Basketball dunk over NYPD car in Dongan Hills scores points with the community
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Call it a slam dunk for community relations.
When an NYPD patrol car rolled into the park across the street from the Berry Houses complex during an annual basketball tournament held there Friday, players and spectators feared police had arrived to break up the game.
One of the league's founders, Joel Soto, asked cops patrolling the area if they wanted to help out in the tournament's slam dunk competition by allowing one of the players to dunk over their car. They agreed, Soto said, after receiving permission from their commanding officer.
The cop parked the car just in front of the hoop to the confusion of everyone standing around.
And then something amazing happened.
The player, Brian Hogan-Gary, 20, pulled off his jersey to reveal a shirt that had "R.I.P Eric Garner" written on the front. He teed up for the shot, and proceeded to launch himself over the cop car, completely clearing it and slamming home the dunk.
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Awesome!
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that's some serious hops.
