Score this one as a win for general manager Sam Hinkie and the Philadelphia 76ers. Ironic, yes. They’ve spent the last two years actively evading wins. But this is different. Ohio State’s D’Angelo Russell is among the consensus top-three picks in this year’s NBA draft. Everything else about the selection extravaganza, which will take place [...]
June 22, 2015
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LeBron James’ crypticness is winning the NBA Finals. So too are the Cleveland Cavaliers themselves. They lead the Golden State Warriors 2-1 in their best-of-seven set, leaving them two wins away from the first championship in franchise history But, at the risk of being to ridiculous, who cares? LeBron stepped to the podium after Cleveland’s [...]
June 11, 2015
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Andre Iguodala has some brass ones. LeBron James is a superhuman. That’s a fact. We pretend like he’s of this planet, when really, he’s not. He’s a four-time MVP, two-time NBA champion and just overall beast. So when he says he can’t be stopped, as he did when speaking with reporters last week, per Northeast [...]
Jared Dudley wants Carmelo Anthony to know that he’s sorry. The Milwaukee Bucks swingman sent some waves throughout NBA circles on Wendesday when he called Melo the league’s most overrated player during an interview with ESPN Radio’s Colin Cowherd. Here’s what he said on Melo then, per ESPN New York’s Ian Begley: “The reason I [...]
Houston has done it. On Sunday night’s do-or-die game seven, the Houston Rockets, who initially faced a bleak 3-1 deficit against the Los Angeles Clippers, completed one of the most incredible series comebacks in league history as they came out with the 100-113 victory to eliminate the Clippers and advance to the Western Conference Finals [...]
May 18, 2015
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With just a few hours remaining before game five, the Grizzlies will look to redeem themselves from a crushing 101-84 defeat back in game four against the Warriors by returning the favor. Unfortunately, they might have to do this without one of their key players and premiere defender Tony Allen, who is ailing with a [...]
May 13, 2015
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The Golden State Warriors dismantled the Memphis Grizzles start to finish on Monday night to even the series at two games apiece. Stephen Curry scored 33 points and four different Warriors tallied at least three three-pointers in the game to put it out of reach, but Mike Conley and Tony Allen—two catalysts for Memphis in [...]
As an update to the existing Foot Locker mobile app is Shoemoji; the sneaker icon keyboard. Featuring every Air Jordan (along with two Jordan 6 & Jordan XX9 options), the Shoemoji keyboard also has the current signature sneaker of LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Derrick Rose, Damian Lillard, Kevin Durant, John Wall, Chris Paul, Kyrie Irving, [...]
Pat yourself on the back. Do the self-five. Pound your chest. Hell, play some pocket billiards if you’re into that sort of thing. You deserve it. Because the 2014-15 NBA regular season is over. And you made it. Now it’s off to the playoffs, which begin Saturday. And thank heavens for the brief respite in [...]
April 17, 2015
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J.R. Smith would like to teach Kevin Love a lesson in teammate support. Asked about LeBron James’ triple-double performance in the Cleveland Cavaliers’ Monday night win over the Detroit Pistons, Smith waxed MVP status, per ESPN.com’s Dave McMenamin: “Who? The real MVP?” Smith said, his message echoing to the sellout crowd of 20,562 who were [...]
April 14, 2015
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