Halle Park - Memphis

[Photo Gallery: 12 (Blurry) photo's of night time 4 on 4 at Halle Park, Memphis]

Pickup games 24 hours a day, 7 days a week? It sounded too good to be true.

Next to the East Memphis Police Station at Halle Park, the 4 courts are more packed at 1am then they are at lunch time (must be something to do with the heat - it's hot out here). If heaven is a playground then this place is spiritual.

There were so many dudes here that there was an hour wait-list of next calls just to get a run on one of the 6 half-court games.

I initially matched up on Zoe - a talented, slashing, crossing, guard/forward hybrid. Later we ran together with Leon & Jason to hold court from around 11:30pm until 2:30am.

The standard was pretty decent mostly highlighted by some unbelievably accurate downtown shooting (one kid put on 9 treys in a row under pressure against us).

The atmosphere was real friendly barring a single push & shove incident that held a game up 20 minutes. Some ballers seemed more interested in the cash action on the sideline dice game but two of the center courts (including ours) earlier on in the night featured dozens of onlookers.

Memphis is a predominantly African-American city known as the final resting place of two of history's most famous kings (Martin Luther jr. & Elvis). It also deserves to be known for its 24 hour pick-up ball.

Halle Park Streetball Information:
Court Location: "Halle Park" - Corner of Mount Moriah Road & South Mendenhall Road next to the East Memphis Police Station, Memphis, Tennessee
Courts: 4 (one ring missing)
Runs: 4 on 4 half-court
Best Time for Runs: 6-7pm