The Richter magnitude scale assigns a single number to quantify the amount of seismic energy released by an earthquake. But how do you measure the amplitude of a never-before-seen force on the court? Tonight, Blake Griffin introduces “Ten Point Oh!” Read More »

When you’re going up against Blake Griffin, you gotta do whatever it takes. For JaVale McGee, that means a different pair of kicks for every dunk he attempts tonight. Among the five pairs of PEAK shoes specially designed for McGee, without a doubt the coolest one is the Wolverine-inspired design. Check out all five pairs after the jump. Read More »

About a year and a half ago, I wrote a piece for Dime called “Boobie’s Barber” on Daniel Gibson‘s hometown barber and barber shop. And yesterday during All-Star Media Day, I was able to snap a few pics of the fresh cut he got before making the trip. Check it out below, and read the original story as well. Read More »

Dominique Wilkins. Michael Jordan. Kobe Bryant. Vince Carter. Dwight Howard. The world is waiting for Blake Griffin to join the list of the NBA’s dunk contest kings, the (now rare) superstar who descends from the League’s upper echelon to make its All-Star Saturday Night showcase his own personal playground.

After putting together a collection of facials Peter North would be proud of in the first half of the season, Griffin warmed the L.A. crowd up in last night’s Rookie Challenge, and tonight takes center stage at the Slam Dunk contest, which he is expected to win. Looking to spoil the coronation are JaVale McGee, DeMar DeRozan and Serge Ibaka. Read More »

“This ain’t a game! I don’t do this for fun!”

If you took Katt Williams‘ played-out pimp character Money Mike from Friday After Next, made him 6-foot-11 with a bald head and menacing aura when he’s at work, that line would be Kevin Garnett‘s mantra.

In the four year since he was traded from Minnesota to Boston, KG has become one of the NBA’s villains (though Celtics fans absolutely love him). Read More »

On his way to 22 assists in last night’s Rookie Challenge, MVP John Wall set up crowd favorite Blake Griffin with some AND 1 mixtape flavor. (Thanks to reader Layzie for remining me that this wasn’t the “best” alley-oop of the year — that would be D-Wade‘s 90-footer to LeBron. All-Star makes us all a little over-hyped.)

It’s finally here! Watch as Kobe Bryant fights to protect the game of basketball against all who wish to destroy it in The Black Mamba…

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Blake Griffin is a beast. But you already knew that. Hopefully by the end of Friday night, those who don’t have NBA League Pass and have only been exposed to Blake Superior’s rookie brilliance got to see how beastly DeMarcus Cousins and John Wall can be … For the second straight year, the Rookies beat the Sophomores in the All-Star Rookie Challenge, but this may have been the first time it wasn’t an upset. Blake did his thing, finishing with 14 points in 13 minutes, pretty much all of it on dunks. Read More »

The last time Reebok had a limited edition release of the Reebok ZigTech Slash for John Wall, you could say things got a little crazy. Tomorrow morning, they’re doing it again, this time releasing 12 pairs of the limited edition “All-Star” colorway of the shoe designed by Dylan Stratton. And after tonight’s 12-point and record 22-assist MVP performance in the Rookie Challenge, you might want to get in line now. Read More »

Once upon a time, the NBA’s All-Star Rookie Challenge was easy to call. The rooks would have their highlights here and there, but inevitably the Sophomores — older, stronger, more accustomed to the NBA grind, not yet burned out after 40-something games, plus a year of experience after playing together in the previous year’s Challenge — would take control and turn it into something like a Harlem Globetrotters game.

That’s not the case this year. Or at least nobody thinks that will be the case. Read More »