able to shut down The Beast in the Fourth Quarter it
was too little too late. Mean Ones defense held the All-Stars to just 8 points in the Fourth Quarter as
they began to play catch up with a 20 point scoring streak. The effort was to no avail for the Mean Ones
though. As the final buzzer sounded Venice All-Stars held the lead at 66-60.

Receiving the Championship title for the 4TH year in a row, the Venice All-Stars will officially
continue their reign as the Kings of the VBL court until next summer. Who will be able to defeat the All-
Stars next season? Stay tuned as we bring you more upcoming events hosted by the VBL during the off
season and keep an eye out for the 2011 VBL DVD featuring this season’s highlights! For the love of the
game we will remain LA’s street ball authority on and off the court.