Injuries are inevitable and hard work pays off. Just ask Chris Johnson (Blazers) and Garrett Temple (Bucks), former teammates at LSU and the two most recent NBA call-ups from the D-League. These two were the benefactors to open rosters spots due to a rash of injuries on the Bucks (Brandon Jennings, John Salmons) and Blazers (Marcus Camby, Greg Oden). Read More »

Finally we get to see what H (Kevin Hart) was cookin’ up in the lab with his associates Quick and Explosive. Watch as he introduces the world’s first interchangeable midsole in the Air Jordan 2011. With ultra-responsive Zoom Air for quickness, and impact-absorbing Encapsulated Air for explosiveness, the Air Jordan 2011 is the first shoe that lets you “Choose Your Flight.”

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By now, you’re probably well aware of the NBA’s “Encouragement” campaign, the latest iteration of Where Amazing Happens. Using archive footage of NBA superstars when they were younger, they’ve inserted a person via green screen as if they were talking to the player at the time, encouraging them. That new footage is then synched with the old footage to make it seem as if the person that was filmed is in the same shot. It’s like Back to the Future, but better.

With the new spot starring Chris Paul at West Forsyth High School debuting tonight, we got up with Danny Meiseles, Executive Vice President and Executive Producer of Production, Programming & Broadcasting for NBA Entertainment, to talk about the campaign. Read More »

After seeing a young Kevin Durant talk to the future, a young Amar’e Stoudemire shooting in an empty gym, and a young Steve Nash practicing back home in British Columbia, check out the latest “Encouragement” spot starring Chris Paul at West Forsyth High School before it debuts on-air tonight.

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The Cleveland Cavaliers have been feeling the bad karma this season. LeBron James came into their house and destroyed them, Anderson Varejao suffered a season-ending ankle injury during a simple practice drill, and future building block J.J. Hickson has bounced in and out of the starting lineup. Meanwhile, the Cavs are 8-37, losing their 18th game in a row last night in Boston, and their 22nd straight on the road. Read More »

Carmelo Anthony played in front of what could be considered the closest thing he has to a “hometown” NBA crowd last night, when he dropped 23 points in the Nuggets’ win over the Washington Wizards. About 20 friends and family made the trip to D.C. for the game from Baltimore, the city with which Anthony is most closely associated, the city where he opened the Melo Center youth development complex on Fayette Street.

But as ‘Melo has said before, “I was born in Brooklyn, manufactured in Baltimore.” Read More »

So now that we’ve officially unveiled the Air Jordan 2011, it’s time to check out multiple angles of the first three colorways that are slated to drop: White/Black-Anthracite, White/Varsity Royal-Deep Royal and Team Red/Team Red-White. Read More »

It’s finally here! This afternoon, I’ll be meeting with the Jordan Brand design team behind the Air Jordan 2011, but I wanted to get you guys a first look at the 26th shoe in the Air Jordan franchise as soon as I could. Check it out. Read More »

With the NBA set to announce its All-Star starters tomorrow, this is the time of year where blaming the game’s fans for ultimately meaningless travesties is at its peak. You’ll see what I mean once Yao Ming‘s name is revealed as the Western Conference starting center.

NBA fans are safe from blame, though, when it comes to the League’s regular-season awards. If we end up with the wrong MVP or Coach of the Year, that falls on the media members who vote. The idea is that those of us who cover the League for a living are more objective and know what we’re talking about, that we’re not going to reduce things to a popularity contest. Read More »

I’m pretty sure this shot by Lamar Odom gave the Jazz H-O-R-S-E.

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