We’ve had the Michael Jackson memorial playing in the office all day – some amazing performances and heartfelt speeches for the King of Pop. A little while ago, Kobe and Magic Johnson came on stage to represent Michael’s impact in the world of sports. Kobe honored the late, great artist with a pretty simple speech. But Magic went deeper, recounting some stories from their time spent together.
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Just when you thought Joe Dumars was going to make a good move after picking Michael Curry last year, word out of Detroit is that Avery Johnson is no longer in the running for the Detroit Pistons head coaching vacancy after the two sides could not come to terms on a contract. Read More »

Perhaps you guys didn’t read the post the first time, but if you’re in California this Saturday, you’d be crazy not to throw together a team for the White Men Can’t Jump 2-on-2 Tournament at Venice Beach. Free entry, $2000 cash prize, sneaker giveaways and there are still spots left. With only 64 teams, the odds are pretty good. Read More »

For all those that couldn’t get their hands on the Eggplant Foamposites or the Nike Foamposite Lite KryptoNate, this could be the next best thing. Read More »

Even after a breakout debut season at Pepperdine, most people don’t know about 6-3 Keion Bell. But with 11 clips on YouTube that include a dunk over a 7-footer and a poster on DeMar Derozan, he’ll soon become a household name. This summer Keion and his 41-inch vertical found his way to the Kobe Basketball Academy where he won the Camp Slam Dunk Contest judged by Kobe, Ice Cube and Josh Powell.

It didn’t take long for LeBron‘s camp to put an end to this rumor. It didn’t really make sense that LeBron would have laid it all on the line, showing his cards in order to get Trevor Ariza to play in Cleveland anyway.

Some new unnamed sources spoke out against the previously cited unnamed sources. It wouldn’t be surprising if someone’s legs were also broken in the process. Read More »

And you thought Ron-Ron‘s Michael tribute was bizarre…

This is too ridiculous not to post… (NSFW – language)

After announcing that the Nike “Puppets 4 Rings” t-shirts arrived in the office, we had to sort through all 639 comments to find our winners. Matching up reasons why people should get them, along with the limited sizes we have, these are the winners: Read More »

Thanks to Blaze of Love, we’re getting a glimpse into Greg Oden‘s greatest career accomplishment thus far.

Here’s how it ranks right now. (5) His 25-point, 12-rebound, 4-block game in the National Championship vs. Florida. (4) The cologne Greg by Greg Oden. (3) His 24-point, 15-board, 2-block outing against Milwaukee in January. (2) That chick in the short pink dress/shirt. (1) Candyce. Read More »