Leave it to Nike Basketball to always introduce Kobe Bryant‘s new signature shoe during one of the biggest games of the year. So after dropping the Nike Zoom Kobe V – Chaos last year, check out the first colorway of the Nike Zoom Kobe VI slated to drop for this year’s game against the Heat. Read More »

What would happen if you stumbled upon Dwight Howard and a classic NBA JAM arcade game on the streets of New York? This.

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The transition from most-loved to most-hated isn’t a rare sight to see for today’s athletes. The old adage “First they hate you then they love you then they hate you again” has become somewhat of a defining statement for some players’ careers, from Michael Jordan to Kobe Bryant to LeBron James.

Resilience and the ability to block everything out is what helps the great players succeed despite the criticism, and that’s what Gilbert Arenas has. So it’s only a matter of time before he bounces back as well. Read More »

If you’ve ever met Rajon Rondo, then you know why some people misconstrue his confidence for cockiness. But when he told that he was the best point guard in the NBA for the cover story of Dime #56, I knew he wasn’t kidding around. Now, Rondo is talking about the impossible, telling Chris Tomasson of NBA FanHouse that he can average 20 assists per game this season. Read More »

Who do you want your offense to run through with the game on the line? Counting down from 30th to 1st (one per team), I’ve ranked the League’s go-to guys…

CHRIS PAUL, New Orleans Hornets It’s probably unfair to judge CP3′s merits as a go-to clutch player the morning after his team lost to the Clippers.

In many ways, Paul has been than ever this year, leading the Hornets to an 11-2 record with a first-year head coach (Monty Williams) and one All-Star teammate (David West). Read More »

After his Rookie of the Year campaign a season ago, you knew Nike was going to come correct with some heat for their guy Tyreke Evans. With that said, check out multiple pictures of the special home and away makeup of the Nike Hyperdunk 2010 for ‘Reke. Read More »

The Hawks had the Celtics where they should have wanted them: Rajon Rondo was out, the C’s were on a two-game losing streak, and the Hawks were at home. Nate Robinson, who’s not really a point guard, was starting at point guard for Boston. And although Joe Johnson had shot just 8-for-26 the last two games, he was facing a team that the Hawks swept last regular season.

So what happened? The Hawks fell behind by 26 in the first quarter, and the Rondo-less Celtics bruised and cruised to a 23-point win that was never close. Read More »

Last season as a junior, UC Irvine’s Darren Moore started all 32 games and averaged 15.9 points and 6.8 rebounds in the season’s final nine contest. But one thing that many people didn’t know is that the sociology major has perhaps the NCAA’s best collection of ink. These pictures from photographer Scott Roeder are a little old, but they give you a glimpse at just how crazy it is: Read More »

While Blake Griffin, John Wall and DeMarcus Cousins have rightfully stolen the main limelight of the rookie race thus far, a lot of other young guys are still finding their bearings in their first NBA season. And being in L.A., I’ve been fortunate enough to have already seen a good amount of those rooks roll through town.

With the bulk of the season still remaining, and teams becoming more comfortable with their new talent by the day, it only seemed natural to see how the League’s newest commodities were fitting in. And with teams from Detroit to Portland coming through to play the Clippers and Lakers recently, it provided us with a nice hodgepodge of rookie thoughts. Read More »

Beast of the Night: Carmelo Anthony did just about what you’d expect him to do against the Warriors: he lit up the scoreboard with 39 points, 2 threes, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 3 turnovers. He shot 42 percent (10-24) from the field and 100 percent (17-17) from the free-throw line. Trade rumors continue to swirl around his name but that hasn’t stopped Melo from putting up solid all-around numbers so far in 2010-11. Read More »