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Celebrate Twitter’s 10th Anniversary With Some NBA Players First Tweets

Celebrate Twitter’s 10th Anniversary With Some NBA Players First Tweets

Today, in case you haven’t heard, is the 10 year anniversary of the launch of Twitter. Believe it or not there was a time when things such as mentions, hashtags, re-tweets and the always entertaining “Sliding in her DMs” weren’t a part of the cultural lexicon. A time where people didn’t have access to athletes, [...]

March 21, 2016 Anou Enright Offbeat 0

Hawks and Kings Have Awesome, Emoji-Laden Twitter Exchange

Hawks and Kings Have Awesome, Emoji-Laden Twitter Exchange

Social media exchanges between NBA teams are usually awesome. The one shared between the Atlanta Hawks and Sacramento Kings on Thursday night was no exception. It was the Hawks who, seemingly by accident, got things started: [tweet https://twitter.com/ATLHawks/status/708084165120405504] Soon after, the Kings slid into their mentions: [tweet https://twitter.com/SacramentoKings/status/708086184400957440] Atlanta fired right back: [tweet https://twitter.com/ATLHawks/status/708086829954822144] Sacramento [...]

March 11, 2016 admin Offbeat 0

NBA Releases All-Star Emojis

NBA Releases All-Star Emojis

Ever wonder what a LeBron James emoji would look like? How about Kobe Bryant? Well look no further. Ahead of the All-Star weekend, the NBA has released a series of Twitter emojis. The league released specific characters for each player and TV broadcasters that will appear when their name is used as a Twitter hashtag. [...]

February 12, 2016 admin Offbeat 0

Dirk Nowitzki’s New Haircut Has Teammates Calling Him “Dirk DeGeneres”?

Dirk Nowitzki’s New Haircut Has Teammates Calling Him “Dirk DeGeneres”?

Dirk Nowitzki is rocking a fresh new hairdo these days and his teammates think he now looks like a 7’1″ version of Ellen DeGeneres. He decided to tweet the Ellen Show this information during the during the Suns-Mavs game in Dallas last night as he sat out for rest purposes… Whole team calls me Ellen [...]

February 1, 2016 Anou Enright Offbeat 0

Kevin Durant Teases Nike KD8 Day After Picture Leaks

Kevin Durant Teases Nike KD8 Day After Picture Leaks

A lot of parallels can be made between the current state of the music business and sneaker business. Thanks to the internet, information is very widespread and it is harder to keep secrets. Yesterday, alleged pictures of the Nike KD8 started to go around. What started with a single, profile-type shot was seemingly used as [...]

May 13, 2015 admin Ben Berry, Exclusives, Kicks, Sneak-a-Peek 1

The Importance of Joel Embiid’s Twitter Musings

The Importance of Joel Embiid’s Twitter Musings

Joel Embiid is a funny guy. Excuse me, kid. That’s what 20-year-olds are: kids. Embiid definitely has the body of a man, and he’ll be expected to conduct himself like a man, but 20-year-olds are, at their core, kids still trying to find their way. That’s what Embiid is. That’s what his Twitter account represents. [...]

August 27, 2014 admin Blogs 0

LeBron James Hints At Re-Release Of His First Sneaker, The Air Zoom Generation

LeBron James Hints At Re-Release Of His First Sneaker, The Air Zoom Generation

My kicks for today! Retro time people? #ZoomGeneration #TenYearAnniversay #SickKickGame http://t.co/UfpPKDX3ak — LeBron James (@KingJames) August 10, 2013 @KingJames bring them back out bro — INDIANA GEORGE HILL (@George_Hill3) August 10, 2013 This October, LeBron James will have played in the NBA for 10 years. That is an achievement. Call it nostalgia, or maybe something [...]

August 13, 2013 admin Kicks 0

Top 10 NBA Careers Ruined by Achilles Injuries (1992-2013)

Top 10 NBA Careers Ruined by Achilles Injuries (1992-2013)

After a first round playoff sweep at the hands of the San Antonio Spurs and Dwight Howard taking his talents to Houston, the Los Angeles Lakers are a team in transition and turmoil. The franchise centerpiece future Hall of Fame shooting guard Kobe Bryant faces the toughest challenge of his epic career, returning from a [...]

July 25, 2013 Rob Lists, R.S. De France 1

Derrick Rose Releases First Pictures of Newborn Son

Derrick Rose Releases First Pictures of Newborn Son

Derrick Rose and his wife Mieka Reese have worked hard over the last few months to keep hush hush about the impending arrival of their newborn baby. Apparently once the baby arrived, Derrick Rose couldn’t contain his happiness with being a Dad and decided to share images of his newborn son with the world on [...]

November 7, 2012 admin Offbeat 3

Olympic Gold Celebration: Hoops and Hip-Hop [PIC]

Olympic Gold Celebration: Hoops and Hip-Hop [PIC]

August 13, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Hoops and Hip-Hop were colliding this weekend as Team USA Basketball partied to celebrate their gold medal victory. Check out this image tweeted out by rapper Nas with Carmelo Anthony and Kobe Bryant. Drink much, ‘Melo? Love it… [Source Nas’ Instagram] [...]

August 13, 2012 admin Offbeat 2