Here’s a look at what Under Armour Basketball athletes wore on-court for the 2019 All-Star weekend and the inspiration behind each custom shoe. 3-POINT CONTEST: Seth Curry’s Curry 6 player exclusive tributes his mother Sonya, sister Sydel. In a fitting return to the Queen city that the Curry’s call home, Seth tasked footwear customizer Mache [...]
February 19, 2019
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Kicks
Capping off an incredible 2019 NBA All-Star Week, Dennis Smith Jr. and Under Armour, in partnership with Fayetteville- Cumberland Parks & Recreation, returned to Dennis’ hometown of Fayetteville to treat the community to a carnival-style celebration event and unveil of two refurbished basketball courts at the Smith Recreation Center. These courts are where Dennis spent [...]
February 19, 2019
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Offbeat
According to ESPN, Dennis Smith Jr. should be ready to suit up for the Mavericks’ Tuesday home game against the Clippers. The “official” story is that Smith has missed the past five games due to a back injury and illness, but his absence coincided with rumors that the team was looking to trade him. Smith [...]
January 21, 2019
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LeBron James wants New York Knicks rookie Frank Ntilikina to know his infatuation with Dennis Smith Jr. is nothing personal. Well, okay, it’s personal. But it’s personal with former Knicks president Phil Jackson, not The Big Apple’s rookie point guard. James said the following about Smith, the Dallas Mavericks newbie, over the weekend (via SLAM): The [...]
November 13, 2017
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The NBA’s market for free-agent point guards is about to get weird. Exhibit A: The Dallas Mavericks. Long considered a primary destination for the bigger names like Jrue Holiday, George Hill, Kyle Lowry and Jeff Teague, Dallas is officially out of the running for an expensive floor general after drafting NC State’s Dennis Smith Jr. [...]
June 23, 2017
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‘Tis the season for NBA draft mayhem, and the Philadelphia 76ers are authoring some top-notch bedlam. Armed with the third overall pick in this year’s draft, the Sixers have been linked from everyone to Josh Jackson, to Jayson Tatum, to Lonzo Ball, to De’Aaron Fox. And now, according to ESPN.com’s Ian Begley, they’re enamored with [...]
June 15, 2017
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