Although I’m still just recovering from the last time we were out in LA, there’s no way I’m going to miss the inaugural Lakers 3-on-3 Tournament presented by Nike. If you’re going to be in the City of Angels the weekend of August 15th – 16th, you’ll definitely want to get down with this tourney. Read More »

Just like an art collector scouring the globe for a masterpiece, sole searching sneaker fiends will go to great lengths to find an exclusive pair of kicks. Back in Dime #25 (August 2006), we put together a list of the Top 25 Sneaker Stores when the kick game had never been bigger. But while that list was limited to mostly US spots, we decided in our 50th issue to take it worldwide. Read More »

Chris Paul snuck a cell phone picture of some white on white Air Jordan XI’s at the Jordan Brand Headquarters on a recent visit and uploaded it to his Twitter. The sneakerheads of the world are going crazy trying to find some more information on these kicks. Read More »

In college basketball, you often see this. Big-time blue chip prospect wants to go to School A, and his high school/AAU coach somehow ends up the next season as an assistant on the squad. It makes sense, because one of the biggest things coaches have to deal with is star management – and who knows these guys better than their old coach. But who knew when the summer began and Ramon Sessions entered restricted free agency that AAU was going to have anything to do with what team he signed an offer sheet with. Read More »

As I wrote last week when I listed Matt Barnes as the No. 4 Best Available Unresticted Free Agent, “Barnes is one of those guys that doesn’t take plays off, and if he can stick with a team for more than two years, he can definitely become a solid contributor.” Well, apparently the Magic think two years is just fine, as they just inked Barnes to a two-year deal. Read More »

When the NBA rolled out its Top 10 plays of the ’08-09 season, I thought it’d be cool to do my own list of the Top 10 players of the season. But when that got too bloated — I had like 30 “honorable mentions” — I decided to break it down by position and go beyond just the NBA.

Let’s (hopefully) clear up one thing first: This is NOT a “best players” list. If you see John Wall ahead of Chris Paul here, I’m NOT saying the high schooler is better than the NBA All-Star. Instead, I’m looking at the whole picture: Who had an overall better season? Who made the biggest impact on their level? Who put the biggest stamp on the game of basketball, from high school to college to the pros? Who made this season his own? So with that, here are my Top 10 — not “10 best” — point guards from the ’08-09 season. Read More »

There’s only one reason why yesterday’s Wolves/Clippers trade — the one sending Quentin Richardson to Minnesota for Sebastian Telfair, Craig Smith and Mark Madsen — means anything to Wolves fans: It’s yet another reason to believe Ricky Rubio is walking through that door sooner than anyone expected. Wolves GM David Kahn is in Spain this week to sit down with Rubio’s camp and talk about that contract buyout, and then yesterday it was reported that Rubio’s Spanish squad signed another point guard (Kristaps Valters, who may or may not be the Latvian Goran Dragic), perhaps indicating they may be ready to lose Rubio. With the Q-Rich trade (3-for-1), Minnesota not only gets Bassy out of the PG picture, but they also open up a roster spot for Rubio … Read More »

Just like an art collector scouring the globe for a masterpiece, sole searching sneaker fiends will go to great lengths to find an exclusive pair of kicks. Back in Dime #25 (August 2006), we put together a list of the Top 25 Sneaker Stores when the kick game had never been bigger. But while that list was limited to mostly US spots, we decided in our 50th issue to take it worldwide. Read More »

Check out Chuck‘s swing as he played his first American Century Championship round of golf since working with “swing guru” Hank Haney during the spring…

Quentin Richardson might as well just buy a Madden bus and live there until somebody tells him they want him for an entire season. Since the offseason began, Q has been traded three times: First from the Knicks to the Grizzlies in exchange for Darko, then from Memphis to the Clippers for Zach Randolph, and now (according to sources in Minnesota and L.A.) to the Wolves for a package of Sebastian Telfair, Craig Smith and Mark Madsen. Read More »