Remembering Antoine “Flash” Howard

[Streetball’s Finest  – 3.10.12] – Remembering Antoine “Flash” Howard

Inks: FLASH aka g_sk1lls 

Images: Various sources – Hoopsvibe/Courtsidebasketball

March 2004 was a very sad time in And1 Mixtape history, and for the streetball world in general.  One of the game’s most colorful personalities, Antoine Howard aka FLASH passed away after losing his battle with a brain tumor.

Hailing from Chicago, Illinois, Howard burst into the streetball scene back in the Volume 4 of the And1 Mixtape Tour and has become very popular due to his incredible leaping ability for a guard standing only 6’0”, and explosiveness off the dribble.  Also able to dish the rock like the best of them, his flashy style of playground basketball has earned him the monicker of Flash. 

(Sidenote: While we share the same nickname, mine was derived from an entirely different root, but our affinity of speed and flair for the spectacular is nonetheless shared).

I’ve posted some Youtube videos below, and in behalf of the And1 Ph family, we offer a quiet moment for one of the most charismatic streetball legends in And1 Mixtape history.

R.I.P. Flash.  Gone…but not forgotten.

And another video about Flash made by LilSam02.  Click HERE.