adidas Basketball has gone the camouflage route with their lineup of sneakers for the 2013 All-Star Weekend. For the 2013 All-Star Weekend in Houston, adidas called upon the D Howard 3, Crazy Fast, and adiZero Crazy Light 2 as the silhouettes to showcase. Since the Western Conference is currently where Dwight Howard resides, his signature [...]
January 31, 2013
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Kicks, Official Releases
And finally, it’s over. After years—literally, years—of speculation, the Memphis Grizzlies finally traded Rudy Gay. According to Marc Stein of ESPN.com, the Grizzlies agreed to send Gay to the Toronto Raptors in a three-team deal that lands them Ed Davis from Toronto and Tayshaun Prince from the Detroit Pistons: The Grizzlies, Raptors and Pistons agreed [...]
January 31, 2013
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Pau Gasol is taking up a good part of my NBA life lately. Out of necessity, I’ve written about the 32-year-old big man numerous times in the last week. I say “out of necessity” because, well, I mean it. The Los Angeles Lakers have won three in a row, and are finally playing like a [...]
January 31, 2013
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Chris Bosh has been known for a few outrageous flops throughout his career. This one comes to mind obviously. But I’m not sure any of them compare to the flop he orchestrated tonight against Reggie Evans of the Brooklyn Nets. Bosh pulled up for the outside shot, and although there was plenty of airspace between [...]
January 31, 2013
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Highlights, Offbeat
No offense Chris Bosh, but the Raptors may have just landed their first true ‘franchise’ player since Vince Carter, today. Sources of both ESPN and Yahoo! Sports are reporting that the Grizzlies, Raptors, and Pistons have agreed in principle to a three team trade that will the much sought after Rudy Gay to the Toronto [...]
January 30, 2013
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Rumors
“Bulletinboard material” can sometimes be an actual thing in sports. When the opposition spouts off at the mouth for no apparent reason, it can fuel a player or team be play above and beyone. Now, I’m not sure if Reggie Evans is even on LeBron James’ radar, but Evans had some interesting things to say [...]
January 30, 2013
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The Lakers have put together a 3-game win streak and for the first time in a long time, things seem normal in L.A. But not so fast, despite their win last night Pau Gasol was unhappy. Even though Mike D’Anotni told him previously that he wouldn’t be benched in the 4th quarter. That’s exactly what [...]
January 30, 2013
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Rumors
Allen Iverson was recently offered an opportunity to play in the D-League, and as you can imagine, he respectfully declined that offer. In all honesty, any shot of him playing in the NBA again seems very slim. But that doesn’t mean that he won’t be involved in the Sixers organization in some way. They may [...]
January 30, 2013
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Trading Josh Smith isn’t going to be easy for the Atlanta Hawks. It’s not that there won’t be a market for Smith, because there will be. Though Smith’s attitude and lack of experience on a contender could prevent him from landing the max contract he so desperately seeks, neither will be a deal-breaker for a [...]
January 30, 2013
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January 30, 2013
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