Hall of Fame center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is auctioning off four of his six championship rings along with hundreds of other pieces of memorabilia from his basketball career in order to support his charity – the Skyhook Foundation. The Skyhook Foundation is charity that helps kids learn about science, technology, engineering and math. The auction is [...]
February 27, 2019
Anou Enright
Blogs
LeBron James continues to elevate his legacy at the pinnacle of his sport, even though it is looking more likely than not that he may fall to the juggernaut Warriors once again in the 2018 NBA Finals. After one of the greatest NBA Finals and NBA Playoffs performances in league history in Game 1 as [...]
June 4, 2018
Anou Enright
Ryan Bawek
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar doesn’t have a good feeling about the future of the NFL. The NBA, on the other hand, is a different story. In a column for The Guardian, the basketball legend and Hall of Famer laid out why he believes the NBA is set to overtake the NFL as, in essence, America’s league: Although football [...]
December 13, 2017
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Kobe Bryant has been embarking on his farewell tour for some time now and the first ballot hall of famer’s incredible career is winding down but the Mamba still has a little juice left on certain nights and is still reaching lofty milestones. Kobe played well in a 118-115 loss to the Kings in Sacramento [...]
January 8, 2016
Anou Enright
Blogs, News, Ryan Bawek
Welcome to part five of our six-part series to figure out the greatest player in NBA history. The four initial brackets: Floor Generals, Men in the Middle, Sensational Scorers and the All-Around Athletes have been won. We have traversed the different eras and periods in the NBA’s illustrious 68 year history to find the four [...]
May 14, 2015
Anou Enright
Ryan Bawek
This week Los Angles Times’ Jim Peltz relayed Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant’s message that “There was never a question for me whether or not I was going to play next year.” Here are 24 reasons he might want to think twice. 24 was how old Kobe Bryant was when he played a career-high [...]
March 16, 2015
Rob
Lists, R.S. De France
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is said to have worked closely with adidas on the 2015 Black History Month collection. Each adidas sneaker has a specific set of quotes and references: Crazy 8 – “Fundamentals are the Foundation for Excellence – ‘61 –‘65” The Crazy 8 features a canvas upper to pay homage to basketball shoes of the [...]
It finally happened. Injuries delayed the occasion, but on Sunday night, Kobe Bryant passed Michael Jordan for No. 3 on the NBA’s all-time scoring list. He clinched the honor with a pair of free throws midway through the second quarter and went on to tally 26 points in total, giving him 32,310 for his career, [...]
December 15, 2014
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One of the biggest surprises of the season has been the top-seeded Portland Trailblazers. We even shone some light on them in our weekly THD Video series. 7-year veteran LaMarcus Aldridge has expanded his game, and, as a result, he’s enjoying his best professional season. His running mate and partner in crime is 2nd year [...]
January 13, 2014
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R.S. De France
In game 4 of the NBA Finals, James, 33 points, and Wade, 32 points, were in rare form. The Heat crawled back from a 2-3 deficit to win the 2013 Finals. In game 7, James came thru with 37 points and 12 rebounds, Wade 23 points and 10 rebounds. Miami’s made 3 straight Finals and [...]
July 3, 2013
Rob
Lists, R.S. De France