How smooth is this trailer? I won’t take up much of your time. Just watch.

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Other than Kevin Durant, I don’t think there’s any NBA player that played more ball than Brandon Jennings this summer. And for those of you that have been wondering what he been playing in, we can finally show you the first official image of his second signature shoe. Introducing the Under Armour Micro G Bloodline, a shoe inspired by Brandon’s path from where he was born and raised, to where he is today. Check it out: Read More »

“I see you going for the pull-up the whole time! I’m a vet!” Does it really matter that John Wall is only 20 years old? He’s not exactly a veteran. But we’ll call him one because he looked the part at Reebok Headquarters on Tuesday, dominating in pick-up games and clearly standing alone as the face of the brand. While he is set to make the jump to 21 in another week, Wall is still a lot like the high school kids he was hooping with: young, excited and taking every challenge head on. Read More »

For years, NBA players have spent their summers playing pickup ball at UCLA’s Student Activities Center in Westwood. And despite the exposure of All-Stars ballin’ at top summer leagues and Pro-Ams across the country, this offseason has been no different. With that said, UCLA’s Steve Ritea sat down with Elton Brand, Ron Artest and Andre Miller in-between runs to talk about the tradition.

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Many basketball fans grow up dreaming of one day owning an NBA team. They see themselves sitting in a luxury box or courtside for every game. They dream of building their own championship team and hoisting the Larry O’Brien Trophy. Mark Cuban is their idol. These few sentences aptly describe me, and I’m sure millions of others, but one man they don’t describe is Michael Alter. Read More »

Anyone remember School Sports? Back in high school, right outside the principal’s office, I could find a stack of that magazine once every few months. I’d grab three or four copies, spend the next few classes sifting through the pages, keep one copy on ice and then cut apart the others, taping every picture up onto my wall. They had national stories and local stuff too, which was always weird (seeing names you know in a magazine). Coming up the stairs from gym class, I always snuck a glance to my left to see if they were sitting there on a ledge, right outside of the main office. Read More »

Back in the day, real summer battles meant two players going back and forth, D-ing each other up and playing for respect. To be honest, it’s felt like those battles have gotten lost over the years. Thankfully all that’s changed. First Brandon Jennings and Josh Selby brought it back; then on Tuesday night Kevin Durant and LeBron James followed suit. Check out arguably the two best players in the game going head-to-head, and then some full highlights from the game after the jump.

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While in Baltimore for the Goodman League vs. Melo League showdown on Tuesday night, LeBron, ‘Melo and CP3 learned a couple of magic tricks from magician Doug McKenzie before the game…

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People have accused us of some anti-international crusade a few times this summer because of pieces of news we relayed about overseas ball. Let’s clear it up a bit: if you’re a basketball fan (like we all are) you WANT to see the players overseas. Obviously, you’d rather see the NBA down to get down, but if that won’t happen, give us the next best thing. Every player we’ve talked to this season has said the same things: they would play overseas. No questions asked. Some, like Will Bynum, even admitted the international game made them the players they are today. But when you get these odd stories, like goat heads being cut off and rubbing the blood around for good luck, how can you not read with your eyes wide open? Read More »