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July 13, 2011 – Allen Moll While it’s obviously unfair to anoint a 15 year old high school hoops phenom the “next” anything just yet, sometimes the comparison to former greats or current superstars aren’t that far off. One such case may very well turn out to be exciting Class of 2013 big man Aaron Gordon, [...]

July 12, 2011 – Dane Carbaugh With the NBA lockout seemingly looming for an extended amount of time those of us in the NBA media sphere consider the coming months to be daunting considering we may have to cover an entire season of journalism without actually watching a game. It will be any wonder that [...]

July 12, 2011 – Joshua Sexton Most basketball fans would likely deem Penny Hardaway’s career a disappointment, considering the lofty expectations surrounding him when he came into the league in 1993. Despite his overall lack of living up to those expectations, there is still footage of why people thought he could be one of the [...]

July 12, 2011 – Allen Moll With the NBA Lockout in effect and both the owners and the players seemingly very far apart on forming a new collective bargaining agreement, the entire 2011-2012 NBA season may be in jeopardy. This may turn out to be a good thing for some local hoops fans in LA, [...]

July 11, 2011 – Ben Berry   One of the lighter shoes coming from Under Armour this year, the MicroG Clutch features UA’s trademark Micro G foam the entire length of the shoe and on the sockliner as well. This specific pair has its upper constructed from nubuck and other synthetic materials dyed red with [...]

Rasheed Wallace opted not to contest Austin Rivers' dunk at the NC Pro-Am. Kinda disappointing... [...]

Shaq will join TNT's broadcast crew next season. Will it help or hurt the Ernie, Kenny and Chuck chemistry? [...]

July 11, 2011 – R.S. De France If the NBA lockout persists long enough to miss any appreciable game time this upcoming NBA season, here are a few things hoop heads can do to satisfy their basketball jones: 1. Watch International Basketball League Play Follow ex-, and perhaps current, NBA players in international leagues. The [...]

July 11, 2011 – Allen Moll Prior to last week, Oregon State rising sophomore and Class of 2009’s highly rated recruit Roberto Nelson wasn’t widely known outside of the West Coast or Beaver Nation.  Now he’s an internet sensation after having an unfortunate accident that required him to get 20 stiches after shattering a backboard in [...]

July 9 – Ben Berry After going with full length Air Max soles on the last two signature sneakers, LeBron James goes in a new direction with the all new LeBron IX. As far as cushioning goes, a 180 visible unit is used on the heel with Zoom Air used in the forefront of the [...]