In a move that has been rumored for months but became official today, the New Jersey Nets applied to the NBA for a name change, according to the New York Daily News.
The name-changing process reportedly takes about two years to complete, which coincides with the Nets’ move to Brooklyn.
Good move if you ask me. Having to watch NBA games literally every night during the season for the last 4-5 years, Nets have always been one of those teams that are hard to watch simply from an aesthetic standpoint: Read More »
Yesterday we showed you the super limited Jordan Brand World Basketball Festival Figurines, and today we’re coming back with even more heat. As part of Jordan Brand’s retail takeover at Atmos – transforming the iconic Harlem sneaker store into a Jordan-only pop-up store – they’ve partnered with Skullcandy to produce a limited run of “For the Love of the Game” packs, with the first one using the Air Jordan IX Retro. Read More »
While Kevin Durant and Gilbert Arenas have brought recent attention to Washington D.C.’s Goodman League summer tournament at Barry Farms, another of D.C.’s top summer attractions is the Kenner League at Georgetown University. It’s tradition that G’town and other college players in the DMV area play at the Kenner during the offseason, as the alumni list includes everybody from Steve Francis to Alonzo Mourning. Back in ’94, before beginning his freshman year with the Hoyas, Allen Iverson ran at the Kenner League, too. Here are some highlights:
As part of the festivities surrounding the World Basketball Festival, 21 Mercer is dropping an early release of the Nike Air Force 1 Country Pack today until 7:00 pm. All the shoes (with models for Brazil, France, China, Puerto Rico and the U.S.) come with a special box and tissue paper available exclusively at 21 Mercer. Also, there will be WBF ticket giveaways to the first four purchasers of each country along with limited edition laser customization available throughout the day. Check out the kicks for each country after the jump. Read More »
There is a lot to look forward to this upcoming NBA season. After the biggest free agent period ever and all of the new exciting rookies ready to play, you’re going to need a program to figure out all the new faces in new places. With the Lakers going for a three-peat and the super trio in Miami, there are more than enough storylines to keep fans entertained. And now that the NBA schedule has been released, here are the Top 10 NBA Games To Watch This Season. Read More »
If there’s one thing Twitter has done for the world of sports and sports media, it has taken down some of the walls between athletes and the public.
Back in the days when an athlete’s primary communication with fans came through the filter of an interviewer, that’s exactly how it was: filtered. But in the era of Twitter and viral media outlets like YouTube and UStream, athletes are willing to say things in their own comfort zone that they probably wouldn’t say with somebody else’s tape recorder and unknown intentions in front of them. Read More »
While the casual NBA fan learned last week which games to put on their radar for Opening Night, Christmas Day, the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, along with some other notable opening week matchups, the rest of us — the hardcore, League Pass-watching, fantasy team-owning, problem gamblers — were just as psyched for yesterday’s unveiling of the entire 82-game schedule for every team … With the Dime office located just a few subway stops away from Madison Square Garden, of course we have a vested interest in the Knicks schedule: Brandon Roy and the Blazers come to MSG for the home opener Oct. 30, and hopefully Greg Oden will be standing on two healthy legs that late into the season; Read More »
After all the high profile free-agent buzz has simmered down, the remaining veterans have been shopping themselves around the League hoping to land a contract with a championship contender (especially those who don’t have rings on their fingers yet). This late in the signing period, though, younger players are getting picked up like New Yorkers in taxi cabs, while the veterans are left on the side of the road holding up signs saying “Will work for veterans minimum.”
Some veterans (like Shaq) have been more fortunate than others. But the fact of the matter is most NBA teams see the older guys as burdens rather than potential contributors. Read More »
Not too long ago, an NBA starting center who owns a championship ring told me that, at least in is opinion, confidence is the biggest asset a basketball player can possess.
“I have to feel like I’m the best player at my position whenever I go out on the court,” Kendrick Perkins said. “The NBA is all about confidence. If you have a lot of confidence from within, you can succeed.”
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