Kevin Durant

September 18, 2012 – Ben Berry Despite the fact that Team USA brought home the gold medal at this past Olympic Games in London over a month ago, Nike Basketball decided to continue the celebration by releasing the ‘Gold Medal Pack’ later on this month. The set will feature the current signature sneakers of Kevin [...]

September 13, 2012 – Mohamed Abdihakim The uniformly exaggerated statements of ESPN’s Skip Bayless are something of a marvel. Beyond the fact that there’s a tangible desire for ratings behind his “opinions”, there’s something else. There’s this sort of…self assurance. Skip Bayless, I imagine, wakes up in the morning, goes to work, gets make-up put [...]

September 12, 2012 – Dan Favale Kevin Durant needs to become the face of the NBA. Not LeBron James, not Kobe Bryant—Kevin Durant. Why? Because Durant is as close to the perfect superstar as the Association currently has. Cue the backlash. Don’t be too hasty in ripping apart this assessment; I’m well aware James is [...]

September 4, 2012 – Mohamed Abdihakim Over the summer, once the Olympics are over with, players sometimes have next to nothing to do for a couple of weeks. So, a hobby is in order. How about music? Music has also found its way into sports culture, and vice versa. Whether it was Jason Terry’s preference [...]

August 22, 2012 – Dan Favale Jimmer Fredette was a bust last season for the Sacramento Kings, there’s no way around it, yet there’s still hope for his career, possibly in Oklahoma City. [...]

August 20, 2012 – Dan Favale Serge Ibaka’s extension paves the way for James Harden to both leave and stay, depending on who you talk to, yet either way the Oklahoma City Thunder made the right decision. By signing Ibaka to a four year extensionthe Thunder ensure they have three out of their core four [...]

August 20, 2012 – Mohamed Abdihakim This weekend, OKC’s Serge Ibaka was signed to an extension worth $48 million. The Thunder solidified their young core by making sure the talented Congolese/ Spanish forward/ center stays around for at least the foreseeable future. They’ve also effectively turned the focus-that of both team management and the media- onto James Harden. Ibaka’s [...]

August 16, 2012 – Mohamed Abdihakim Though Perry Jones did fulfill his dream of making it to the NBA, it came as a blessing in disguise. Not long ago, Jones was projected as the number one overall pick. Instead, he became one of the steals of the draft, going at pick 28 to the Oklahoma [...]

August 16, 2012 – Allen Moll Even though it was an all too close 7 point victory over Spain in the Gold Medal Game of the Olympics, the second closest margin of victory ever in a Final, something can be said for Team USA’s all too impressive ride to make it there. Whether it was [...]

July 24, 2012 – Dan Favale The Oklahoma City Thunder are approaching a crossroads, or rather, are they on the cusp of taking advantage of a golden opportunity? [...]