Although you can’t gamble on the games, there are definitely some perks when the owners of your franchise also own some of the largest casinos. While some guys were probably sharing rooms, during the NBA Summer League, Tyreke Evans was ballin’ out at the Palms Resort and Casino…

Our friends over at SneakerFiles are recognizing the official comeback of the Air Jordan 12 and featuring the this original red and black colorway that is also know as the “Air Jordan 12 Flu Game” shoe.

The Jordan Brand is bringing these kicks back this year, with some subtle changes. For example, the Air Jordan 12 Flu Game will feature the year (97) and the points scored (38), and a cartoon sick face on the tongue. An exact release date has not been issued, but will hit retailers in November 2009. Check out some more pics after the jump and stay on SneakerFiles for all the latest info on these kicks and more. Read More »

Very cool morning here at the Dime office – some of our good friends from EA Sports came through to show us where they are in the development of NBA Live 10.

We’ll have a lot more on the game in the coming weeks, but we can tell you this: NBA Live 10 is very, very good, and is a definitely upgrade over last year’s game.

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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 »

In every issue of Dime, we run a feature called “The Baller’s Blueprint,” where we get up with different NBA players and have them break down their signature moves and skills. For Dime #50, we got up with Kings’ rookie scoring machine Tyreke Evans to find out how he plans to do work in the L.

Ever since his older brothers duct-taped his right hand behind his back to teach him how to use his left—back when he was four years old—Tyreke Evans has been able to get buckets at every level. He dropped 32 points a night as a McDonald’s and Jordan Brand All-American at American Christian School in suburban Philadelphia, and in his one-and-done at Memphis, ’Reke was the NCAA’s second-leading freshman scorer at 17.1 points per, which he capped with a 33-point explosion against Missouri in the Sweet Sixteen. 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 »

This might be old to some of you but we’re just seeing it now. We found this while we were looking for something else. Skittles, Now & Laters, and Starburst jellybeans are apparently the stuff of champions…

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Since Lamar Odom is waiting for some NBA team to discover 10 million extra dollars in their couch cushions, and the Knicks and Allen Iverson still haven’t realized they’re perfect for each other, there wasn’t much happening around the League yesterday … The Emeka Okafor/Tyson Chandler trade was made official. In an interview with the Charlotte Observer, Chandler said his toe and ankle are healthy (“For the first time in a couple of years, I’ve got good movement in my toe.”), and Larry Brown said Chandler will help the Bobcats be more of a running team. Read More »

Forget a marathon — over the weekend, Stephon Marbury put on a one-man Tour de France of craziness that took him well past the point of being seen as just a basketball player anymore. At times funny, at times disturbing, it made it hard to remember why Steph is famous in the first place. Here’s a reminder:

Steve Nash is in the process of promoting his newest business, a social networking website for athletes. Unfortunately for him, I don’t think his project will be a hit. Read More »