Okay so it’s not as much of a shock effect as Shaquille O’Neal standing next to his girlfriend Nikki ‘Hoopz’ Alexander, but it’s still pretty shocking to see Lebron beside this dancer from the Miami City Ballet. Then again, neither are as shocking as Manute Bol beside Mugsy Bogues…. [...]
Could Adam Morrison be the Jeremy Lin, ‘come from nowhere’, story of the 2013 season? We told you that we are rooting for Morrison after becoming the laughing stock of the leauge and labelled as an all-time NBA Draft bust. The Blazers gave Morrison a shot during training camp, and so far so good. Morrison [...]
Yeah, it’s preseason but Chris Paul and Blake Griffin have picked up right where they left off. One of the deadliest alley-oop combos in recent memory, last night the two previewed what we all have in store this season, during a preseason contest with Utah. [...]
The NBA has enacted a rule stating the game will start 90 seconds after the player introductions are over, in an attempt to speed up the game. This indirectly (or directly) limits individual pre-game rituals. But this hurts the NBA. Kevin Burke explains why… If you often find yourself too busy to watch The Hoop Doctors [...]
As the several conferences in NCAA basketball have their respective media days, the prospective picture of the upcoming season is falling into place. The Duke Blue Devils, as most prevalent teams in college basketball, lost some fire power to this year’s NBA draft. Austin Rivers was the team’s leading scorer with 15.5 ppg before being [...]
Kevin Love is arguably more important to his team’s offensive success than any other player in the league. Which is why the Minnesota Timberwolves are screwed. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports, Love suffered a broken right hand and will be out 4-6 weeks: Minnesota Timberwolves star Kevin Love has suffered a broken right [...]
Lactic acid ain’t got nothin’ on Jeremy Evans. It’s amazing how adrenaline in the heat of the moment can keep you sprinting up and down the floor without barely a breath. Check out this play by the Jazz’s Evans against the Clippers in preseason action last night. Evans blocks Turiaf, sprints the floor for the [...]
Three limited edition pairs of the latest Jordan Brand signature sneaker for Chris Paul releases later on this month. Inspired by CP3’s passion for fast cars, the Jordan CP3.VI Nitro Pack are guaranteed to be seen on your feet while blowing past someone on the court in true Chris Paul fashion or just casually [...]
The NBA may not be the most popular of the four major North American sports, but they definitely have the biggest individual superstars. That’s part of the NBA’s marketing appeal. They market players, while the NFL markets teams. Everything about a player is unique and helps make them the stars that they are. Even things [...]