birthday

Paul George is so thoughtful. The Oklahoma City Thunder rocked the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday night, winning 112-99 on what happened to be Russell Westbrook’s birthday. Afterward, Paul George was naturally asked whether he got his point guard anything for the occasion. And his answer was epic, per the Norman Transcript‘s Fred Katz: [tweet https://twitter.com/FredKatz/status/929910763371810816] Well, [...]

Even with the fortuitous lack of serious injuries throughout his career, I think very few people thought that Vince Carter would still be a valued contributor in the NBA at the age of 40 and as of January 26, 2017 he is. Although it is worth discussing how incredible his mini-renaissance season has been in [...]

Today’s is the most special day of the year (big assumption) for one of the newest members of the Orlando Magic, Bismack Biyombo, it is his birthday. The five-year veteran turns 24 today, but some of his former Raptor teammates believe the product from the Republic of the Congo may be a little older than [...]

On April 25, 1976 a future legend of the game of basketball was born in the small island of St. Croix in the Virgin Islands and his name was Tim Duncan. Many say that this is a rare photo of Duncan’s birth: [tweet https://twitter.com/russbengtson/status/724608590284238849] All joking aside, the five-time NBA Champion, three-time NBA Finals MVP [...]

February 17 is a very big day on the basketball fan’s calendar, it is Michael Jordan’s birthday. The G.O.A.T. for all intents and purposes hasn’t played in an NBA game in 13 years, but is still the most marketable, profitable and popular basketball player in the world. HAPPY BIRTHDAY MICHAEL JORDAN! pic.twitter.com/JJCnIttTH6 — Chicago Bulls [...]

Half-Man Half-Amazing, Air Canada, Vinsanity, the one and only Vince Carter turns 39 today (don’t you feel old?) As a basketball obsessed kid who’s formative years were in the late 90s and 2000s there was no better dunk artist than Vince Carter, he could do things in games or in dunk contests that didn’t seem [...]

In honor in Michael Jordan’s upcoming birthday, ESPN ran a special segment called ‘Gotta Be The Shoes’ highlighting the legendary Air Jordan sneaker line. Predictably, the story of how the Air Jordan XI saw its first unveiling was touched upon, educating those who have never heard about the greatest sneaker “leak” ever.  Its interesting to [...]

The great Anfrenee "Penny" Hardaway turns 40 today, believe it or not... [...]