Before A$AP Twelvyy was a rising star in the rap world, he was an aspiring ball player. That ended at age 11 when he hit a game winner at a tournament in Queens and decided he'd conquered basketball and would focus on rap. In the premier episode of our new series Pick Ups, Fernando Perez heads up to the Bronx to meet Twelvyy on the courts at his native Castle Hill Projects to revisit his glory days and talk about how Lil B blessed the Knicks. WATCH NEXT: Stay Melo: Behind-the-scenes with Carmelo Anthony at All-Star Weekend: bit.ly/1XrKIC5 Subscribe to VICE Sports here: bit.ly/Subscribe-to-VICE-Sports Check out VICE Sports for more: www.vicesports.com Follow VICE Sports here: Facebook: facebook.com/VICESports Twitter: twitter.com/VICESports Instagram: instagram.com/vicesports More videos from the VICE network: www.fb.com/vicevideos