Kobe Bryant’s 20th NBA season will begin without delay. Most likely. Rotator cuff surgery in January ended up sidelining the Los Angeles Lakers great for the rest of 2014-15, limiting him to just 35 appearances overall. At the time of his surgery, January 28, the recovery process was supposed to take roughly nine months. If [...]
September 14, 2015
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2015 summer has been great to fans of the lowtop version of Allen Iverson’s first signature sneaker. First reviving the original Question colorway, then a polka-dotted version with different shades of grey, and previously a black toe’d version, now we see the ‘Blue Toe’ Reebok Question Low. Except for the redesigned asymmetrical tongue (for improved [...]
Draymond Green was rewarded with a brand new contract extension earlier in the summer, which means he’ll be in Golden State for a little while longer. Now that he has this new money, he has to do something with it. He has decided to “give back.” Green has donated in excess of $3 million to [...]
September 11, 2015
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Blake Griffin’s fourth unofficial signature shoe with Jordan Brand gets a very Chicago Bulls-esque colorway. Fourth sneakers in this Team Jordan series, the Super.Fly 4 looks to be a big improvement from the worst thing about the previous edition: flexibility. Featuring foam-backed mesh throughout the inside of the sneaker to not be stiff (pause), the [...]
Remember before, when we decided Pat Riley was an optimist after he called the Miami Heat a championship team? Well, Los Angeles Lakers rookie D’Angelo Russell has his level glass half full-ness beat. During an interview with Alex Kennedy of Basketball Insiders, the dual guard essentially guaranteed that the Lakers would make the playoffs next [...]
September 11, 2015
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As Minnesota Timberwolves coach, president and part-owner Flip Saunders continues his battle with cancer, he will be stepping away from his sideline duties and handing the reins to Sam Mitchell. Here’s Yahoo Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski with the details: Minnesota Timberwolves president and coach Flip Saunders will start the season focusing on his battle with cancer, [...]
September 11, 2015
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LaMarcus Aldridge’s arrival in San Antonio ensures Pop and company won’t miss a beat once Tim Duncan decides to retire. Pop doesn’t play anyone more than 30 minutes a game, so it will be interesting to see how the rotation looks and how Aldridge adjusts to playing somewhat sparingly. But as far as Duncan is [...]
September 10, 2015
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The headline is going to make sense in a second. Promise. Jared Zwerling of Bleacher Report gained what had to be unprecedented access to the San Antonio Spurs’ Tim Duncan, taking a deep dive into him as a man, player and…car-shop owner. That’s right: Duncan owns BlackJack Speed Shop in San Antonio and is apparently [...]
September 10, 2015
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