The day after the NBA season ended, the Cleveland Cavaliers fired coach Byron Scott. Towards the end of the season, there were rumors swirling that there was a rift between star point guard Kyrie Irving and Scott. Whenever there’s a perceived issue between the star player and the head coach, the coach is the one [...]
April 22, 2013
Anou Enright
Rumors
Last year around this time, we were reading headlines about how then incoming UCLA freshman Shabazz Muhammad set the new scoring record at the annual Nike Hoops Summit, scoring 35 points to break Dirk Nowitzki’s longstanding record. But what went under the radar was that the World Select Team, led by Canadians Andrew Wiggins and [...]
April 22, 2013
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NCAA
Throughout the majority of the Lakers-Spurs Game 1 today, injured Lakers star Kobe Bryant was tweeting thoughts and advice for LA to anyone who was listening. As if Kobe Bryant’s tweets don’t get enough attention, a bunch of his tweets were mentioned on air by the TNT crew. So of course reporters had to ask [...]
April 22, 2013
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Offbeat
By the time current Dallas Maverick Vince Carter winds up his illustrious career, and hopefully it won’t be anytime soon, the player who became known as “Half Man-Half Amazing” for his insane leaping ability and devastating dunks may well have cemented himself a spot in the Naismith Hall of Fame. The now 36 year old [...]
April 22, 2013
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Allen Moll
When you watch an athlete play for years, it’s easy to forget that they have their own personal lives and they too have had to deal with trials and tribulations as well. Amar’e Stoudemire of the New York Knicks is no stranger to this, and he has decided to share his story. Amar’e has teamed [...]
April 22, 2013
Anou Enright
Interviews
We all know that the G.O.A.T– Michael Jordan has accumulated an inordinate amount of wealth over his playing career, plus endorsements, and of course the Jordan Brand. And why not. He’s universally regarded as the best player we’ve ever seen run up and down the hardwood as well as revolutionizing the game and the athletic shoe [...]
April 22, 2013
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Allen Moll
Twitter, like all web based blogging platforms, allows users to spew opinions at random. There are many cases where a celebrity with lots of followers says something off the cuff that they wish they could take back. I”m not saying Bucks star guard Brandon Jennings would like to take his tweet from last night back, [...]
April 19, 2013
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Rumors
Get your Charlotte Hornet snapback fitted caps ready, adidas is releasing a Crazy Quick colorway that will make a perfect combination. When the adidas Crazy Quick officially hits stores on May 1st, there will be five colorways available. In the time leading up to the release, adidas has one-by-one released info on a specific pair [...]
April 19, 2013
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Kicks, Official Releases
New York Knicks head coach Mike Woodson doesn’t believe Amar’e Stoudemire will be ready to play against the Boston Celtics, but the six-time All-Star himself says otherwise. Per Ian Begley of ESPNNewYork.com, Amar’e hasn’t completely ruled out the possibility of returning to the lineup in the first round. Amar’e hasn’t completely ruled himself out of [...]
April 19, 2013
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Blogs
The last couple seasons, our ‘Top 10 Dunks of the Year’ or ‘Top 10 Dunkers of the Year‘ videos have basically had the expectation to be a Blake Griffin highlight reel. Now obviously Blake Griffin is going to get some love this year as well, but there is a slew of expected and possibly unexpected [...]
April 19, 2013
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