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The views expressed in this blog are<\/em> those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of RCN or any other agency, organization, employer or company.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Normally by this time every year, I have annually made my way out to at least a few dozen of the summer basketball league games and to two or three (or more) different tournaments that feature teams from the RCN coverage areas in Lehigh Valley, the Delaware Valley and even teams from the Washington, DC area.<\/p>\n

Obviously, those plans have been put on hold, with a number of spring and summer tournaments canceling their usual events.<\/p>\n

In speaking to several of the local summer basketball organizers, there remains some optimism that, while the full slate of “summer league” games will not be played, there could be some events over the next two months to give the kids a little bit of outdoor basketball activities in late July or August.<\/p>\n

Thinking of these games made me look through my computer and discover there were quite a bit of “new” pictures that I took at last year’s summer games that never saw the light of day because of space and never made it to our website.<\/p>\n

As fate would have it, I’d like to present a whole batch of these never-before-seen summer basketball pictures as we reflect on last year’s outdoor basketball action.\u00a0 I will continue to be in contact with summer basketball league organizers over the next several weeks.\u00a0 I very much hope that I will be able to pass along some positive news soon for summer hoops fans on “SportsTalk<\/a>” and here at “The Shop.”<\/p>\n

In the meantime, we look back on the action from last year\u2026<\/p>\n

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Keep checking back to the “SportsTalk Shop” for the latest news – positive or negative – regarding summer basketball, or any other local sports, returning to action in the RCN viewing areas this year.<\/p>\n

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