Former UC Bearcats starred Sunday as play started in the Big3 - Ice Cube's new 3-on-3 basketball venture.
Kenyon Martin explained the style of play in the Associated Press' feature about the league's opening action.
Cube vowed the games would be competitive — players are vying for a revenue share based on final league standings. There was pushing and shoving in the post and a few hard fouls, and the physicality and trash talk appeared to heat up as the games went on. With hand checking allowed, the games looked nothing like today's NBA game.