Drew vs. Goodman League Video: Watch Stars Prove to Crowd They Don't Need NBA

Many NBA players took their free time as a chance to thrill crowds and prove that they can entertain playing the game they love with or without the NBA.

While this rematch between the Drew and Goodman leagues is clearly not the NBA, it is close, and it is definitely exciting.

Just check out these highlights.

Of course, in those highlights, you will still find a lack of defense being played. But there was more defense in this contest than the typical summer league game. There were even fouls committed to prevent easy layups.

This contest benefited from several factors. The players are undoubtedly getting anxious to play real basketball again. They are also anxious to prove they can put out a good product without David Stern and the NBA. Also, this was about the competitive nature of the players.

The hometown Drew league was out for revenge. The Goodman league beat them the first time these two met. They got their revenge with a 151-144 victory, and now, the series is even.

The Goodman league is now hungry for a re-match.

Kevin Durant, as quoted on slamonline.com:

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“We’re going somewhere in the middle. I still think D.C.’s better, we’ll see. [Round III] would be cool. I want to beat them.”

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John Wall, from the same article:

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“A loss is a loss but we need a neutral spot. It’s one-one right now.”

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With highlights like these floating around and people getting more desperate to watch basketball, the interest in these games is only going to grow.