Inspired by the unique carpeting at the airport in Portland, Oregon is this new D Lillard 1. Officially called the ‘PDX Carpet’ adidas D Lillard 1, this new colorway was affectionately named that after the former floor design inside PDX airport that has taken on a cult following (seriously search #PDXcarpet in your favorite social [...]
Bradley Beal is going to get paaaaaaaiiiiiid. Just not right now. After finishing up his third NBA season, the high-scoring shooting guard is eligible for an extension this summer. And though the Washington Wizards likely won’t offer one, they still intend to sign him to a max extension in 2016—you know, when they’re not-so-secret pursuit [...]
It was no single decision during the series, but it was a decision Doc Rivers made 5 months ago that probably cost the Clippers the Western Conference Finals. Sunday May 17th, the Clippers lost a second-round series 4-3 to the Houston Rockets, who were led by James Harden’s 31 points and Dwight Howard’s 16 points [...]
May 20, 2015
Rob
R.S. De France
Kobe Bryant is on Twitter, but doesn’t say a whole lot. However, when he does, it’s usually something amusing and last night was no different. The Lakers defied the odds and moved up in the draft lottery. In a draft where the first two projected picks (Okafor and Towns) and highly regarded as “can’t-miss” big [...]
May 20, 2015
Anou Enright
Rumors
Ping pong gods are no fan of the New York Knicks. Phil Jackson and company had so much riding on Tuesday’s night’s lottery. They entered with the second-best chance (19.9 percent) at winning the No. 1 overall pick, and they desperately needed a top-three finish to nab one of the immediate fortunes-turning prospects, be it [...]
For as much hype as the 2014 draft class received, the 2015 crop may be even deeper. But the Timberwolves won’t have to worry about that as they have won this year’s draft lottery. The Lakers moved up to two and the Knicks surprisingly fell to four. Here’s the full rundown, per SI 1. Minnesota [...]
May 19, 2015
Anou Enright
Rumors
Take what you’re about to read with, um, an open mind. Following their epic collapse against the Houston Rockets, the Los Angeles Clippers are entering a pivotal offseason, one that should see them make substantial changes, perhaps wholesale tweaks, to a core that, as of now, just isn’t good enough. Some of the changes that [...]
It’s safe to say that one of the key reasons for the Clippers’ shortcoming this postseason would be its shallow bench. This weakness was exposed during their series against the Spurs, and more recently against the Rockets. Without question, both the Spurs and Rockets took advantage of this, making life much more difficult for the [...]
Derrick Rose and Jimmy Butler may not have been playing nice when the Chicago Bulls went down in a haze of nothingness against the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 6 of the NBA semifinals. That’s the story anyway, as told by CBS Chicago’s Dan Bernstein: It made little sense that Rose attempted only four second-half shots, [...]
As the Golden State Warriors continue their NBA Playoff push, Under Armour is ready to release a new Curry One colorway inspired by The Bay. For the ‘Dub Nation’ colorway of the UA Curry One, the Golden State Warriors uniform colors serve as direct inspiration. This isn’t a never-before-seen colorway as Stephen Curry wore this [...]