2016

The Cavaliers are always going to be the subject of much scrutiny whether legitimate or manufactured as long as LeBron James is in town. With a dominating win over an upper echelon team like Oklahoma City, chatter is that the big three in Cleveland is finally gelling and could be a serious championship contender. But [...]

Statisticians have been working overtime in the 2015-16 season as the stat sheet has been stuffed to a level the NBA hasn’t seen in quite some time. With about a month left in the NBA season and most NBA teams having 15 or so games remaining, there have already been more triple-doubles in the league [...]

The lowtop Jordan 5 makes a big return in 2016 with this second, new colorway of the year. Called the ‘Dunk From Above’ Air Jordan V Low, the fifth signature sneaker for Michael Jordan was originally designed after a World War II fighter plane and that inspiration translates well into the lowtop version. The official [...]

The 2016 Basketball Hall of Fame class has some serious names. Later this summer, high-profile names will be inducted and immortalized forever. This has to be one of the most attractive lists in recent memory as Shaquille O’Neal and Allen Iverson lead the way. Shaq is a no-brainer, and while Iverson’s career didn’t end the [...]

LeBron James is on record as being “emotional” when he really sits and realizes that this is Kobe Bryant’s final season. In fact, they embraced for a while after they played one another on Wednesday night, and Kobe gave LeBron a signed pair of his game-worn sneakers. LeBron’s admiration for Kobe goes beyond. It reportedly [...]

Derrick Rose will not be in Toronto for the 2016 NBA All-Star Weekend this year. That, however, wasn’t for lack of proper footwear as adidas had this new D Rose 6 Boost colorway ready just in case. For the ‘Aurora Borealis’ adidas D Rose 6 Boost, purple adidas Primeknit is used throughout the upper with [...]

Damian Lillard is flying under the radar so far in his young career. Much to his chagrin. He’s none to pleased about constantly being overlooked for all-star games and being left out of the “best PG” conversation. But in his defense, he’s sixth in scoring so it’s hard to argue against him. Today, Lillard was [...]

It’s eye-opening to think that Allen Iverson made his NBA debut 20 years ago in 1996. Essentially the same shape as the Reebok Question we have come to know, The Prototype by Reebok features a higher-cut silhouette than the Question as well as shifted branding. Designed while Iverson was still in Georgetown, the Reebok Question [...]

Inspired by the location of the 2016 NBA All-Star Game is this new, upgraded version of Damian Lillard’s current adidas signature sneaker. For the ‘Aurora Borealis’ adidas D Lillard 2.0 Boost, the upper usually made from synthetic materials have been replaced with adidas Primeknit woven textile. The cushioning has also been drastically updated with a [...]

Family first, basketball second. That’s the motto that most guys in the league live by. Tony Parker appears to be one of them. The Rio Olympics are right around the corner and guys love nothing better than to suit up for their homeland. That’s typically what the Spurs PG does every four years, but he [...]