Has it really come to this? Derrick Rose can drop a 40-ounce on the best team in the League, the team with a 13-time All-Defensive pick patrolling the paint, and it’s not even a big surprise? At least it wasn’t to D-Rose, whose reaction at the end of his 42-point torching of the San Antonio Spurs last night had all the enthusiasm of a guy stuck in morning traffic … Chicago was up by seven at halftime, when Rose already had 21 points. He opened the third quarter in a brief jump shot duel with Tim Duncan, then took a backseat as Luol Deng and Carlos Boozer got theirs. Read More »
One of the great things about having All-Star Weekend in L.A. is that you’re able to chill with all sorts of celebrities. But for those of you that can’t make it out, thankfully our fam at adidas is giving you the chance to roll VIP with Snoop Dogg.
It wasn’t enough that Kevin Durant was voted in as a starter in this Sunday’s NBA All-Star Game, he also had to make some noise before All-Star Weekend even officially got underway. This morning, Durant signed an exclusive multi-year agreement for trading cards and memorabilia with Panini America (which will include product and brand advertising), joining an elite group of official company spokesmen than includes Kobe Bryant and John Wall. Below, check out an exclusive interview with KD, inside his house during his first signing session.
One of the best parts of having All-Star Weekend in or around your hometown, is that you get to come home and do some good for your old neighborhood. And today, Brandon Jennings is doing just that. Jennings and Under Armour have teamed up to bring a state-of-the-art basketball court renovation to Rowley Park in his hometown of Gardena, Calif. As his original home court, we can just imagine the type of damage Young Money would have done back in the day if the park looked this good. Read More »
If you’re planning on placing a bet on the NBA All-Star Rookie Challenge, well, you have a gambling problem. But beyond that, you might want to be wary of backing the Sophomores.
Brandon Jennings has been struggling since returning from foot surgery in late-January, Taj Gibson and DeJuan Blair will be technically playing the second half of a back-to-back and probably going even less hard than usual in an exhibition game, and I don’t see too many people on the Sophomore roster who can guard rookies Blake Griffin or John Wall. Read More »
We’ve known for a minute now that Skullcandy has been down with the NBA. And the product they keep dropping continues to get better and better. This release is no different: Introducing the NBA All-Star x Skullcandy x Roc Nation Aviator headphones. If you’re lucky, you’ll be able to cop a pair of these this weekend. Check ‘em out: Read More »
It seems like it’s been a minute since anyone’s been talking about Myspace. I mean, put it this way: The movie The Social Network wasn’t about them. But with that said, they appear to be making a comeback. That is, with the help of Blake Griffin. As part of their “Hijacks” program, which has seen everyone from Jack Black to Russell Simmons takeover the site, Griffin brings tons of personality and humor to the site for All-Star Weekend. In addition to exclusive footage of “The Rim Reaper” dunking with a camera literally strapped to his head, the following two videos of him sitting down with comedian Ben Gleib are absolutely hilarious: Read More »
It doesn’t seem like that long ago, but it’s been six years since Josh Smith put his name in the NBA All-Star history books with an impressive Slam Dunk contest showing that earned him the 2005 dunk championship.
In what was argubaly the best contest since Vince went HAM in 2000 — featuring a J.R. Smith behind-the-back dunk and a Steve Nash alley-oop header to Amar’e Stoudemire — Josh wowed the Denver crowd with a windmill over a seated Kenyon Martin, and another powerful windmill while wearing a Dominique Wilkins jersey, among others. Read More »
By this point, if you’re not excited to see The Black Mamba, you either don’t like basketball or film. (In which case, we can’t be friends.) Starring Kobe Bryant, Kanye West, Bruce Willis and Danny Trejo, the Nike Basketball production directed by Robert Rodriguez will launch for its world premiere Saturday night at 1:00am PST. Yeah, that’s 4:00am EST for all of you along the Atlantic. So if you want to be one of the first to see it, RSVP here: Read More »
This Saturday, the most fearless ballers in L.A. will be competing in a new brand of basketball called, Los Fearless. And from what we’ve been able to figure out, the action will be going down in a secret location at the Nike Tunnel. Dime’s Jack Jensen is one of the chosen ones, and has been keeping you up-to-date with his first two entries HERE and HERE. Want to peer into the world he’s been living in? Check out three teaser videos and the Los Fearless Manifesto below:
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