NBA Free agency is approximately nine months away, and yet the Kevin Durant sweepstakes are already underway. This is to say, the rumor mill is alive with speculation. Mostly Stephen A. Smith’s. ESPN’s foremost authority on loud articulation has already alleged that Carmelo Anthony is pitching KD on joining the New York Knicks. He even [...]
October 1, 2015
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John Wall is already a starting point guard. He is already an NBA All-Star. Now he’s ready to become a league MVP. And a Hall of Famer. The explosive floor general spoke extensively with Basketball Insiders’ Alex Kennedy about his offseason, his Washington Wizards’ immediate potential and aspirations, and his own individual goals. As always, [...]
October 1, 2015
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A new KD8 colorway is about to release that is inspired by two of Kevin Durant’s biggest basketball inspirations. For the ‘Vinary’ Nike KD8, the team colors from previous NBA All-Stars Vince Carter and Larry Bird were used to color-block the latest colorway of Kevin Durant’s current signature shoe. While the top half of the [...]
Shaquille O’Neal doesn’t think Kobe Bryant, now 37 years old, should stop playing after the 2015-16 season. Does anyone else smell another two-year, $48.5 million extension coming for the Black Mamba? Yeah, me neither. Here’s what Shaq had to say, per John Reid of the Times Picayune: As former teammates, Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal [...]
September 21, 2015
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Whomever said Anthony Davis didn’t have a little Kobe Bryant in him was a bald-faced serial liar. At only 22 years old, with just three NBA season under his belt, having only appeared in four playoff games, Davis is already thinking about his place among the all-time greats—a spot he plans on reserving, and then [...]
September 21, 2015
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So much for Carmelo Anthony not being committed, or particularly keen on, the New York Knicks’ future. Perhaps he’s still not feeling great and struggling to sustain an optimistic slant in the face of an extensive rebuild that became all too real as soon as the Knicks drafted long-term project Kristaps Porzingis. But, at the [...]
September 7, 2015
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Tweet to @THDkicks Contining on the story started with the ‘Hunt’s Hill Sunrise’ colorway is this new edition of the KD8. For the new ‘Hunt’s Hill Night’ Nike KD8 colorway inspiration comes from the colors seen outside at night around Kevin Durant’s childhood neighborhood. A grey textile called Flyweave makes up the entire upper sits [...]
Bradley Beal is ready to get paid. But the Washington Wizards aren’t ready to pay him. CSN’s J. Michael provided some late-summer updates on the Wizards, one of which detailed the 22-year-old’s extension demands. Here’s what he said: “Bradley Beal has made it clear he thinks he’s a max player, and that’s what he wants. [...]
August 26, 2015
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Stephen Curry will be a free agent in 2017. And he doesn’t really care. The Sporting News’ Jimmy Spencer asked the reigning MVP and championship-toting Curry about his upcoming free agency, and about whether he would prefer to sign an early extension (like Kevin Durant did) or enter the feeding frenzy he and others would [...]
August 25, 2015
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Social media can be fun. It can also suck. This is one of those times when it sucks. Ken Berger of CBS Sports posted an interested question-and-answer piece with many of the stars that attended Team USA’s mini-camp in Las Vegas. It’s an interesting read, one worth more than a cursory glance. One of the [...]
August 21, 2015
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