By now you need no introduction to Baltimore’s Aquille Carr. And as you’d expect, our cover boy dominated the 2011 summer circuit. The following mixtape features highlights from nearly everywhere “The Crime Stopper” played this summer, and after watching, you’ll realize why we’re all witnessing a high school legend in the making.

Read More »

Honestly, how did it take this long to set something like this up? We may not have the NBA on time, but Las Vegas finally has a team, and their “team” should be loaded. A long-rumored league is finally taking shape in the city of Sin, and should tip off at the start of next week. One of the most well-known trainers in the world, Joe Abunassar, is the brains behind the operation (which is being called “Impact Training Competitive Basketball Series”), saying summer leagues are cool, but there’s nothing like playing five on five with all pros (you might know Joe as the guy who’s helped turn Derrick Rose, Russell Westbrook and Kevin Love into all-world players). At least 40 players have already committed to play and everyone is serious enough about it that we’ll have six to eight teams, a playoffs and a championship. Read More »

Steve Nash has a lot of time on his hands right now. So naturally, he went all Steve Nash on us and set it off by appearing onstage at a Rock The Bells concert stop while Nas was performing. Then, he broke off some dances moves. Nash and Nas. That’s a devastating pick-n-roll tandem.

Read More »

With summer coming to a close and the beach soon to become a distant memory, Mitchell & Ness and Long Island sneaker boutique EastWest have teamed up to bring you the “Shark Tooth” snapback collection. Known as a “Shark Tooth” snapback for its shark-like flat embroidery, this collection pays homage to that early-’90s steez when these hats first reared their fins. Read More »

If you’re looking for another great new web series, look no further. Introducing Poor Hungry Driven, starring the one and only Terrence Williams. In the first episode, T-Will sets the stage for the show, filling you in on who he is and what inspires him. The new series is directed and produced by up-and-coming filmmaker T.J. Regan, who’s also doing projects with Nate Robinson and Isaiah Thomas.

Read More »

Now that Derrick Rose is an MVP and a clear choice as one of the top basketball talents in the world, it’s easy to say we all saw this coming. We forget though that it wasn’t long ago a good percentage of fans thought O.J. Mayo was better. Even at this time last year, no one would’ve bet money that Pooh would become an MVP almost overnight. You can complain all you want – as many in the basketball community did all year – that he wasn’t a worthy MVP winner. But he won it because he was by far the best player on the best team in the league (going by regular season records), and a good story on top of that. You can’t take that away from him. Read More »

The line stretches almost around the block. There’s a girl, black hair pulled back in a pony tail, with a Spalding basketball nestled between her arm and torso. A man with an afro squints forward, his eyes panning through the line ahead of him before reaching down with a finger to clean a sliver of dirt off his Jordans and adjusting a device on his ankle. Towards the back, a man dressed in rags is telling anyone that’ll listen that he could once grab a quarter off the top of the backboard. Read More »

Every year, one team makes a surprisingly deep run in the NCAA Tournament. This past year it was Butler and VCU making the Final Four, while in 2010 it was Butler making the national championship game and sixth-seeded Tennessee reaching the Elite Eight. This coming season, North Carolina, Kentucky and Ohio State are heavy favorites to reach the Final Four in New Orleans, but here are 10 teams that could make a surprising run in March. Read More »

The thing people don’t get about sneaker collectors is that it’s often not about the sneakers themselves, but rather the stories behind them. You always remember your first pair of Jordans in eighth grade, or the sneakers you started college in, or the pair you got to celebrate getting a job you really wanted.

Nearly 20 years after I got those first gleaming white Cardinal VIIs, the magic of lacing up a fresh pair still hasn’t faded. If anything, it’s been bolstered by a growing sense of nostalgia; the sneakers you love bring you back to another time in your life when they were prominent, either on your feet or in general. Read More »

Other than taking some time off this summer, what are you supposed to do during a lockout? How about go under the needle. Just recently, we’ve shown you new ink from Amir Johnson, DeMarcus Cousins and Ryan Gomes. Now, thanks to Twitter, we have the latest from Kevin Durant. Check it out in all its glory after the jump. Read More »