Even though he quit as head coach in the two biggest markets in the league (Knicks and Lakers), Mike D’Antoni has still managed to be a coveted NBA coaching commodity. To that end, D’Antoni recently met with the Denver Nuggets to discuss their coaching vacancy. Denver has a desire to emerge as a fast-breaking, high-octane [...]
June 4, 2015
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Rumors
Anyone getting excited for the NBA Finals to start yet? With the lengthy hiatus after the conference finals, coupled with one of the bigger superstar match-ups we’ve seen in recent past in the NBA Finals, we can’t wait for Game 1 tomorrow. Check out this amazing hype video created by Balltribe.com in preparation for the [...]
June 3, 2015
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Hopefully Jahlil Okafor is high on the Minnesota Timberwolves, because they’re high on him. As the NBA inches closer and closer to the June 25 draft, there is no definitive sense of who the Timberwolves will take with the No. 1 pick. Kentucky’s Karl-Anthony Towns has gained momentum as the top prospect in this year’s [...]
When participants gear up for the 2015 Quai 54 World Street Championship from June 13 to June 14, they will have some great sneakers to choose from; including this new Air Jordan XX9 colorway. After showing the exclusive Air Jordan 13 Low colorway, the entire ‘Quai 54’ Air Jordan XX9 upper has fragmented elephant print [...]
The Dwyane Wade saga continues. The 12-year NBA veteran can opt out of his contract with the Miami Heat and explore free agency this summer. No one in the world initially expected him to do so. And in the event he did, no one would expect him to leave Miami. Over the last week or [...]
When Tom Thibodeau would be fired was more of a pressing question than if Tom Thibodeau would be fired. The hammer came down a few years ago and from the onset, Fred Hoiberg’s name emerged. Hoiberg has played in the league and has head coaching experience at the college level, but his hiring still catches [...]
June 2, 2015
Anou Enright
Rumors
No matter what he does, LeBron will always be compared to the greats. By both fans and other greats. Shaq has always spoken very highly of LeBron as they were teammates briefly in Cleveland. But Shaq also knows what Kobe is made out of, having won three titles together in L.A. Therefore, when Dan Patrick [...]
June 2, 2015
Anou Enright
Rumors
First seen on a pair of Nike Dunk SBs, the ‘What The…’ theme has carried over onto popular basketball silhouettes. Now we know Kevin Durant’s current sneaker is the next sneaker to get the mash-up treatment. Taking elements from damn near every KD 7 that came out, the ‘What The…’ Nike KD 7 is the [...]
LeBron James doesn’t hate Cleveland Cavaliers head coach David Blatt. Phew. Glad we got that out of the way. Is he 100 percent, without a shadow of a doubt, behind Blatt as head coach of his beloved, NBA Finals-bound Cavaliers? Um, sure? Speculation has run rampant all season long. The Cavaliers hired Blatt before LeBron [...]
Dwyane Wade has no intention of leaving the Miami Heat in free agency. No, you shouldn’t be surprised, even though the rumor mill tried churning out a scare by suggesting the contrary last week. Wade apparently wants to opt out of his current contract and sign a more lucrative deal. The Heat, quite simply, want [...]