If you were following along on our Twitter feed yesterday, then you know the whole Dime crew was tuned in to the Lakers’ Championship Parade. But one of our guys, known to you as college basketball fanatic Matty D, was actually out there, and sent us over these great pics of Kobe & Co. Check ‘em out after the jump. Read More »

Normally Shaquille O’Neal is a monster on Twitter, but since his last tweet on June 18th (which cryptically stated “What had happened was!!”), there have been no new updates. Maybe it’s because the following film is what he linked to.

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It wasn’t the same spectacle that shut down half the city of Los Angeles last year, but the Lakers’ 2010 championship parade was still something you didn’t want to miss. Kobe, Pau, Ron-Ron and the rest of the squad were perched atop an 18-wheeler as it rolled through the two-mile route, going from Staples Center to the USC campus. (If we were still into collecting Hot Wheels, the Lakers’ championship truck model would be kind of sick.) Over the last couple years we’ve seen the Yankees and New York Giants championship parades go right by the Dime office, and the atmosphere is tough to describe if you’re not there. It’s insanity. And you know Lakers fans are maybe crazier than NY fans … Read More »

It’s been a minute since I’ve thrown a “What’s In The Box?” feature up on the site, but today’s delivery deserves some special attention. For those of you that come to DimeMag.com all day, every day, you get to know the personalities on the site through our writing. So for anyone that knows me, you already know that the Maine Red Claws are without a doubt my favorite D-League squad. Today, after a season of hitting up everyone I knew at the League, I finally got them: my Maine Red Claws Official Game Shorts. And they’re awesome. Read More »

Words. Camron Ghorbi & Rey Jefferson

Ever since 1969, the League has awarded the Most Valuable Player of the NBA Finals with a trophy named after Bill Russell. And while Paul Pierce stormed through the playoffs to win the award in 2008, it was Kobe Bryant who captured his second straight Finals MVP in 2010. Although the NBA’s playoff award system begins and ends with the Finals MVP, here’s a full rundown of those deserving of some love after some impressive Finals performances: Read More »

With talk out of Boston getting louder that Rasheed Wallace will retire this summer, we may be witnessing the end of one of the NBA’s all-time greatest coulda-been-greater careers.

For 15 years, we read that same book on ‘Sheed: He could have been … fill in the blank … if he’d wanted to be. Hall of Famer. Best power forward in the League. Franchise superstar. The Black Dirk Nowitzki. The hip-hop generation’s Willis Reed. As nasty as he wanted to be. Read More »

We already heard Ron Artest shout out his song in the infamous post-game interview, and then again today during the Lakers’ parade. So before it hits iTunes, check out the music video of “Champions.” And then say, “Queensbridge.”

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In the 2009 NBA Draft, we saw guys like Tyler Hansbrough and Christian Eyenga get drafted higher than we ever expected. And this year’s crop is even more unpredictable compared to last year’s. Here are some of the guys who could be climbing the Draft Board this Thursday. Read More »

You knew this was coming. Last season, we had the “Puppets 4 Rings” t-shirts and got almost 1000 comments of people willing to do whatever it takes to get their hands on one. This year, now that the Black Mamba has five rings, you knew Nike Basketball was going to take care of their guy. So if you want to get your hands on one of these tees that Kobe may or may not be wearing in the parade today, answer the following question: Read More »

While performing at the Power106 Powerhouse concert in Anaheim, Drake thought it would be fitting to bring out a champion. While Kobe didn’t spend nearly as long on stage as LeBron did in Cleveland, it’s nice to see that he came out. I guess Drake will be bringing out your favorite local hoop star to a concert near you.

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