When the logo speaks, it makes sense to listen. Jerry West serves as a consultant to the Golden State Warriors and is understandably fond of Steph Curry’s game. West paid the MVP an extreme compliment by calling him the most unique player he’s ever seen. Interesting take, but guys like Allen Iverson, Dirk Nowitzki and [...]
June 8, 2015
Anou Enright
Offbeat
LeBron James is a good teammate. Yeah, he drops dimes and helps his teammates shoot better off his passes. But that’s not even close to the point. If you’re on his team, and presumably not plotting to ruin his reign, he’s going to buy you presents. From Northeast Ohio Media Group’s Chris Haynes: But before [...]
The Golden State Warriors backcourt of Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson has garnered the affectionate nickname “The Splash Brothers” for their impressive ability to shoot the rock, possessing jumpers so wet, they obliterate the nets. They have already been touted as the best backcourt in the NBA, and with some time, could finish their careers [...]
June 7, 2015
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Allen Moll
It’s pretty clear Kyrie Irving will not be healthy the rest of the Finals, assuming he’s even healthy enough to play. His injury last night was tough to watch and have to wonder how the Cavs will fare without him. Kyrie’s father met his son in the locker room when he left the game and [...]
June 5, 2015
Anou Enright
Rumors
Alas we are here, the final round of the purely hypothetical 64 player dream tournament to determine the best player to ever grace the NBA hardwood. We have traversed all eras in NBA history from the Russell’s and Wilt’s of the 1960s to the modern era which is dominated by stars such as LeBron and [...]
June 5, 2015
Anou Enright
Blogs, Ryan Bawek
The “Iverson” documentary recently aired on Showtime where Allen himself attempted to lend some additional perspective to his famous “practice” press conference (video after the jump) from 2002. How successful he was is up to debate. But perhaps there’s more to the story. According to journalist Kent Babb, Iverson was drunk during that press conference, [...]
June 5, 2015
Anou Enright
Rumors
Getting sneakers before their release date has always been something that footwear aficionados are after. But at what cost? As the story goes: two employees (Calvin Nelson & Audley Russell) of JFK Airport in New York City intercepted a box of the upcoming Nike KD8 as they made their way from Taiwan to Canada. Note [...]
Anyone getting excited for the NBA Finals to start yet? With the lengthy hiatus after the conference finals, coupled with one of the bigger superstar match-ups we’ve seen in recent past in the NBA Finals, we can’t wait for Game 1 tomorrow. Check out this amazing hype video created by Balltribe.com in preparation for the [...]
June 3, 2015
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Highlights, Hoops TV