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
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Ryan Bawek
A Retro+ colorway of the Air Jordan 5 makes its first return since 2000. Featuring a tumbled leather upper, the ‘Metallic Silver’ Air Jordan V also boasts a reflective tongue with a black Jumpman and a translucent blue outsole. This colorway of the Jordan 5 is apart of the Remastered program that Jordan Brand is [...]
March 30, 2015
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Kicks, Official Releases
Welcome to part two or round two of our six-part series of the greatest player in NBA history. In the spirit of March Madness there were a few token upsets seeding wise in part one including your dependable 12 over 5 upsets as 12th seeded Kevin Durant got by 5th seeded Elgin Baylor in the [...]
March 25, 2015
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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
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Lists, R.S. De France
Reminders that Kobe Bryant is old, and getting even older still, have been out in full force this season. Here’s another one. Speaking with the Los Angeles Times‘ Bill Plaschke, the 36-year-old admitted that walking away from the NBA and Los Angeles Lakers after this season has been something he’s thought about: “I’d be lying [...]
January 19, 2015
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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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Sour patch watermelons go a long way. Remember that, NBA teams, the ones planning on recruiting free agents between now and the end of time. It’s important. Owner Michael Jordan has slowly, surely put his Charlotte Hornets on the map. They’ve gone from lost laughingstock to playoff team and intriguing free-agent destination, the latter of [...]
October 16, 2014
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Offbeat
Bet you wish you had Carmelo Anthony’s connections. In anticipation of acclimating himself and his game to Phil Jackson’s famed triangle offense, Anthony apparently reached out to former trianglers Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen, who each won at least five championships playing within the system. Their collective advice to him? Be patient. Be [...]
October 9, 2014
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Nothing like carrying the weight of the Los Angeles Lakers’ world on your shoulders at 36 years old, eh Kobe Bryant? Everyone is waiting for Bryant’s second return. Everyone. Even if you hate him, you want to see him; you want to know if he still has it or not. It’s human nature. And Bryant [...]
September 30, 2014
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With the much awaited 2014-15 season just almost a month away—former Los Angeles Lakers head coach and New York Knicks president Phil Jackson recently talked about the returning Kobe Bryant during his interview New York Post’s Steve Serby. Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan are arguably the best two players who have ever played the game, [...]
September 24, 2014
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