A Colorado AAU team captured a game earlier in July thanks to what can only be considered the clubhouse leader for buzzer beater of the year.

That’s the Colorado Havoc above. More specifically, it’s Havoc star Teon Thomas grabbing the rebound of a missed free throw and chucking the ball the full length of the court.

The resulting trey was good for a win for the Havoc at a BXST event, and instant stardom for Thomas, who remains a virtual ghost online.

That may not stay that way for long with Thomas rightfully earning the plaudits for A) having the piece of mind to fling a buzzer-beater when he did, and B) actually hitting the dang thing.

We’ll see if Thomas or Havoc can keep it up. Even if not, at least now everyone knows that Thomas turned in one of the more memorable shots in years.

The Adidas Gold League may be overshadowed by Nike’s EYBL circuit and Under Armour’s Association, but it still features elite talent. That’s certainly the case with rising junior Massai Graham, a Buffalo native and NEBC star.

Here’s Graham running the floor and receiving a reward in the form of a massive, off-the-backboard assist. If this was a collegiate game, the highlight would be run on ESPN channels for a week.

It’s too early for the Class of 2022 to have fully crystalized in a way that shakes out where Graham is likely to be ranked. What is certain is that the Bishop Timon-St. Jude High School (Buffalo, N.Y.) star is a bona fide collegiate talent, with elite athleticism. Where he goes from here may depend as much on his success in the Gold League and the other circuits.

At least with this dunk, he’s off to a good start on those counts.

Correction: A previous version of the article misstated Massai Graham’s class. He is in the Class of 2022.

Makur Maker has recently been in the news for his decision to transfer from Orange (Calif.) Lutheran to Pacific Academy and its trickle down impact, but he found his way back into the headlines for his performance at an Adidas Gauntlet tournament.

Facing an inbounds underneath his basket, Maker — the cousin of Detroit Pistons forward/center Thon Maker — got crafty, inbounding the ball off the back of a defender, gathering it himself and laying it in for a classic one-man bucket.

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The play highlighted Maker’s game intelligence, just part of what makes him such an intriguing package for top collegiate programs and, eventually, NBA talent evaluators.

He’s the kind of talent that our Jason Jordan insisted would be part of an all-high school NBA Draft lottery if he were eligible today, and he’s allegedly still two years away from eligibility.

Wherever Maker goes next, his versatility and intelligence will be keys to his success and projected future. Good thing he has oodles of both in reserve.

Now it’s officially a trend.

Perhaps popularized by Chiefs quarterback Pat Mahomes’ frequent feats of strength, celebrities across different spheres of influence are all attempting to throw a football as far as they possibly can. Last week it was new Browns wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. This week it’s pre-pubescent hoops phenom Mikey Williams, the rising freshman who emerged as a star on LeBron “Bronny” James Jr.’s Blue Chips AAU squad in 2018 before becoming a one-man sensation in 2019.

Apparently he has the arm to play quarterback, too, as you can see from the video below:

That’s a heck of a pass … from a basketball star. Perhaps most impressive, Williams Jr.’s pass would have made for an absolutely perfect Hail Mary, receiver’s height extended at the back of the end zone. Picture perfect.

Football shouldn’t be in Mikey Williams’ future. After all, this is a man who some think would be an NBA first round pick if he were eligible tomorrow.

Then again, if basketball doesn’t work out, perhaps he still does have another athletic skill to fall back on.

For some time now, Mikey Williams has been ticketed as the next big thing in prep basketball. Now that he’s finally there, he isn’t disappointing on the summer circuit.

A year after gaining national headlines here and elsewhere for starring alongside LeBron “Bronny” James Jr. for the Blue Chips, Williams is pulling off video game moves while competing against completely overmatched fellow 14-year-olds. It’s not fair.

Seriously, just watch what Williams did on a fast break en route to the basket:

This is obviously not the last time we’re going to talk about Mikey Williams. In fact, it’s probably not even the last time we’ll talk about him this summer. Still, when a young athlete is that dominant, that naturally gifted one must question whether it’s even fair for he (or she) to compete against the same level. Heck, even if Williams was playing up, he’d likely still dominate.

Maybe we’ll get the chance to find out someday. No matter where it happens, we can all take comfort knowing we get to keep enjoying the Mikey Williams experience, one dunk at a time.

A tweet of LeBron James Jr. screaming while sporting a photoshopped Duke jersey earned a brief but strong viral reaction over the weekend. The comments insinuated that the account that tweeted the photo was owned and operated by Bronny James himself.

Was it? We set out to find out.

The account in question: @BronnyJamesJr. It boasts more than 32,000 followers on Twitter, is one of only two accounts that emerge when one searches for “Bronny James” and purports to be a 6-foot-2 PG for Sierra Canyon High School, and EST AKRON. Those facts are both true and presented in a very on-brand way for the LeBron brand.

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While a large chunk of the internet seems to have concluded that this account is, in fact, run by Bronny James, there are legitimate reasons to doubt. First of all, the account was established in 2017, when Bronny was still 12 years old. That’s pretty early for anyone to be allowed to begin tweeting and perusing Twitter, let alone the scion of a famous family.

Connected with that tidbit is this: When Bronny joined Instagram in May — handle @bronny — it came accompanied by a post from his LeBron (@kingjames) who noted that he had promised his son he could join Instagram in three years back in 2016. By that logic, he would have had to give in on Twitter after just one year and then make Bronny wait another two years before joining Instagram? Are there any logical ways LeBron could have found Twitter significantly safer than Instagram for his son to engage across (hint: there aren’t).

Frankly, that LeBron security angle is enough for us to call shenanigans on @BronnyJamesJr. While it’s not suspicious that a middle school basketball player wouldn’t have a verified blue checkmark, it is odd that it wouldn’t be followed or retweeted by his father.

USA TODAY High School Sports reached out directly to @BronnyJamesJr and asked if the account was run by Bronny James himself or a fan. We haven’t heard back, and we will update this story if the owner and/or operated of the account eventually do reply.

For now, there’s precious little to intimate that the account is run by the budding hoops phenom himself. That’s probably all for the best for his personal privacy, though it underscores how a simple imposter account can create and distort impressions about a real celebrity, particularly one as young as Bronny James himself.

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James’ son Bronny is making a name for himself as an incoming high school freshman, and his AAU team, Strive For Greatness, has been reaching high levels of success.

A couple plays from the Big Time Hoops Tournament in Las Vegas went viral, but they didn’t necessarily grab everyone’s attention because of the plays itself.

In one, Bronny threw down a dunk, and the elder James took some steps out onto the court in celebration.

A different video, which was spread further and sparked reaction from tons of people — some negative, including Jason Whitlock — showed James running onto the floor to celebrate with the player who threw a between-the-legs alley-oop. James lost his shoe in the process and had to spring back to retrieve it.

We’re not here to argue if James’ reaction was over the top or if he’s just being a good father.

(Though you can vote and share your opinion right here if you so choose).

What we are here for is to bring you this Twitter thread of hilarious stories on how lawless AAU basketball can be compared to the traditional youth basketball environment.

It started with this tweet from the man known as Dragonfly Jonez:

Lot of ppl criticizing Bron have no idea how lax AAU games are. Teams often show up w/no idea who the hell theyre playing that day. Ive heard AAU games called by dudes who sounded like they were trying out their standup material.Seen games ran on side courts instead of regulation

— Beyonce has an uncle named Larry Beyince. Bruh…. (@DragonflyJonez) July 30, 2019

So some other people shared their stories.

James might have lost his shoe this weekend, but this Twitter account named TrentonsDad1 recalls going to a game a couple years back — we assume it was to watch a kid named Trenton play — when something crashed to the floor that was harder to clear off.

Bruh I rolled up to a tournament two years ago and three games has to be stopped cuz some kid spilled his marble collection and them shits were EVERYWHERE. People tripping and falling even the next day

— TrentonsDad1 (@Trentons_dad1) July 30, 2019

You don’t want older men on the court? At least James wasn’t signed up to play.

aye i remember playing in a middle school tournament in high school cus my aau coach was a cheater we ran into two 7 footers on one team and our coach put our assistant coach in the game dude was like 32 years old like 6’5

— God of black air forces . (@LordScreet) July 30, 2019

Bruh i remember playing in the U13’s against dudes with 5 o’clock shadows and tattoos… Bron would’ve been the least of my damn worries

— Hot Ass Beat Clap (@nyceeej) July 30, 2019

And at least he wasn’t signed up to play TWICE.

played in a tournament back in the day where this team beat the absolute hell out of us then their best player showed up on the next team we were playing and claimed he had a twin. official just went with it lol

— Brice (@dBriceJ) July 30, 2019

The “official just went with it lol.”

Speaking of referees, they know the game is important and that you can’t rush the end. That is, until it takes too long to finish.

Once played in a game that instead of going 2OT they said fuck it, next basket wins

— Cuervo (@kuervoSan) July 30, 2019

For context on this next one: this guy said he volunteered and referees wanted the game clock to be running as much as possible.

lmao right! Any time a coach complained, he would let them talk while giving us the “run the clock” motion

— (@Gordehh) July 30, 2019

And moving over to the coaches:

We used to always show up to the games w like 1:37 left on the warm up clock… coach called his first timeout like 2 min in to “get loose and stretch” lmaooo

— Manny Fresh (@EChoobaka13) July 30, 2019

bro my aau coach made us run suicides during halftime anything can happen haha

— isaac (@NOTISAACCAMPOS) July 30, 2019

Again, we’re not here to say if LeBron was over the top or not. We can’t even confirm the authenticity of these claims. It is Twitter, after all.

But as ESPN senior writer Kevin Van Valkenburg tweeted, the “sanctity” of AAU basketball isn’t exactly a real thing.

This thread of AAU stories is great. As someone says below: Imagine hating LeBron so much you’re complain about … the sanctity of AAU games. You’ve told on yourself. https://t.co/zBWT3wEkT1

— Kevin Van Valkenburg (@KVanValkenburg) July 30, 2019

The sudden death of Tift County (Ga.) High School basketball and football coach Anthony Bateman had a profound impact on the community, far beyond his players.

Bateman collapsed and died at an AAU tournament earlier in August, and since then members of the Tift County community have come forward remembering the coach and expressing their remorse that he was gone too soon.

Now one alum with a notable following has stepped forward to honor the late coach with a hip hop track remembering his legacy and the impact he had on the community.

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As reported by Southwest Georgia NBC affiliate WALB, Joshua Jordan, the recording artist known as J. Trill, wrote and recorded a track called “Big Blue Daddy” in response to Bateman’s death. You can hear the track via Soundcloud below.

Jordan told WALB that Bateman, who was also his neighbor, left a deep impression on he and his classmates because of his involvement in the community. That included one of the last things Jordan saw Bateman do in the days before he died.

“Coach Bateman was a great guy. We spent a lot of time playing basketball out in his driveway. I use to always be afraid to play with him because I knew how he was when it came to playing basketball. For the first time I had rode around the corner in my neighborhood and I had seen him for the first time in probably like 13 years. He was actually cutting somebody’s grass. One of our neighbors’ grass and I was like, ‘Oh, look at coach.’

“I felt, I wasn’t discouraged. I was broken because the moment in which he passed away, it brought me chills.”

Now Jordan hopes his song can help bring the Tift County community together, remembering Bateman as both a committed coach and genuine community influencer.

Elijah Fisher is 14-years-old. He’s already being called, potentially, the greatest to ever come from Canada. Heck, if he were eligible for the NBA Draft, the Class of 2023 phenom would likely be a top-10 pick next year based on potential alone.

RELATED: 2023 guard Elijah Fisher could be the best ever from Canada

With that kind of a backdrop, no physical feat should come as a particular surprise at this point. Still, the latest highlight reel for Fisher includes some plays that are downright scary, none moreso than the play that concludes the compilation, with Fisher collapsing an entire basket frame with sheer aggression.

Brace yourself for some unfair looking highlights, because here comes Elijah:

Did you catch that reaction from the youngster behind the hoop as the basket collapsed? Here it is in .GIF form just in case you missed it:

Eyes popping out? Yup, that dunk is worth it.

No one knows where Fisher is headed next, but we can all rest assured that he won’t go there quietly. All of Canada knows it already, and it’s high time for everyone else to recognize it as well.

One thing that’s emerged from Bronny James’ move to California: Now there are cameras wherever he goes. That includes when he sits on the bench before a Blue Chips tournament game.

During one such recent tournament, James found himself receiving a pass as he sat on the bench. Once there with the ball in his hands, James did what everyone now does in the Steph Curry era: he let fly with an outlandish shot.

The result, at least this time, was precisely what Curry has so often turned into a viral moment: A clean swish, followed by a nonchalant reaction from LeBron James’ eldest son.

That’s pretty good. And, just perhaps, it may be the start of a new Bronny pastime. Bronny taking trick shots from the bench in warmups? Yes, please. Hard to think anyone would object to that … not even Steph Curry.