Ray Allen is milking this time off for everything it’s worth. The playoffs begin in less than 3 months and he’s still undecided as to whether or not he’ll retire. It’s beginning to sound more and more like he will suit up again and he’s reportedly planning on deciding on a team during the All-Star [...]
February 9, 2015
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Damian Lillard was named to the All-Star Game after Blake Griffin became unable to participate. adidas has this colorway of his first sneaker, the D Lillard 1, in the cut and officially announces that it will release. Made in a white-and-black color blocking to hook up to the 2015 NBA All-Star uniforms, the ‘NYC All-Star’ [...]
Since joining the Nike Basketball division in 2004, Kobe Bryant has been an integral part of the Swoosh. The release of the ‘5 AM Flight’ Kobe X marks the tenth signature Swoosh sneaker for the Black Mamba. In celebration, Bryant and sneaker designer Eric Avar narrated a podcast where they talk about working together and [...]
February 9, 2015
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The Kentucky Wildcats have been perfect so far this season, getting out to a 22-0 unblemished start to the 2014-15 NCAA season. A huge factor in their run to be the first team to go undefeated since the Indiana Hoosiers has been the play of junior center Willie Cauley-Stein, whom combines some insane athleticism, lock-down [...]
February 8, 2015
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Last month reports began circulating that the Knicks were considering buying out Amare Stoudemire. A light bulb must have went off with STAT himself, as this week Amare spoke about approaching the Knicks brass over the all-star break and asking for a buy-out so that he could finish the season with a contender that needs [...]
February 7, 2015
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Rumors
The Jeremy Lin experiment in the NBA is beginning to jump the shark. Linsanity seems like a lifetime ago and much to everyone’s dismay, he’s not a starting PG in the league for a team that wants to be taken seriously, but is bottom feeding. He’s a decent player in a rotation still, but it [...]
February 6, 2015
Anou Enright
Rumors
As we mentioned when we let you know about Harden being added to the 3-Point Shootout at All-Star Weekend, we are like kids in a candy shop waiting for the event. Why? Two names: Steph Curry and Klay Thompson. These two guys, and the Golden State Warriors have been creeping up on the NBA for [...]
February 6, 2015
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Inspired by the iconic adidas shelltoe is the ‘Superstar’ D Rose 5 Boost. With an upper made from a material with snakeskin texture, the adidas D Rose 5 ‘Superstar’ gets its name from the popular adidas Superstar from 1969 which originally had the shelltoe shape to make the toebox last longer while playing basketball in. [...]
Signing Ed Davis made sense for the Lakers last summer. Re-signing him this summer may not. The Lakers pulled off a small-scale free-agency coup last July when they signed Davis for under $1 million with a player option for 2015-16 worth just a little more. The 13th overall pick from the 2010 draft has never [...]
February 6, 2015
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