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August 2, 2012 – Ben Berry Sheryl Swoopes was the first women’s player to receive her own signature sneaker from Nike. Even in 1996, that was a huge deal. With Marni Gerber as the lead designer, [...]

August 2, 2012 – Dan Favale The Cleveland Cavaliers entered the offseason with a golden opportunity, but one they refused to take advantage of. Not only does Cleveland have a superstar-in-the-making in the form of Kyrie Irving, but it had plenty of money to fill some pressing needs. But then came the NBA draft, and [...]

August 1, 2012 – Ben Berry With the Air Jordan VII playing host to some of the most classic Jordan silhouettes, leaving the ‘Raptor’ Jordan VII off of our list of the 6 best OG Jordans releasing in the second half of 2012 as a snub of sorts. There was a good amount of debate [...]

August 2, 2012 – Allen Moll If you are like me, you never get tired of seeing all 5’7 of Baltimore native Aquille Carr dunking on an opponent or adding them to his latest highlight reel. [...]

August 2, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Some amazing facts showing how many NBA players are on each participating team in the 2012 London Olympic Games.  Is there any coincidence that the one team without an NBA pro(Tunisia) got blasted by Team USA on Tuesday?  Just how big of an anomaly was the 7’6 Yao [...]

August 1, 2012 – Dan Favale The Golden State Warriors are preparing to make a serious playoff push next season, in the most uncertain of ways possible. Golden State’s gambling started last season, when it opted to deal leading scorer Monta Ellis to the Milwaukee Bucks, in a deal that landed them the oft-injured behemoth [...]

August 1, 2012 – Ben Berry What was great about Penny was that he was always expressive and always willing to push the limits in terms of aesthetics and expression. [...]

August 1, 2012 – Allen Moll Being around the game of basketball for more than 30 years as a player, coach, and fan, I can honestly say that I’ve never seen something like what you are about to see in the clip below. [...]

July 31, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Lebron James and Team USA dominated Tunisia in their second game of the Olympics, 110-63. So much so that Lebron and many of the starters didn’t even need to play many minutes. ‘Melo was a sharpshooter going 6 for 6 from the field and scoring with ease. Kevin [...]

July 31, 2012 – Ben Berry First was the ZigSlash, then came the ZigEncore, now get ready for the ZigEscape. For John Wall’s third NBA season, Reebok continues his signature sneaker line with the upcoming ZigEncore. With the dramatic jump in performance the ZigEncore had from the ZigSlash; I have high expectations for this sneaker. [...]