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Marvin Williams Rebrands Al Jefferson ‘Slim Al’

Marvin Williams Rebrands Al Jefferson ‘Slim Al’

For almost the entirety of Al Jefferson’s 11-year NBA career, he’s been known as “Big Al.” Now, he is Big Al no more—at least not to Charlotte Hornets teammate Marvin Williams. In an attempt to keep up with the shifting style of today’s NBA, Al Jefferson, who is listed at 265 pounds on Basketball-Reference, apparently [...]

October 20, 2015 admin Blogs 0

David Blatt Says LeBron Will ‘Absolutely’ Play Opening Night

David Blatt Says LeBron Will ‘Absolutely’ Play Opening Night

Breathe easily, and freely, Cleveland Cavaliers fans. LeBron James will be in uniform when his team opens up the 2015-16 regular season next Tuesday in a road tilt against the Chicago Bulls. If you didn’t know his status was maybe, quite possibly in doubt, well, where the hell have you been? According to the Akron [...]

October 20, 2015 admin Blogs 0

Tim Duncan Thinks Manu Ginobili Looks Goooooood

Tim Duncan Thinks Manu Ginobili Looks Goooooood

Tim Duncan is impressed by Manu Ginobili. Really impressed. At 38 years old, with 13 NBA seasons to his credit, Manu Ginboili’s best days are clearly behind him. His per-game minutes averages have been in decline since 2010-11, and his role within the San Antonio Spurs’ offense isn’t nearly as prominent as it once was. [...]

October 20, 2015 admin Blogs 0

John Henson Calls Out Jewelry Store for Discrimination

John Henson Calls Out Jewelry Store for Discrimination

John Henson took to Instagram on Monday to call out Schwanke-Kasten Jewelers in downtown Milwaukee for what he believed to be racial discrimination. Here are his comments on the matter: Went to @schwankekasten jewelry today in White-Fish Bay during regular business hours . They locked the door and told me to go away . After [...]

October 20, 2015 admin Blogs 0

Mike Krzyzewski Won’t Coach Team USA Beyond 2016 Olympics

Mike Krzyzewski Won’t Coach Team USA Beyond 2016 Olympics

Mike Krzyzewski is ready to walk away from the sidelines. Team USA’s sidelines, that is. The 68-year-old guided Team USA to gold medals in 2008 (Beijing) and 2012 (London), and Mike Krzyzewski still plans to man the helm through 2016 in Rio. But, as he told ESPN.com’s Andy Katz, he’s done after that: Duke coach [...]

October 19, 2015 admin Blogs 0

Looks Like Knicks Will Start Kristaps Porzingis

Looks Like Knicks Will Start Kristaps Porzingis

Anyone worried that the New York Knicks might not start Kristaps Porzingis to begin the 2015-16 season needn’t fret anymore. It looks like he will indeed begin the season as their starting power forward. Per Stefan Bondy of the New York Daily News (h/t ProBasketballTalk): Fisher started preseason with Porzingis as the starting power forward, [...]

October 19, 2015 admin Blogs 0

Lamar Odom Improving, Starting Physical Therapy

Lamar Odom Improving, Starting Physical Therapy

Over the weekend, Lamar Odom’s situation took a turn for the better. He regained consciousness and began breathing on his own. He still has a long road to recovery, but it appears that he’s on the right path thankfully. Odom has not experienced any setbacks after breathing without the help of a ventilator in the [...]

October 19, 2015 Anou Enright Rumors 0

10 Most Underpaid Players in the NBA in 2015-16

10 Most Underpaid Players in the NBA in 2015-16

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October 19, 2015 Anou Enright Lists 0

Watch: Former #1 Pick Greg Oden Dominates In Chinese League Debut

Watch: Former #1 Pick Greg Oden Dominates In Chinese League Debut

Oh what could have been… Former #1 NBA Draft pick Greg Oden had the size, athleticism, mobility, and defensive prowess to potentially be one of the best to ever play the game coming out of college in 2007. The 7 footer was so dominant as a freshman at OSU, that he, along with HS teammate [...]

October 18, 2015 admin Hoops TV 0

Air Jordan 1.5 – ‘The Return’ Release Date

Air Jordan 1.5 – ‘The Return’ Release Date

A new, classic colorway of the Air Jordan 1.5; prototype sample sneaker from 1987 that was never available to anyone else except Michael Jordan until 2015. For ‘The Return’ colorway of the Air Jordan 1.5, black and white combine with Soar Blue in a really good color-blocking. An Air Jordan 1.5 is made of the [...]

October 18, 2015 admin Ben Berry, Kicks, Official Releases 0