This morning we stumbled across this video gem on the web. It’s rare footage of Michael Jordan in the late ’80’s at the ripe old age of 24. It appears to be his first acting gig on a show hosted by Dick Van Patten called ‘War of the Stars’ where he takes on Charlie and [...]
September 24, 2014
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As much as we all love and respect Charles Barkley when he plays and talks about basketball—this video of his pitch during the Cubs game tells us why he’s a basketball player. Check it out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFYFale1Vug Hey Chuck, the wind up actually looked good but other than that, why don’t you just stick to shooting [...]
September 17, 2014
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Surely everyone that has been to a live NBA game has seen their hometown team’s “Flight Crew”, a squad made up of athletic slam dunkers doing dazzling jams off of trampolines during halftime. It has become commonplace at every pro or collegiate ballgame in the modern era. But what if the dunking exhibition also incorporated [...]
September 15, 2014
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Yesterday, Team USA destroyed Lithuania in the Semi-Finals of the FIBA World Cup. The team was led by Kyrie Irving, Klay Thompson, Kenneth Faried, and James Harden. That said, a guy with a huge presence and intimidation in the paint thus far is DeMarcus Cousins. Check out this play against Lithuania where the Raptors Jonas [...]
September 12, 2014
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While is Spain, James Harden has apparently decided to pick up a new hobby: riding a segway. But apparently, he rides almost as good as he defends the perimeter. Seriously, though, he could’ve twisted a knee here. Please enable Javascript to watch this video [...]
September 8, 2014
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Frank Caliendo was recently on ESPN’s Mike & Mike show and did the full Allen Iverson’s now infamous practice rant. But of course since Caliendo is an impressionist he also did the rant disguised as Morgan Freeman. Hilarity ensues… Please enable Javascript to watch this video [...]
September 5, 2014
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By now, even casual NBA fans have heard about Caron Butler’s tough upbringing in Wisconsin. The fact that he was a drug-dealer and even spent time in prison for it. But it’s interesting to hear directly from the horse’s mouth about how he grew up and turned his life around. Great interview in two parts [...]
September 4, 2014
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