Kyle Korver
Today, Converse and Eastbay have announced the launch of “MyChucks,” a contest where participants design their own Chuck Taylor All Star kicks with the chance to have Converse actually make the shoe and sell it exclusively by Eastbay.

As part of the contest, Kyle Korver submitted his own design, which will be featured online, along […]

This story in the Chicago Sun-Times breaks down how R. Kelly leases a gym in Chicago for his crew so that he can blow off steam … and apparently do a bunch of other R. Kelly things (including throwing a ball at a reporter watching him play).
One of our favorite highlights from the article:
Though […]

Back-to-back plays that sum up one the best games/individual matchups of the playoffs…

Is the face of a flopper?
Apparently the Chris Paul love-fest hasn’t overcome everyone in the hoop universe. You’d be shocked to learn that Spurs fans don’t like him, which it totally understandable.
From Pounding the Rock today (complete with a great post headline by the way):
If flopping is a scourge then Paul is one of the […]

Photo. Mannion
Solid Cavs blog Cavalier Attitude is understandably distressed over the way LeBron & Co. are playing against Boston. CA describes ‘Bron as “befuddled,” correctly pointing out that James is playing into the Celts’ hands by settling for long jumpers over and over and over again.
Another object of Cavalier Attitude’s ire? Anderson Varejao. From […]

Photo. Mannion
If you catch Chris Paul’s kicks tonight, you’ll see the name “Brian” written on them to honor a fallen fan.