Season tips off June 25th, 2017 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY http://big3.com/
THE CONCEPT
The BIG3 is the American 3-on-3 professional basketball league. Combining superstar players and fan interaction before and after the games make this an exciting live experience. The entire league is operated and managed by the players. No outsiders. No politics. Just highly competitive basketball played as it’s meant to be.
THE GAMEPLAY
Half-court play and rules designed for competition and intensity. 3-on-3 basketball is the most popular format for training, practice and recreation because it is the most entertaining.
GAME DAY
The BIG3 season starts in the summer with the inaugural season beginning June, 2017. Regular season games will follow each Saturday for 10 weeks. Games are played on centered hardwood courts in the best arenas and venues in the country. Individual player introductions add a new level of personality to this team sport. Instead of a tip off, each game starts with a half-court do-or-die shootout. 4 games per day with fan events, halftime shows, exhibits and after-parties.
WEEK 1 | June 25: Barclays Center | Brooklyn, NY
WEEK 2 | July 2: Spectrum Center | Charlotte, NC
WEEK 3 | July 9: BOK Center | Tulsa, OK
WEEK 4 | July 16: Wells Fargo Center | Philadelphia, PA
WEEK 5 | July 23: Bridgestone Arena | Nashville, TN
WEEK 6 | July 30: American Airlines Center | Dallas, TX
WEEK 7 | August 6: Rupp Arena | Lexington, KY
WEEK 8 | August 13: Staples Center | Los Angeles, CA
WEEK 9 | August 20: Key Arena | Seattle, WA (Playoffs)
WEEK 10 | August 26: T-Mobile Arena | Las Vegas, NV (Championship)
― Spottie, Thursday, 4 May 2017 18:23 (seven years ago) link
http://big3.com/images/2017/01/24/arena.jpg
http://deadrabbit.barstoolsports.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/02160010/C-sr0olV0AA_nWW-1024x982.jpg
― Spottie, Thursday, 4 May 2017 18:24 (seven years ago) link
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2707767-big3-basketball-the-3-on-3-leagues-stars-break-down-ice-cubes-hoops-venture
i am looking forward to watching this
― lag∞n, Thursday, 4 May 2017 18:26 (seven years ago) link
looks like FS1 is gonna air it.
To keep it 100, the prime motivation for employment is the dollar bill. The base salary for BIG3 draft picks is 100K. Additional incentive is that 52 percent of all BIG3 profits go to the eight teams. The first place squad will receive 30 percent of that pot, the 8th place team, the least.Less than half of the 70 players at the combine made consistent millions during their professional career. A 13-year pro like DeShawn Stevenson—now a member of the Power team—still looks like money. Lee Nailon, a standout at Texas Christian University and NBA journeyman, came looking for a check."I'm not even gonna front," he says, after being drafted to Tri-State. "It was the money. I got two kids graduating from high school, so this will help me get them a graduation gift."The last thing Ice Cube wants is for BIG3 to be perceived as the rescue shelter for players the NBA took to the shed. The NBA Development League was created to be an incubator for talent, and later an answer to the influx of kids leaving college early. Fact is, today's D-League is viewed by plenty as the land of the Not Good Enough.The BIG3 execs don't seem worried. They're banking their success on a few things: First is a television deal with FOX Sports 1 that will air a BIG3 quadruple header on June 26 and the seven succeeding Mondays.
Less than half of the 70 players at the combine made consistent millions during their professional career. A 13-year pro like DeShawn Stevenson—now a member of the Power team—still looks like money. Lee Nailon, a standout at Texas Christian University and NBA journeyman, came looking for a check.
"I'm not even gonna front," he says, after being drafted to Tri-State. "It was the money. I got two kids graduating from high school, so this will help me get them a graduation gift."
The last thing Ice Cube wants is for BIG3 to be perceived as the rescue shelter for players the NBA took to the shed. The NBA Development League was created to be an incubator for talent, and later an answer to the influx of kids leaving college early. Fact is, today's D-League is viewed by plenty as the land of the Not Good Enough.
The BIG3 execs don't seem worried. They're banking their success on a few things: First is a television deal with FOX Sports 1 that will air a BIG3 quadruple header on June 26 and the seven succeeding Mondays.
― Spottie, Thursday, 4 May 2017 18:36 (seven years ago) link
hoping reborn4hd live is gonna have it
― Spottie, Thursday, 4 May 2017 18:37 (seven years ago) link
ha yes all subscribers to this bord plz request it from them
― lag∞n, Thursday, 4 May 2017 18:37 (seven years ago) link
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― lag∞n, Thursday, 4 May 2017 18:38 (seven years ago) link
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wld love it if you guys carried the new big 3 league
http://big3.com
im a full season subscriber, thx!
― lag∞n, Thursday, 4 May 2017 18:40 (seven years ago) link
haha
― Spottie, Thursday, 4 May 2017 18:40 (seven years ago) link
Looks slightly less synthetic than American Gladiators or X Games, but it looks like just a different vein in the same mine.
― a little too mature to be cute (Aimless), Thursday, 4 May 2017 18:53 (seven years ago) link
its 3on3 three ball! whats more pure
― lag∞n, Thursday, 4 May 2017 18:54 (seven years ago) link
Wait until you see the uniforms.
― a little too mature to be cute (Aimless), Thursday, 4 May 2017 19:01 (seven years ago) link
shd just be pinnies imo
― lag∞n, Thursday, 4 May 2017 19:03 (seven years ago) link
im def not into any of the teams branding so far (outside of the trilogy). I imagine the jersey are gonna be those super shiny and unflattering ones, hoping not tho.
― Spottie, Thursday, 4 May 2017 19:10 (seven years ago) link
http://www.hksportswear.com/media/catalog/product/cache/cat_resized/large-basketball-jerseys.jpg
― Spottie, Thursday, 4 May 2017 19:11 (seven years ago) link
lol wld be awesome if they dressed in huge 90s off the rack looking gear
― lag∞n, Thursday, 4 May 2017 19:18 (seven years ago) link
getting trending streetwear brands to each design a team wld be an actually smart approach
― lag∞n, Thursday, 4 May 2017 19:36 (seven years ago) link
True
― Spottie, Thursday, 4 May 2017 19:38 (seven years ago) link
this looks fun
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Thursday, 4 May 2017 20:13 (seven years ago) link
Kenyon Martin brought his trash talk to the BIG3 and not even Charles Oakley is safe (🎥: kenyonmartinsr/IG) pic.twitter.com/Oha5RMWwjx— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) May 23, 2017
― Spottie, Tuesday, 23 May 2017 23:22 (six years ago) link
lmao
― lag∞n, Thursday, 25 May 2017 14:19 (six years ago) link
we might see this at staples center in august if the earlier games are dece
― micah, Saturday, 27 May 2017 11:02 (six years ago) link
try to get next
― lag∞n, Saturday, 27 May 2017 16:06 (six years ago) link
uh yeah uh...we already got 3, sorry. one of the guys who's playing now is going to be on my team if he loses, and another guy is on his way now. you can get after us tho
― k3vin k., Saturday, 27 May 2017 16:07 (six years ago) link
iverson looking over with an incredulous half smile
― lag∞n, Saturday, 27 May 2017 16:09 (six years ago) link
billups is all let the guy ball wtf those r the rules, the game pauses as they start bickering amongst themselves
― lag∞n, Saturday, 27 May 2017 16:10 (six years ago) link
Lmao Kev otm
― Spottie, Saturday, 27 May 2017 16:59 (six years ago) link
― micah, Saturday, 27 May 2017 21:34 (six years ago) link
Starts today
― down that brown path (Spottie), Sunday, 25 June 2017 17:06 (six years ago) link
lol an ice cube song abt the league autoplays on their site
― lag∞n, Sunday, 25 June 2017 18:43 (six years ago) link
Where to Watch
Games will be broadcast on Mondays, the day after the games are played. Coverage will begin at 8 p.m. ET on Fox Sports 1. You can also stream online or with the Fox Sports Go app.
wut
― lag∞n, Sunday, 25 June 2017 18:44 (six years ago) link
uhhhhhhh what the entire fuck why isnt this a live broadcast
― nice cage (m bison), Sunday, 25 June 2017 18:50 (six years ago) link
its gonna be scripted obv
― ciderpress, Sunday, 25 June 2017 18:59 (six years ago) link
For people wondering why these games aren't being shown live: This first game is on pace to last more than an hour. There are 4 games today.— Tim Bontemps (@TimBontemps) June 25, 2017
― call all destroyer, Sunday, 25 June 2017 19:01 (six years ago) link
IDGAF I WILL WATCH ALL THE FUCKIN GAMES
― nice cage (m bison), Sunday, 25 June 2017 19:02 (six years ago) link
They probably want to edit the crap out of it. Kinda sad but fairly understandable. Maybe they don't want to end up like the xfl
― down that brown path (Spottie), Sunday, 25 June 2017 19:22 (six years ago) link
why do the games last so long those fiba ones have 10mins of clock or first to 21
― lag∞n, Sunday, 25 June 2017 19:26 (six years ago) link
i guess those are all within a tournament structure tho
― lag∞n, Sunday, 25 June 2017 19:27 (six years ago) link
This is prob a good idea tbh, at least to start.
― down that brown path (Spottie), Sunday, 25 June 2017 19:34 (six years ago) link
Jason "White Chocolate" Williams appears to have suffered a leg injury in the first ever @thebig3 game. Limped off floor to locker room.— Marc J. Spears (@MarcJSpearsESPN) June 25, 2017
― down that brown path (Spottie), Sunday, 25 June 2017 19:39 (six years ago) link
o jeez
― lag∞n, Sunday, 25 June 2017 20:24 (six years ago) link
this was a bad idea
― ciderpress, Sunday, 25 June 2017 20:43 (six years ago) link
Apparently Maggette got hurt too :/
These dudes probably needed a year of training camp
― down that brown path (Spottie), Sunday, 25 June 2017 21:39 (six years ago) link
or they should play less hard
― nice cage (m bison), Sunday, 25 June 2017 21:41 (six years ago) link
In the final game of the day, well over five hours after they began, Kenyon Martin pulls up with what looks like a minor hamstring injury.— Tim Bontemps (@TimBontemps) June 25, 2017
― call all destroyer, Monday, 26 June 2017 00:07 (six years ago) link
Kinda lol but mostly sad
― down that brown path (Spottie), Monday, 26 June 2017 00:35 (six years ago) link
lol old guys getting hurt :/
― k3vin k., Monday, 26 June 2017 00:44 (six years ago) link
this seems like a fair piece:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/sports/wp/2017/06/26/big3-league-debut-presents-a-mixed-bag-for-its-future/?utm_term=.af0b2940bc3c
I think they need to prove it's not a joke and then POSSIBLY they can get more true greats (the more recently retired) to get involved and play KG,PP, Shaq? they need someone like Kobe, Iverson is that guy but if he's as toast as it sounds then...
― down that brown path (Spottie), Tuesday, 27 June 2017 04:51 (six years ago) link
it was kinda sloppy play, tho had some good dramatic moments. the lack of athleticism is pretty glaring. it's to be expected, these guys are 15+ years past their primes.
they need to get those more recently retired guys for sure. KG, Shaq. Reassemble some old crews. reignite some old rivalries. problem is i think the only guys who are doing this are guys who need the money.
― nice cage (m bison), Tuesday, 27 June 2017 04:56 (six years ago) link
i figure the guys w/ media jobs prob don't wanna tarnish their reputation / image as greats
― Clay, Tuesday, 27 June 2017 05:30 (six years ago) link
im at the fiba 3x3 tournament in saskatoon rn, its pretty good, lots of short intense games
― micah, Sunday, 16 July 2017 00:35 (six years ago) link
lmao iverson suspended for a gamehttp://ftw.usatoday.com/2017/08/allen-iverson-suspended-big3-lexington-date
― Spottie, Wednesday, 2 August 2017 16:32 (six years ago) link
https://www.si.com/nba/2018/03/12/roger-mason-fired-big3-commissioner-corruption-investors
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Monday, 12 March 2018 21:27 (six years ago) link
uh oh!
― lag∞n, Monday, 12 March 2018 21:35 (six years ago) link
yikes
― they call me melo gelo (Spottie), Monday, 12 March 2018 21:41 (six years ago) link
roger mason jr. more like rob your mason jar...your
― NBA YoungBoy named Rocky Raccoon (m bison), Monday, 12 March 2018 21:43 (six years ago) link
otm
― lag∞n, Monday, 12 March 2018 21:46 (six years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Da--1cqVQAEiO0q.jpg:large
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Tuesday, 17 April 2018 21:16 (six years ago) link
Stat, K Oneal and Nate Rob??? that's a great team
― they call me melo gelo (Spottie), Tuesday, 17 April 2018 21:18 (six years ago) link
Stack Jack, Billups and Artest? haha these lineups are awesome
― they call me melo gelo (Spottie), Tuesday, 17 April 2018 21:19 (six years ago) link
Mike James has to be loving the improvement in talent level compared to his last team
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Tuesday, 17 April 2018 21:21 (six years ago) link
feeling the power for weirdness
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 17 April 2018 21:22 (six years ago) link
omg salim stoudemire! im def gonna try and get to one of these
― they call me melo gelo (Spottie), Tuesday, 17 April 2018 21:25 (six years ago) link
Oh nvm that's the other Mike James heh
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Tuesday, 17 April 2018 21:30 (six years ago) link
i was confused lol
― they call me melo gelo (Spottie), Tuesday, 17 April 2018 21:36 (six years ago) link
pretty awesome that Abdul-Rauf is involved, always loved that guy
― bhad bhabie...you gon' hurt your bhack (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 17 April 2018 21:39 (six years ago) link
the OG curry
― they call me melo gelo (Spottie), Tuesday, 17 April 2018 21:44 (six years ago) link
i had his nuggets jersey
He was great in the Big 3 last season. His game barely aged.
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Tuesday, 17 April 2018 21:44 (six years ago) link
no white chocolate :/
― they call me melo gelo (Spottie), Tuesday, 17 April 2018 21:46 (six years ago) link
Do the captains play in this league?
― Nhex, Tuesday, 17 April 2018 21:52 (six years ago) link
yeah
― they call me melo gelo (Spottie), Tuesday, 17 April 2018 21:56 (six years ago) link
man I could not figure out who K Oneal was lol
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Tuesday, 17 April 2018 22:03 (six years ago) link
haha sorry for the misspell
― they call me melo gelo (Spottie), Tuesday, 17 April 2018 22:06 (six years ago) link
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5711031/Steve-Bannon-target-bribery-plot-Ice-Cubes-basketball-league-rapper-claims.html
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Wednesday, 9 May 2018 22:10 (six years ago) link
Small ball is cute but sometimes the big men gotta eat. Who you got 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾 #Miami this Friday, July 20th @AAarena 🏖🏖🏖—TIP OFF 7PM ET on @facebook #BIG3Basketball #BIG3Miami pic.twitter.com/NC2xibkyje— BIG3 (@thebig3) July 17, 2018
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Tuesday, 17 July 2018 19:05 (five years ago) link
been lightly watching this recently and it's really fun tbf.
― InfoWarriors (Spottie), Tuesday, 17 July 2018 19:06 (five years ago) link
the ghost ballers logo rules
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Tuesday, 17 July 2018 19:07 (five years ago) link
the ghost has a headband on
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Tuesday, 17 July 2018 19:13 (five years ago) link
i love that one and the trilogy one.
lmao at cap jax photo:https://big3.com/teams/killer-3s
this was a fun game:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMGKOMGZ3l8stat can still fly a bit
― InfoWarriors (Spottie), Tuesday, 17 July 2018 19:15 (five years ago) link
hmmmm
🚨🚨🚨 BIG3 Announces Player and Staff Changes pic.twitter.com/RIPmyYOacS— BIG3 on CBS (@thebig3) July 10, 2019
― big city slam (Spottie), Wednesday, 10 July 2019 22:46 (four years ago) link
uh oh
― hollow your fart (m bison), Wednesday, 10 July 2019 23:38 (four years ago) link
cocaine?
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Wednesday, 10 July 2019 23:40 (four years ago) link
just guessing.
Lamar Odom has been "deactivated" by @TheBIG3 after playing 1 game. pic.twitter.com/kwWXk7Ibx9— Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) July 10, 2019
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 10 July 2019 23:48 (four years ago) link
reading some comments about it all some people saying they just werent good enough or like standing around basically not playing up to a standard that the league needs to adhere to to maintain credibility. seems the most accurate.
― big city slam (Spottie), Wednesday, 10 July 2019 23:56 (four years ago) link
i dont think they drug test poly, but could be wrong.
i could see that. assuming its just for lols and a check and then they actually wanna see you play hard. like washed up euro stars who came to MLS.
― hollow your fart (m bison), Wednesday, 10 July 2019 23:57 (four years ago) link
i watch the highlights and the league looks pretty good/competitive to me. Only the dudes that truly love to hoop still should be doing it for this league. I think some of them might go back out thinking it's gonna be one way and they may regain that love and passion for it but I could see a fair share of them just not having their heart into it.
― big city slam (Spottie), Thursday, 11 July 2019 00:02 (four years ago) link
― hollow your fart (m bison), Wednesday, July 10, 2019 4:57 PM (four minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
yea i see rooney goals on youtube all the time its cool hes stunting in the MLS
― big city slam (Spottie), Thursday, 11 July 2019 00:03 (four years ago) link
JOE. JOHNSON.FOUR-POINT SHOT FOR THE COMEBACK WIN. pic.twitter.com/gmzkLmeho6— CBS Sports Network (@CBSSportsNet) August 4, 2019
― lag∞n, Monday, 5 August 2019 01:51 (four years ago) link
Big Baby really just caught Nate Robinson on his game winning 3. Only in @thebig3 😂pic.twitter.com/y9ELMxDnOE— Yahoo Sports NBA (@YahooSportsNBA) August 11, 2019
― big city slam (Spottie), Sunday, 11 August 2019 05:08 (four years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/7LmyOno.png
― lag∞n, Sunday, 11 August 2019 13:20 (four years ago) link
mahmoud abdul-rauf on ballin at 50https://www.nola.com/sports/article_190e4988-c79a-11e9-8fd4-0b4aa3bc2bf6.html
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Monday, 26 August 2019 17:52 (four years ago) link
"HE'S NO ORDINARY JOE!" Iso Joe with the CHAMPIONSHIP-WINNING shot for @thebig3 title. pic.twitter.com/MKGf4ivPpY— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) September 1, 2019
― lag∞n, Sunday, 1 September 2019 23:47 (four years ago) link
.@thebig3 is who we are. #FIREBALL3 is what we play. pic.twitter.com/FPgFzLguHK— Ice Cube (@icecube) January 15, 2020
― omg what did you type to find this gif? (Spottie), Wednesday, 15 January 2020 17:19 (four years ago) link
https://sports.yahoo.com/sources-big-3-plans-to-launch-quarantined-tournament-in-april-in-response-to-coronavirus-sports-hiatus-190821749.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAJPNSzW_PhRdL0KmOmVyB8dmstwoUNgAtFKQv8LQyD0cJeXcn_VjdZrfhjLFjZtp16Gmxb38VdSemHgovRsNWCz2XZEQ8Kuyqg6rERbN4yq5MULJHNhj8ux_X6-C5K6SAFBTXQ56R8yXPMdpoTX8Du0ownScsj9NQurgMbF7A9Xn
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Thursday, 19 March 2020 19:19 (four years ago) link