On the 18th anniversary of the famous Pacers-Knicks battle where Reggie Miller scored 8 points in 9 seconds to defeat the Knicks and gave the choke sign to Knicks Superfan Spike Lee, Miller was feeling playful on twitter yesterday afternoon: Since its the anniversary of the 8pts, maybe I walk by Spike tonight and give [...]
May 8, 2013
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Offbeat
Throughout the entire month, Deron Williams wore the ‘Memphis’ colorway of the Nike Air Penny V which features a mostly blue upper to show his support for the cause. Teaming up with Autism Speaks on April 6th, Williams hosted the first Autism Awareness Night inside of the Barclays Center the same day he put up [...]
May 8, 2013
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Exclusives, Kicks
Dunk of the year? Probably not. Put-back dunk of the playoffs? ABSOLUTELY! Knicks swingman Iman Shumpert played with a lot of energy in Game 2 (like most of the Knicks, not named Smith), but it was this put-back dunk off the missed shot that ignited the crowd at MSG and had Knicks fans buzzing. Dominant [...]
May 8, 2013
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Highlights
Given the names on the Lakers roster, their 7th seed in the playoffs and first round sweep ensure that this season can be deemed a failure. The club had high hopes but fell flat on their faces. I get it: injures didn’t help, but no team has been completely healthy all year. Mike D’Antoni definitely [...]
May 7, 2013
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Rumors
In celebration of the 4th time LeBron James won the Most Valuable Player award, Nike unveils the special-edition ‘What The LeBron’ pair of the LeBron X sneaker. This LeBron X MVP edition gets the ‘What The LeBron’ nickname from taking elements from different LeBron Xs that released throughout the regular season. Elements from the pairs [...]
May 7, 2013
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Kicks, PE Corner
Stephen A. Smith is at it again. Speaking on ESPN’s First Take, Smith spoke of a potential blockbuster that could eventually go down between the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Clippers. And I’m not even sure “blockbuster” does it justice. The deal in question would have both Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett being sent to [...]
Nate Robinson has been a man on a mission. The way he’s been playing out his mind, it is almost like he’s a shorter more energetic version of Derrick Rose out there. It’s still hard to believe less than a year ago he was struggling to find a roster spot in the NBA. Last night’s [...]
May 7, 2013
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Highlights
Buckle your seat belts NBA fans, the playoffs are rolling now. This Spurs-Warriors series is going to be a wild ride if last night’s finish is any indication. Steph Curry played out of his mind, he single handedly built a big 4th quarter lead for the Warriors, some fans even left the building. Then, it [...]
May 7, 2013
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The New York Knicks dropped Game 1 to the Indiana Pacers on Sunday but moved a step closer to getting one of their weapons back in the fold. Amare Stoudemire scrimmaged during practice on Monday and barring any setbacks will return to action in Game 3 on Saturday. “The only way I wouldn’t be [available [...]
LeBron James knew who it was that didn’t vote for him as the NBA’s MVP, in a matter of speaking. He didn’t know specifically that it was Gary Washburn of The Boston Globe who voted for Carmelo Anthony, but when pressed about it, he said he had an idea that it was someone from “New [...]