After all of the trash talk on Twitter (especially between the Mad Decent and Fool’s Gold families), we just had to check out the Converse Band of Ballers 3-on-3 basketball tournament last Wednesday. We were too late to catch the Fool’s Gold vs. Mad Decent smackdown (Fool’s Gold won), but we did get there just in time to see the Jim Jones Family dominate Mad Decent in what co-host Peter Rosenberg called “the easiest win so far”.

In the semi-finals, the Jim Jones Family took another victory against the Brooklyn Crew, which included Theophilus London and Matt & Kim. Next up, Fool’s Gold took on Pac Div in the closest game of the day. MVP definitely goes to Dan Solomito, who scored most (if not all) of the baskets for Fool’s Gold. Despite A-Trak’s supreme coaching skills and amusing victory dances, Fool’s Gold lost 11-10 in sudden-death overtime. To no one’s surprise, the Jim Jones Family prevailed once again over Pac Div, earning them the tournament trophy.

Big ups to Converse for planning a great event and bringing the NYC music community together in a fun, relaxed and unique way. The players’ uniforms were styling and of course, the sneakers matched.

Photo courtesy of The Village Voice