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Jimmy Butler left Friday’s game vs. the Nuggets after an apparent knee injury. It didn’t look good, as he needed help exiting the court. Today, the Bulls received terrible news in that they will need to be without him for about a month. Butler is also an all-star reserve and his teammate, Pau Gasol, will [...]

Though it might not seem like it, James Harden is having a career year. Not even a full year after switching from Nike to an adidas sneaker endorsement, we are seeing his first Player Exclusive pair release. Thanks to a career-high in points, assists, and rebounding averages, James Harden earned his way into the 2016 [...]

Inspired by the location of the 2016 NBA All-Star Game is this new, upgraded version of Damian Lillard’s current adidas signature sneaker. For the ‘Aurora Borealis’ adidas D Lillard 2.0 Boost, the upper usually made from synthetic materials have been replaced with adidas Primeknit woven textile. The cushioning has also been drastically updated with a [...]

A little over half-way thru the first year as being the official on-court sock of the NBA, brand Stance can already call this partnership a success. Having already done specialty on-court socks for league happenings like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Day celebration or a specific franchise retiring a player’s jersey number, Stance has already [...]

Today the NBA has announced that Grammy Award-winning artist Drake and comedian/actor Kevin Hart will face off as head coaches of the Canada and USA teams at the 2016 NBA All-Star Celebrity Game taking place in Toronto. Drake will be joined by two-time MVP Steve Nash and Toronto Blue Jays Jose Bautista. Canada’s team will [...]

Every few weeks there is a new “sneaker event” popping up. While any gathering of sneaker collectors/sneaker buyers is enough for some, just like anything in life quality tends to be more sought after than quality. Celebrating their fourth consecutive show during All-Star Weekend is the 2016 All-Star Sneaker Summit. Formerly known as the H-Town [...]

The uniforms for the 2016 NBA All-Star Game in Toronto were unveiled by Adidas last night. The 2016 NBA All Star game will be held on Valentine’s Day 2016 and the style that Adidas chose for the uniforms is simple, yet very sleek and stylish and has little homages to it’s host city all over [...]

Any company that aligns themselves with Drake will get extra eyeballs they wouldn’t get otherwise. Going away from the stingray leather used on the first set of OVO Jordans, both the white and black Air Jordan 8 OVO editions feature what looks to be a high-quality tumbled leather throughout the entire sneaker’s upper. Back at [...]

*We thought this post was extra fitting for publishing today given that July 1st is Canada Day.* [...]

January 23, 2009 – Dr. Dime From Lebron’s dunk on the Atlanta Hawks, to Wade’s dunk on the Phoenix Suns, to Bosh’s dunk on Big Baby Davis, there have been some amazing dunks this year that need replaying, over and over and over. But with those just mentioned and more that The Hoop Doctors have [...]