We know what Derrick Williams did. We know what Tyreke Evans did. But what about Brandon Jennings, Kemba Walker, Rodney Purvis and Shabazz Muhammad? They brought their games as well with Hoopmixtape bringing the heat.

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You know what’s crazy about this Delonte West mic session? Get the beat an extra kick, have someone write him a catchy chorus, and boom, Charlee Redz has himself a hit record. Is West now a top 10 NBA rapper?

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What if Charles Barkley could be quiet? The world would end. The Chuckster may not be in NBA 2K12, but he’s still letting his voice be heard one way or another, mentioning on the “The Waddle & Silvy Show” on ESPN 1000 that he doesn’t think Derrick Rose should go overseas and play. Actually, Barkley doesn’t think any great player should do it. It’s too much of a risk, and the incentive to actually make a move like that isn’t large enough. Read More »

Dwyane Wade could’ve been THE guy. It was right there. He could’ve made all the difference. How ironic it is that D-Wade is talking about the Bulls when many argued Chicago is the place he should’ve picked, that his home should’ve become his real home last summer. While Chicago is one player away from being a championship team – and that one player could’ve easily been Wade had he agreed to a deal last summer – Miami isn’t really any players away. They are there now. They just have to win it. Read More »

I feel like I watched the same exact video of Tyreke Evans last year, destroying high school kids in the same gym. Maybe it’s a new initiation? Come out here to the Boost Mobile Elite 24 Midnight Scrimmage and get embarrassed by Tyreke. Then, and only then, can you say you are somebody. Anyways, if you’re one of those people who seems to think Evans really isn’t that good, and that last year was the norm (even though he had injuries issues all year), make sure you check him out this season now that he’s back to normal.

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In the most obvious basketball-related news since Michael Beasley got in off-the-court trouble again, earlier this summer Shaquille O’Neal announced he would be taking his talents to the sidelines as part of the Turner commentary crew. You don’t have to exactly be a rocket scientist – or a TNT NBA analyst – to know that Shaq Diesel is quite quotacious and clearly fit for evening entertainment. It’s not a matter of if O’Neal will be successful, but how successful he will be. Thankfully, his new gig doesn’t require him to lug around 300+ pounds on 39-year-old knees or match-up against Dwight Howard. So it’s looking like this may be O’Neal’s best decision since signing with the Lakers the year they drafted a teenage Mamba. Read More »

It’s about time Dirk, one of the most stylish and coolest dudes around, got some commercial love…

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About a month ago, word broke that Pau and Marc Gasol were going to be pitching for San Miguel 0.0%, a non-alcoholic beer based out of the Philippines. As the country’s largest beer producer with a market share of over 95%, San Miguel has been involved with hoops for minute, serving as a senior partner of the Spanish Basketball Federation. So in addition to filming spots with Spanish stars Rudy Fernandez, Sergio Llull, Victor Sada and Felipe Reyes, witness the first time that the Gasol Brothers appear together in an advertising campaign. Read More »

My high school coach was crazy. It was a good crazy, but it was still out-of-his-mind crazy. At least, that’s what I thought at 16 years old. But if you compare him, and virtually any other coach or team across the U.S., to some of the things that go on in Turkey with their pro teams, you’ll see there is a huge difference.

A few former college players – Rhode Island’s Jimmy Baron, UCLA’s Josh Shipp, Syracuse’s Eric Devendorf – all told ESPN they’ve been a part of some insane (and dangerous) stuff surrounding basketball in Turkey. Read More »

Two years ago, when the Boost Mobile Elite 24 was still in NYC, they held a secret midnight run at MSG so all the high school players could ball with the pros. Last year when they’ve moved out to L.A., they decided to burn the midnight oil at HAX. So with Brandon Jennings, Tyreke Evans, Kemba Walker, Kenneth Faried and Jordan Hamilton all in attendance for this week’s festivities, it was Derrick Williams who decided to dunk on some of the kids.

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