Hooper’s Paradise by Nick Ansom

Nick Ansom’s obsession with basketball was born through the love he experienced from dunking at age 10. During his childhood years in France he became a rising star, and was recruited from Paris at the age of 16 to play in Los Angeles to further pursue his dream. 

When NBA dreams were shattered after he broke his knee, Nick decided to create his own league in Venice Beach where pros battle the best from the streets. Over the last ten years, thousands have gathered every Sunday all summer to experience his vision come to life.

Over the last 20 years Nick has been traveling the world playing from city to city, dunking court to court, capturing the heart and soul of each court on his iPhone.

Welcome to the story told through Nick’s hoops, a place of peace where people unite, in his words a "Hooper’s Paradise”