After the Lakers and Spurs each lost their first playoff games, the whole NBA world was put in a tizzy. Despite winning a combined 118 games in the regular season, the Lakers were suddenly soft, the Spurs, old. The sky was falling all over Los Angeles and San Antonio. We recommended taking cover. But last night the ships were righted, like that singles cruise you didn’t tell anyone you went on. Yesterday afternoon, if you would’ve told us that Kobe Bryant was going to look old and finish with just 11 points and that Pau Gasol (8 points, 5 rebounds) was going to play like a ballerina and have an even worse game than he did in Game 1, we would’ve told you it was danger time for the defending champs. But somehow, some way, they defended and rebounded just enough to beat the Hornets by nine and even up the series. Read More »
Brandon Roy doesn’t want self-pity. But he can’t help it. Not too long ago, Roy was one of the best young players in the game, a franchise talent in Portland who was good enough two years ago to average 22.6 points, 4.7 rebounds and 5.1 assists a game. He had beat the system, overcome all of the odds to actually make the NBA, and then once there, he rose even further.
But then, his knees broke down and everything changed. Read More »
Spike Lee isn’t the only one getting some fresh kicks from Jordan Brand. You might have noticed Dwyane Wade lacing up some heat the other night, and thankfully he tweeted a nice picture. If you didn’t know about the Jordan Fly Wade yet, you do now. Read More »
Life has to be good if you’re Spike Lee. When he’s not making movies with ‘Melo, he’s getting laced by Jordan Brand with some player exclusives – of a shoe named after him – in a New York Knicks colorway. Check ‘em out: Read More »
With the Denver Nuggets heading into Game 2 this evening in OKC – and looking to exact revenge from the Thunder’s 107-103 game one victory – they’re going to need positive minutes from the bench to be successful. Which is why the play of guard J.R. Smith is even that much more needed. In Game 1, Smith logged a modest 17 minutes of action – down from his 25-a-game regular season average – scoring nine points in that time. Read More »
After Chris Paul‘s performance in Game 1, I figured Nicki Minaj was an honorary Kardashian or something. But then I stumbled upon a trend. With Lil Wayne‘s “I Am Still Music” tour moving on to the U.S. Airways Center last night in Phoenix, rap’s Barbie decided to bring another All-Star point guard, Steve Nash, out for a lap dance. After watching the video, I think Vince Carter‘s tweet sums it up, “If y’all could have seen @SteveNash face when @nickiminaj got on top of him… #Classic.” Next stop on the tour is Los Angeles this Friday. And with the Lakers in New Orleans, I guess that means Mo Williams is the next All-Star point guard in line…
Lou Williams entered the NBA in 2005 as a member of the last draft class that allowed high school players to jump straight to the League. Since then, he has experienced it all over the course of his six-year NBA career, including a three-game stint in the D-League at the beginning of his sophomore season. This year, the 6-1, 175-pound reserve guard for the Philadelphia 76ers is having one of his best seasons yet, averaging 13.7 points and 3.4 assists per game. Read More »
We introduced y’all to Levi Maestro last summer, and have been fans for much longer than that. In his most recent episode of Maestro Knows, follow him to Minneapolis where he catches up with Kevin Love for the Timberwolves’ last game of the season. From gambling at breakfast to shootaround with Diddy to Maestro being awarded his own official NBA jersey, this serves as the longest episode yet.
Austin Rivers, Anthony Davis and Michael Gilchrist have received the most attention amongst the Class of 2011 high school prospects, but you’d be crazy to overlook Myck Kabongo. The 6-2 point guard headed to Texas has a handle that can break down just about any defender, an innate ability to hit the open man and a lethal jumper with deep range that will cause issues for Big 12 opponents next year. We got up with the Toronto product this past weekend at the Jordan Brand Classic in Charlotte to discuss his off-court interests, his high school career – that included stops at two of the country’s premier programs – and his goals for next year. Read More »
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