Wednesday, March 25th, 2009 at 4:21 pm  |  36 responses

Fear the Reapa

Smush Parker made his name on West 4th.

Smush ParkerPhoto by Atiba Jefferson
Originially published in SLAM Streetball 4

Smush did the NBA thing for a minute, repping the purple and gold. But his real bread-and-butter has always been the park—and the freedom it provides a PG like him. —Tzvi Twersky

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  • http://slamonline.com/ Justin Walsh

    points for purple, points for an Atiba classic- points deducted for sh*t talking.

  • jacori robinson

    i dnt like smush since he wuz talkin crap bout kb24 but im glad he did becuz b4 dat i didnt even no who da guy wuz lol

  • http://slamonline.com Tzvi T

    Smush was last seen talkin’ about Kobe a couple of weeks ago. Probably, in the park, too.

  • http://dime dennis

    Smush is a chump for talkin reckless about KB24

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s35kBpvxfsc&feature=related James the balla

    Co sign everyone!!

  • Chris Ujma

    he’s wearing Zoom Kobe 1′s!!!!!!!!

    okay, only joking.

  • http://ittakesanationofmillionstoholdthissac.blogspot.com ciolkstar

    Smush >>> Kobe

  • https://twitter.com/TheDiesel Anton

    It’s a simple misunderstanding. Kobe, having less street cred than Jerry Sloan, thought Smush’s name was a command and decided to act out the action with a girl in a hotel room. Silly Kobe, no means no.

  • http://www.alllooksame.com Tarzan Cooper

    anton!

  • Jacob

    smush suuucccckkkkssssss

  • K

    Wow, sweet shot.

  • Eric Tellez

    Yeah this is a nice pick. But there isn’t any way that this is replacing Kobe Vs Kobe on my desktop. Smush had a good run though…more power to him…

  • http://slamonline.com pretzelsandcheese

    co sign ciolkstar

  • L33tSauce

    Jerry Sloan owns the streets, Anton. Well, the ones in Utah. Amnd why so much hate on Smush? He only said what pleny of former Lakers have. Wait till Gasol is in a different uniform, he’ll say he hated playing with Kobe too.

  • WhaHuh

    I cant believe this guy made it to the cover of Slam magazine. He owes kobe

  • K

    dope pic…

  • http://www.manutd.com Z

    Hate Smush but that shot is tight. Pause.

  • http://jameyburke.blogspot.com KobeWearsAPurpleThong

    Wow-looks like Slam had to fill some space on the site and 5-Hour Energy ads were already placed somewhere else.

  • chintao

    Great shot, but that’s obviously not W. 4th. Looks like L.A. Was this taken while he was having his cup of coffee with the Lakers?

  • S-Mc

    was the photographer on a ladder or something??

  • L33tSauce

    He owes Kobe? Are you serious? He made himself playing street ball, not next to the tyrant Kobe.

  • http://www.hibachi20.blogspot.com Hursty

    @S-Mc- Nope Atiba’s just crazy tall.

  • Pigott17

    real nice pic

  • http://sfdjilf.com Jukai

    Love the New York swag, hate everything god damn else about Smush.

  • J.Deneer

    front rim.

  • Wendall Timberlake

    and he still plays on west 4th….now doesnt he.

  • Diogo

    he looks like he ain’t gonna dunk that one.

  • DiZzY

    nice pics

  • j-smoov 5

    He’s ok… Complete lie about it not being the best time playing with Kobe.

  • http://finishline.com aaron12

    he aight

  • euegen

    smush can play, maby not the NBA game but smush is a play maker in every sense of the word. some players werent made for the hardwood, smush is just a park kind of guy.

  • nastierthanyou

    He’s a millionaire or at least a couple hundred thousandaire and I’m not. Smush is nasty.

  • E

    SMUSH IS A BEAST REGARDLESS ALWAYS DOES THE THING ON THE STREETBALL CIRCUIT AND BETTER THAN ALOT OF THESE NBA GUARDS THAT WHEN I SEE THEM PLAY IN PERSON ARE TRASH

  • E

    TO THE GUY WHO SAID THIS IS NOT WEST 4TH OF COURSE NOT THEY DIDNT SAY IT WAS THEY SAID HE MADE HIS NAME AT WEST4TH

  • http://Ineverknewa Stizzy

    yea any guard who played in the league is ill with the pill…quit hatin…but just cuz someone can ball at the playground don’t mean they have the hoops IQ to be a serious nba player…just sayin

  • hunter

    man he is almost as good as me.

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