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June 21, 2012 – Ben Berry During the season, Russell Westbrook wore the 2011 Hyperfuse mostly but ever since the post-season start the he’s been rocking the original Hyperfuse. This ‘Home’ version features a white upper fused together through Nike’s Torch process with the accenting colors following the Oklahoma City Thunder colorscheme showing the orange [...]

June 21, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors JR Smith was one of a few trailblazers that went overseas to play basketball during the NBA lockout and still be able to earn a paycheck. For Smith his destination was China to play for the Zhejiang Cyclones. On the court his experience got off to a rocky [...]

June 21, 2012 – Griffin Gotta Tonight is a night in the NBA, and sports in general, that some have been waiting for with excitement, waiting for on account of inevitability, dreading, or hoping for. LeBron James’s first real shot at winning a championship does feel, because of what James has meant even before making [...]

June 21, 2012 – Dan Favale The Miami Heat are one victory away from being crowned the 2012 NBA champions, but win or lose, they may have reached an impasse with Dwyane Wade. By anyone’s standards, Wade had an exceptional season, averaging 22.1 points, 4.6 assists and 4.8 rebounds per game while posting a 26.37 [...]

June 21, 2012 – Griffin Gotta The Charlotte Bobcats, with Jerry Sloan out of the running and NBA assistant coaches with experience Brian Shaw and Quin Snyder the most talked about candidates for their vacant head coach position, went down the road less expected with the hiring of St. John’s assistant coach Mike Dunlap. Dunlap, [...]

June 21, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors The Washington Wizards are not planning to stand still this summer and hope their team improves miraculously. They have committed to change, and it started today with the announcement that they have acquired Emeka Okafor and Trevor Ariza from the New Orleans Hornets in exchange for Rashard Lewis [...]

June 20, 2012 – Ben Berry The Reebok Pump Omni Lite is most known for being what Dee Brown laced up at the 1991 All-Star Weekend where he won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest. Two out of three Omni Lite Pumps with a mostly white upper sport a gum sole which is always welcome on [...]

June 20, 2012 – Dan Favale The Miami Heat took a commanding 3-1 lead over the Oklahoma City Thunder Tuesday night, ensuring LeBron James will eventually don hist first championship ring sometime soon, right? Not so much. While the Heat are still in the driver’s seat—now more than ever—we cannot count the Thunder out of [...]

June 20, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors As we prepare for Game 5 of the 2012 NBA Finals, here are the Top 10 Individual Performances in NBA Finals’ Game 5’s over the last 20 years (1991-2011): 10. 2009 Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol (Los Angeles Lakers) Closing out Dwight Howard and the Orlando Magic in [...]

June 19, 2012 – Dan Favale Life is good if you’re a member of the Miami Heat, but it has the potential to take a detrimental turn if they fail to put away the Oklahoma City Thunder. [...]