As Nike Basketball always does, they lace their guys with a special colorway for Christmas Day. To tell you the truth, they may even put them in their stocking the night before. So with Kobe Bryant, LeBron James and Kevin Durant all playing, check out a teaser of the limited-edition Christmas Day colorways of their signature sneakers (which will be available at retail the following day). Read More »
The Phoenix Suns have rolled through three general managers, three coaches and a slew of All-Stars and talented role players since 2005. After the sale of the franchise from long-time sports owner Jerry Colangelo to businessman Robert Sarver, this question looms: How much time does a team under new ownership need to settle down?
Composing winning teams in the NBA means team ownership must pair talented players with adaptable coaches. But championship-caliber teams keep those pieces static. Retaining players and coaches requires that the ownership have patience and trust in everyone in the organization –- no panicking allowed. Read More »
Any time Blake Griffin plays, if you don’t stay up to watch the game on League Pass, you better check the site in the AM. Because you know what’s about to happen. Check out four monstrous dunks from BG below.
It’s hard to say what the larger storyline was from Miami last night. Was it that the Heat finally lost? Or that the Mavericks took another step towards proving their validity as a real title contender? … Clutch Shawn Marion free throws and a huge three-pointer from Jason Terry in the final minute and a half proved to be the difference for the Mavs, as they overcame two big runs during both halves from Miami. LeBron James (19 points, 10 rebounds) and Dwyane Wade (22 points) were held in check all night and could never wrestle control of the game away from Dirk Nowitzki (26 points) and Dallas … Read More »
To celebrate the 12 days leading up until the NBA’s Christmas Day games, Dime and tünr will be giving away an exclusive pack of tünr laces and socks each day. Each pack – which you’ll get in your size – contains 10 pairs of matching laces and socks, including the limited edition Dee & Ricky collaboration. If you’re interested, here’s all you have to do: Read More »
Back in October, I told you about my secret mission from Dwyane Wade. Then it began. After Agent D3 took the silver screen in “Dominate Another Day,” watch as H (Kevin Hart) gets busy in the lab with his associates Quick and Explosive. As you can see, they’re getting ready for Agent D3′s Christmas meeting in L.A.
Don’t knock the hustle. That scrawny, little 15-year-old pictured above may be known to his parents as Max Silverman, but feel free to refer to him as the Gordon Gekko of the sneaker game. The Wheatley School (Old Westbury, N.Y.) sophomore may not have the largest or even most exclusive sneaker collection around, but he’s found a way to take his obsession of kicks and turn it into a nice little business for himself. After constantly running into Max at New York City’s Sneaker Con and Dunkxchange events, we got up with the kid to discuss his sneaker hustle, the business aspects of the game and his entrepreneurial goals for the future. Read More »
30. Sacramento Kings (5-20)Last week — Lost at Houston, lost at New Orleans, lost at Oklahoma City, lost to Houston
Thirteen losses in their last 14 tries, but at least DeMarcus Cousins is starting to produce. He’s averaged 17 points and 9.5 boards in his last four games. Read More »