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It appears we may have seen the last of Boris Diaw in an NBA uniform. After struggling mightily in Utah last season, Diaw was unable to find an NBA home this off-season and is now reportedly headed to play professionally in France this season. [tweet https://twitter.com/somenewsfm/status/908392890858176512] Diaw is currently playing for France in Euro Cup [...]

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 [...]

Golden State Warriors All-Star guard Klay Thompson says he’s the best shooting guard in the NBA today, a drum he’s been beating the last few years, especially since the physical decline of the great Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers. When asked about his starting five at each position today, Klay named Curry at [...]

Its crazy to think that a signature team sneaker is more popular than the flagship version. That might be the case with for LeBron James-branded sneakers. This ‘Quai 54’ LeBron Soldier 9 introduces the latest team sneaker in the Nike LeBron James series. The Soldier sect has always innovative in the fit and lockdown department [...]

To commemorate the international tour for adidas that Damian Lillard is about to go on is this new D Lillard 1 colorway. Running from June 18th thru July 1st, the ‘Take On Summer’ D Lillard 1 will be the sneaker that Damian Lillard will be wearing during the basketball tour of the same name that [...]

In celebration of the Quai 54 streetball tournament is this special edition colorway if the Air Jordan 13 Low. Taking place June 13 & 14th, the 2015 Quai 54 World Streetball Championship is taking over Paris, France with a host of installations and Europe-only sneaker releases; including the ‘Quai 54’ Air Jordan XIII Low. This [...]

Last Tuesday, the Indiana Pacers roared back en route to a 101-85 victory, and a series tie, behind the play of All-Star Paul George (27 points and 10 rebounds) keeping the pace, but it was the Pacers bench, Louis Scola (20 points and 7 rebounds) and C.J. Watson (10 points and 2 steals) that helped [...]

August 27, 2012 – Mohamed Abdihakim We’ve got an interesting class of rookies this upcoming season. Here’s three guys I think should be looked out for in particular, for several reasons. [...]

September 5, 2010 – THD Rumor Patrol Hedo Turkoglu really came through for the home team at the FIBA World Championship Round of 16 when he led the Turkey team to a win over France to eliminate Boris Diaw and company…. Turkey used a 21-4 run spanning the second and third quarters on Sunday to [...]

August 16, 2010 – Kevin Burke Yesterday afternoon, the World Basketball Festival hit the Big Apple as Team USA hosted France in a tune-up for the World Basketball Championships. I was fortunate enough to represent The Hoop Doctors at the event. The crowd outside of Madison Square Garden was excited about this sold out game. [...]