New York City is expected to see dangerously hot temperatures over the weekend—but that didn't stop some New Yorkers from hitting the basketball courts on Friday afternoon.

Despite the sweltering heat, the basketball courts on West Fourth Street and 6th Avenue were packed with players. For Bryan Leka, 14, and his friends, basketball is life.

"In street ball they call me Butters, B-U-T-T-E-R-Z, because my shot goes in like butter," Leka said. "We find other parks, all of us, we just go play, it doesn't matter the heat."

For Justin Feliciano, 22, the key to playing in hot temperatures is the postgame routine.

"The pool is right down the block, sweat and go swim it off," Feliciano said.

He can do that until 8 p.m.—public pools are open for an extra hour all weekend.