Asher Roth might not have been close to the best celebrity ballplayer at the Converse Band of Ballers earlier this week, but he was definitely the hottest name in the music game in the gym. The hip-hop Rookie of the Year candidate sat down for a few minutes between games to talk basketball, music and college…
Dime: Congrats on getting that first win earlier.
Asher Roth: Yeah, the early W was a good look for sure. It was super important and it really helped that my teammates hit a few big 3’s (laughs).
Dime: Yeah some shooters are always nice to have on your team. You had your birthday the other day right?
Asher: Yup, it was yesterday. So I’m 24 now – eight, eleven, eighty five. Read More »
I’m probably in the minority, but I don’t think Stephon Marbury eating Vaseline on-camera was THAT bad. While it’s become the definitive “crazy” moment of Steph’s summer-long campaign to end his NBA career and get himself a reality show, we’ve all got old-school home remedies we learned from our grandmas or aunts or moms that would probably look crazy if we did it on the Internet.
But if there was a chance that one NBA GM was willing to overlook the Vaseline thing and perhaps give Steph a chance to play, it’s definitely gone now. Read More »
Before his “Jones Family” squad took the championship game at the Converse Band of Ballers tourney in NYC earlier this week, we got up with Jim Jones to talk music, kicks and basketball…
Dime: There looks to be some tough teams out there today. What’s the strategy going in and do you see any teams that will be competition?
Jim Jones: We’re just gonna go hard out there man. We’ve been watching Pac Div play and their team’s looking kinda nice, but I’ve also been rooting them on cause we don’t get to see too many West Coast players out here in these New York streets. I know all the teams out here are gonna go hard, though, so it’s all water. Read More »
Converse held their first ever Band of Ballers event to celebrate the launch of the Weapon Evos on Wednesday afternoon at the St. Patrick’s Youth Center in New York City.
The tournament had musicians play in a 3-on-3 tournament that starred Jim Jones (The Jones Family team), Asher Roth (The Roth Boys team), DJ A-Trak’s Fool’s Gold record label, Pac Div, Matt and Kim (Brooklyn’s Crew team), and Mad Decent. Hot 97 radio personalities Miss Info and Peter Rosenberg kept the crowd entertained as DJ Cipha Sounds blasted current and old school hits as well as new tracks from the musicians participating. Read More »
The newest House of Hoops location, opening today at the Cherry Hill Mall in New Jersey, will receive an exclusive Philadelphia inspired pack of the Nike Hyperize. The two shoes will help celebrate the grand opening weekend and the big city across the river. Read More »
Today is Magic Johnson‘s 50th birthday. (It’s also my brother’s 21st. Have fun in Vegas, kid.) NBA TV has been running classic Lakers games all week to honor the greatest point guard of all-time, including some of the highlights you’ll see here…
Until now, you’ve only been able to visit a House of Hoops in NYC, Chicago or LA. But today, the start of the new HOH openings kicks off with a new spot in South Jersey’s Cherry Hill Mall. While the doors open today, the real grand opening will kick off this Sunday with two very special guests in the house. Read More »
To be fair, as we all know, there are dozens of other assets to being a great NBA player besides a pretty jump shot. But, holy hell is that thing pretty; and it’s been consistently gorgeous for 14 years in the league. Read More »
Dwyane Wade, Dwight Howard and almost everyone from the New Jersey Nets were at the Izod Center yesterday filiming “Just Wright,” a movie starring Queen Latifah and Common. The story revolves around a sports trainer (Queen Latifah) who finds herself falling in love with a professional basketball player (Common) while rehabilitating him from a career-threatening injury. Check the clip below.
The names and the teams may change, but NBA training camp is annually littered with position battles. This year, for example, you’ll have Steve Blake trying to keep his starting PG job safe from Andre Miller in Portland; Brandon Jennings and Luke Ridnour (and perhaps Ramon Sessions) fighting for top QB duties in Milwaukee; and in Washington, Nick Young, Randy Foye, Mike Miller and DeShawn Stevenson will vie for the starting backcourt spot next to Gilbert Arenas, while JaVale McGee and Fab Oberto challenge Brendan Haywood for minutes at center.
Most of the time, you can predict the winners fairly accurately before camp even opens. Not so much in Detroit. Read More »
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