In one season in Under Armour, Stephen Curry has done more for the public face of the company than the NBA players that make up Team Armour (like Brandon Jennings & Kemba Walker) have done in multiple years by giving fans a winning player they could get behind. To reward those fans, the ‘Blue Splash’ [...]
Not even Jesus Christ can save the New York Knicks now. Then again, Raymond Felton isn’t asking him to. J.R. Smith launched an NBA-record 22 three-pointers during the Knicks’ Sunday afternoon loss to the Miami Heat. So, wow. He drilled 11 of them, also setting the Knicks franchise record for made three-pointers in a single [...]
April 7, 2014
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With their growing pains clearly behind them, Under Armour continues to make great basketball sneakers but haven’t been getting the attention their products deserve. In 2013 the Anatomix Spawn basketball sneaker officially debuted and is one of the three best basketball sneakers they ever made as well as one of the best basketball sneakers on [...]
April 3, 2014
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Kyle Lowry is having one helluva season. And he’s about to have one helluva summer. After assuming inconsistent roles with the Memphis Grizzlies and Houston Rockets through the first six seasons of his career, Lowry has found a home with the Toronto Raptors. He’s averaging 17.3 points and 7.8 assists per game this season, making [...]
March 21, 2014
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There are no tomorrows for Jermaine O’Neal. Nearly two decades into his NBA career, the 35-year-old O’Neal, playing in his first season with the Golden State Warriors, creates no illusions: This could be it. “This could be it,” O’Neal told Diamond Leung of the Bay Area News Group. “So this is my last chance to [...]
March 5, 2014
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Carmelo Anthony doesn’t appear to be a favorite of George Karl’s anymore. Not to say he ever was. He could have been. If he was, forcing his way off the Denver Nuggets and onto the New York Knicks is a good way to ensure he never would be again. Anyhow, Karl, a veteran NBA coach [...]
February 17, 2014
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It’s that time again. Time for the powers that be to select which guys will represent the U.S. in the upcoming events. This time around, 28 guys have been selected to eventually take part in the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics. The invitees are made up of an interesting group as there’s a good [...]
January 23, 2014
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Jordan Crawford may not be enough for the Warriors. Just a day after completing a three-team trade with the Celtics and Heat that landed the Dubs MarShon Brooks and Crawford, we catch word they might not be done. The thinking there was Crawford, who is averaging a career-high 5.7 assists per game, would hopefully solve [...]
January 20, 2014
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Remember when Kevin Love didn’t feel supported by the Minnesota Timberwolves? Yeah, those days are gone. Those feelings are gone. Or at least, they should be. Timberwolves coach Rick Adelman called Love a top-five NBA star following his team’s 100-98 loss to the Dallas Mavericks. Weird, right? Praising a player after a loss? From the [...]
December 31, 2013
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About this time every year when the 1st results come in for the upcoming 2014 NBA All Star Game, taking place February 16th in New Orleans. Now is when we as bloggers begin to nit-pick the results and question why a player that hasn’t played a game would be a conference starter of why a [...]
December 13, 2013
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