In January, we couldn’t tell you much, but we wanted to get generate some buzz for our next 10-year anniversary project slated to drop. And it’s safe to say that people wend wild. Today, we can finally give you a first look at what you’ve all been waiting for. Introducing the Dime x New Era “24 Second” Pack. Read More »

Jon Scheyer played 144 consecutive contests for the Duke Blue Devils in his four years in Durham, so when he didn’t play a single game of basketball for 223 days, it got to him.

“I counted the days before I got back,” says Scheyer, who made his return Feb. 22 with the Rio Grande Valley Vipers in the D-League after being sidelined with an eye injury he suffered playing for the Miami Heat in Summer League. And after watching him take the court, you could see that he was more than happy to be back. Read More »

It’s been 14 long years since Big Poppa passed on. The game has changed as artists have taken the blueprint The Notorious B.I.G. laid down with Life After Death, contorted it to fit the times and the culture, and have pumped out lame single after lame single.

If Big was still alive, who knows if he would recognize this art form that he helped enhance. Surely, we would recognize him. 14 years and he still might be the greatest emcee to ever do it.

So on the anniversary of his passing, we decided to give a few NBA players some required listening they need to be checking for. You can always use some more Biggie in your life (I just realized I haven’t played anything from Christopher Wallace for damn near six months). R.I.P. Read More »

Maybe there was a slight push off from LeBron, but either way, Nicolas Batum went flying.

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Beast of the Night: Dwyane Wade finished with 38 points, six rebounds, five assists, one steal, two blocks and two three-pointers in a losing cause. He shot 57 percent (12-21) from the field, 92 percent (12-13) from the free-throw line and had three turnovers. Wade has been a top-25 player this season, which is a far cry (pun intended) from his top-eight pick position in many drafts. Read More »

In January, we told you about Above The Rim‘s “Dunk Like Will” campaign, and we’ve been waiting ever since to see what talent would come out of it. Well, today’s the day. Introducing Stephon Simpson, a 6-1 dunker that would make even Will Bynum proud. After careful consideration and viewing countless video submissions, the man they call Ultimate Highlight was announced the grand prize winner. Watch to see why…

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Here’s something to cry about: The Miami Heat were beaten again last night, this time to the Portland Trail Blazers, taking their 5th L in a row. Miami was outrebounded, outshot and outhustled by the Blazers on their home floor, losing 105-96 … The Blazers had the lead for most of the game, but Miami battled back to tie it up at 77 at the start of the fourth on a sequence where Dwyane Wade blocked a Brandon Roy pullup jumper and raced the length of the court for the dunk. It was the kind of sequence that championship-caliber teams would use to turn the tables on their opponents to run them out of their gym. Miami is clearly not a championship-caliber team … LeBron had 31, but it was Wade who really came to play. As the Blazers snatched the lead back, it was Wade who kept Miami within striking distance all by himself, scoring 24 of his 38 points in the second half … The Blazers’ bench depth was overwhelming, outscoring Miami’s reserves 41-8. Gerald Wallace led the bench mob with 22 and nine boards, including a few moves in the lane that saw Wallace physically overpower LeBron. Not sure we’ve ever seen that happen to James with a non-center before. It was unsettling … Read More »

In May 2009, there were rumblings that high school point guard phenom John Wall was going to use his status as a fifth-year senior to skip college altogether and leap from Word of God Academy (Raleigh, N.C.) straight to the League. If that were the case, mock drafts were going to go haywire, with Wall springing into the Top 5, and perhaps even the Top 3. At that same time, Brandon Jennings was spending his year after high school changing the game in Italy, looking to come back and take the Lottery by storm. Almost two years later, Wall and Jennings meet again tonight. Read More »

Unlike the USC version of the Nike Zoom Kobe VI I posted earlier today, Duke’s colorway is available beyond Tobacco Road. And when you’re looking for some new kicks as March Madness hits, these should be in the mix. With that, check ‘em out. Read More »

In case you needed another reason to like Derrick Rose, watch him spin the new adidas adiZero Rose 1.5 on his finger for a whole commercial. It’s kind of amazing.

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