Ballislife is live from Raleigh, North Carolina, where our elite roster of 1 v. 1 talents have gathered to compete against the best Hoop State has to offer at The Proving Grounds: Ballislife vs. Hoop State”.
The event is headlined by some incredible matchups, including the undisputed king Nasir Core against Greenville, North Carolina’s own Justin Wright. The main event of the evening will be something to behold as well, as Rob Colon and Jomaru will take on Bijan and SK in a tag team 1 v. 1 showdown. Lamar “Parking Lot” Peters is on the card and taking on former USC star and Burlington, North Carolina native JT Terrell. That’s not to mention Uncle Skoob, Zae, and Left Hand Dom, who are all going to be on-site and hooping this weekend live on Ballislife YouTube.
The top 4 performers from North Carolina will be selected as the North Carolina team for Battlegrounds. The second and third days of the event (May 24, May 26) will be the start of the Battlegrounds, as the cities compete against each other in 1v1s and 3v3s.
Left Hand Dom def. Crime 30-27
Left Hand Dom and Crime just put on a small guard classic for the ages! It looked like Dom was going to make quick work of this matchup after he took a 13-2 lead out of the gates, but Crime quickly shook back with a 9-0 run to cut Dom’s lead to 13-11. Dom extended that lead to 16-11 at halftime and started the second half on a 6-0 run to pull ahead by double-digits once again at 22-11.
In true Crime fashion, the hometown star pulled right back with a 12-0 run that gave him his first lead of the day at 23-22. After Left Hand Dom regained a 28-24 lead to push himself to the brink of victory, Crime cut the lead back down to one with a basket and the foul from beyond the arc, but missed the game-tying free throw before Dom ended it on his next possession.
“I got nothing bad to say about Crime, man,” Left Hand Dom said. “He played hard. He’s one of those guys. I hope he can come back and keep joining us. I just thugged it out and pulled it out. We all knew he had the crowd behind him, it gave him some energy it felt like. It’s a game of runs. He had his runs, I had my runs. I just feel like I’ve been here a little longer.”
Sim def. Patt 31-25
Ballislife goes up on Hoop State to start the day. Patt came into Sim’s den and put up a hard fight but it just wasn’t enough. The pair traded baskets throughout the first half before Sim brought 15-13 advantage into the break. Sim opened the second half on an 8-3 run to push that advantage to 23-16, although Patt eventually drew back within three points to make the score 25-22 before Sim pulled away for good.
“It feels good man,” Sim said. “First of all, shoutout to God. Shoutout to Toronto, my people back home in Canada. And shoutout to Patt man, he was a tough opponent. Great bump, but welcome to The Den though. Another body in The Den, let’s do it. I want all the smoke, I’m available. Left Hand Dom, anybody, I’m with it.”
The post Ballislife Proving Ground LIVE Log: Updates, Results (May 23)! appeared first on Ballislife.com.