Caron Butler was on hand for the House of Hoops grand opening in D.C. on Sunday, October 25. Prior to the store’s opening – which is located inside The Mall at Prince Georges in Hyattsville, MD – over 100 kids participated in a free basketball clinic hosted by Chainlink Fundamentals at the Capital Sports and Learning Complex. After the clinic, the kids were bussed over to the mall where they got to see Caron participate in a q&a. Read More »

Every year, Jordan Brand brings the heat when it comes to their commercial game. This year, with D-Wade added to the roster, they definitely don’t disappoint.

While there’s no way you can get your hands on a ring, if you’re a die-hard Lakers fan, you can get your hands on one of these. Without a doubt, the centerpiece of the Lakers Champions Collection is the adidas Anniversary Jacket. Read More »

While the Bulls don’t play until tomorrow night against the Spurs, reigning Rookie of the Year Derrick Rose is taking some time out of his busy schedule to talk to YOU. Way better than any USTREAM, from his rigorous training regimen to thoughts on the season to his new shoe, nothing will be off limits as D-Rose field questions tonight in a live online chat. Read More »

This will not be your typical NBA recap, it is simply my random observations and thoughts on the game. These observations were made in real time watching the game, if you have random observations, comments or questions during any NBA game tweet it to @dimemag and I will choose the best to include in my random observations. Read More »

While Kobe got got his ring, Lil’ Dez got some kicks. Yesterday, Kobe’s biggest fan got a pair of signature kicks – the Lil’ Dez Big Nike – that dropped at House of Hoops locations. Read More »

It’s been two years since Gilbert Arenas has been relevant in the NBA. On top of being one of the league’s top talents at the time, Agent Zero also possessed Shaq-like charisma that allowed him to grace national magazine covers, appear in TV commercials and pen the hottest blog in the sports world (do athletes still blog?). Coming into the 2009-10 season healthy for the first time in two seasons, Gilbert is on a mission to get his name, his rep and his team back into relevancy. Read More »

After being tossed to the wayside by the Detroit Pistons and their financial woes, Arron Afflalo is looking like the next big steal for the Denver Nuggets.

As I have mentioned before, Detroit deserves a lot of credit for Denver’s success over the past few seasons. Detroit chose Darko over Melo in the draft, gave up Chauncey Billups for a disgruntled Iverson, and most recently traded Afflalo and Walter Sharpe to Denver for a future second round pick. Read More »

You might remember Jason Arasheben of Jason of Beverly Hills from Dime #52 when we featured a selection of some of the jewelry he’s done for the NBA’s elite. But no matter how many chains he could make for LeBron, nothing is going to compare to making an NBA championship ring. Read More »

Contrary to what Chris Webber said last night, the Celtics are not going to win the 2010 championship because they picked up Rasheed Wallace. While ‘Sheed will definitely play a role, Boston isn’t winning jack (or Larry) unless Paul Pierce performs up to Paul Pierce standards. Last night was vintage Truth, as Boston downed the Cavs in the opening game of the new season, a rare home loss for Cleveland. With a little over a minute remaining in the fourth and the Celtics up by four, Pierce (23 pts, 11 rebs) ran a pick-and-roll with KG near midcourt against LeBron and Shaq. Advantage: Boston. Shaq reached, Pierce teached, then stuck a jumper from the top of the key that was essentially the dagger. Read More »