Wednesday was the first official night Kentucky students were allowed to camp out for Big Blue Madness tickets. And although it is still two days away from the actual distribution, the population of “Tent City” on the lawn surrounding Memorial Coliseum and the Joe Craft Center was up to approximately 445 as of 9 a.m. this morning. But last night, superstar freshman Anthony Davis and a couple of the guys from the team decided to swing by. Oh yeah, and AD may or may not have dunked on a kid.
We all make decisions when we’re younger that we’d like to forget, which is all part of getting to where we need to be. Essentially, you have to screw up – often – to learn the right way to do things by comparison.
Even someone who seems to have mostly had it together right from the start, Kobe Bryant, has been prone to such learning experiences – some far more whimsical than others. I was recently privy to one of his more benign missteps, his short-lived tenure as a rapper. Read More »
Carmelo Anthony and Chris Bosh weren’t the only ones on NBC last night. In fact, during a full day of promoting, Dwyane Wade somehow found the time to take his talents to the set of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon for a three-point shootout. And yes, Chinese food, doll heads and hotdog toasters were involved. Make sure you watch Part 2 after the jump.
Without a doubt, Kevin Durant was the undisputed King of the Summer this offseason. He played everywhere. And we mean everywhere. Indoors. Outdoors. Pro-Ams. Exhibition games. If Springfield was having an open run with an original leather basketball and peach baskets, we’re sure he would have been there too. So for the latest issue of Bounce, our sister playground publication, there was only one person that made sense for the cover: KD. Read More »
When I saw the HBO show Game Of Thrones last spring, I jumped all over it. It was so good. Now, I’m reading the books and even after nearly four novels and 4,000-something pages, the story is still just as crazy and just as good. Yet once I finish them, I won’t be reopening the novels for some time because of how long, taxing and consuming they’ve been. But there are a few specific books that I could read over and over… and every one of them has to do with the Chicago Bulls and more specifically, Michael Jordan. I can literally read one, and the moment I turn that final page to finish, I can go back to the beginning and start all over again. “The Jordan Rules”. “Playing For Keeps”. “Second Coming”. Read More »
The Indiana Pacers are some kind of something. That is to say, they’re a mediocre team with a few mildly appealing pieces for fantasy purposes, but nothing to go nuts about. If anything, there are a lot of untouched ceilings here, which may or may not appeal to you. Let’s take a look at what Larry Bird’s boys can offer fantasy owners next season. Read More »
Now that you’ve seen the shoe, and the teaser, you knew that the next thing to drop would be the commercial. And our friends over at adidas Basketball have been dropping hints on their Facebook page since last Friday with various screenshots, as well as helping us get to this point. We’ve made it. In this new 60-second spot titled “The Bull,” watch Derrick Rose use his vicious handle to battle the the matador and picadors in the bullring.
Offseason training regimens for NBA players run the gamut. Some guys decide to live in the gym, while others head outside for some cross-training. At 37 years old, Steve Nash does a little bit of everything. With that, check out the two-time MVP getting in a boxing workout at Koncrete Gym in Scottsdale, Ariz.
We told you in August that Carmelo Anthony and Chris Bosh would be making a guest appearance on an upcoming episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and last night that episode aired. In the episode titled “Personal Fouls,” where a youth basketball coach played by Dan Lauria is under suspicion as a sexual predator, Anthony and Bosh appear in the opening scene and the episode climax. You can watch the full episode below.
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