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FILA is making your feet are will be seen this winter when wearing this upcoming KJ7 colorway with plenty of reflective 3M panels. Despite having the ‘Winterized’ nickname officially attached, this new FILA KJ7 colorway will not be waterproof or built differently to accommodate wet weather conditions but you will definitely be seen thanks to [...]

Inspired by World Environment Day, World Oceans Day, and Global Wind Day all taking place in the first half of June, FILA releases the ‘Green Pack’. Comprised of the FILA KJ7 (worn by Kevin Johnson) and the FILA Spaghetti (formerly the FILA Stackhouse worn by Jerry Stackhouse, the FILA ‘Green Pack’ is made up of [...]

Now that the Cleveland Cavaliers have the #1 pick in the draft, again, for the third time in four years, we take a look back at their best 1st round draft picks of all-time. 10. Ron Harper School: Miami University Drafted: 8th pick (1986) NBA Experience: 15 seasons Playoffs: 10 Awards/Accomplishments: 5-time champion (Bulls, Lakers) [...]

On the heels of another delusional tirade by banned Clippers owner Donald Sterling, the Clippers lost 104-98 to the Oklahoma City Thunder. How? How does the team with the best floor leader (Chris Paul), the best coach (Doc Rivers), and best frontcourt (Griffin/Jordan) lose a playoff series? In the critical game 5, the Clippers blew [...]

FILA is an example of a 1990s athletic sneaker company that has a deep basketball pedigree. With Retro kicks from that era of the NBA being more popular than ever it makes sense for FILA to draw up new colorways of their classic FILA KJ7 model. Inspired by the city of Miami and the associated [...]

Retro kicks from the 1980s and 1990s are more popular than ever making it the perfect time for older basketball sneaker brands to reclaim their position in the sneaker realm. FILA has been making good use of the current environment According to the line drawings from the upcoming Spring 2014 catalog, we see a new [...]

Gary Payton’s election to the Basketball Hall of Fame is a fitting final chapter for one of the greatest guards in NBA history. A product of Oakland, California, Payton was maybe the grittiest defender and greatest trash-talking point guard of all-time. During his 17-year career (1990-2007), Payton, also known as “GP” and “The Glove,” averaged: [...]

The Kings seemed all but gone. The deals were struck, the Maloofs, the family who claims majority ownership of the team, agreed to a deal to have the team moved to Seattle. A group led by hedge fund manager Chris Hansen was slated to pay $525 million to get the Kings to Seattle. Enter the [...]

June 27, 2011 – Dane Carbaugh As draft night in the NBA approached trade rumors flew about as a result of player agents, front office smokescreens and overzealous fanaticism. [...]