Now that you’ve seen the spot, you knew that the next thing to drop would be behind the scenes footage from the shoot. Hear Lamar Odom, Stalley and director Jacob Lincoln talk about what went down.

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It appears the University of Miami won’t be the only men’s basketball team receiving player exclusives of the Nike LeBron 9. You had to know that the University of Kentucky would be shown some love from LeBron too. Read More »

Earlier this week, NBA legends Charles Barkley, Reggie Miller and powerful player agent, Mark Bartelstein, jumped onto NBA TV’s Game Time to talk about the depressing state of affairs in the NBA. Barkley has voiced his opinion constantly for the last six months or so, and he’s always believed we were going to miss the entire season. Both Barkley and Miller don’t see this lockout playing out like the last one (1998-99) at all, and Miller especially voices his criticism of today’s stars not stepping up the way MJ did. That’s not a good look. We could be in for a long wait. Check out some of the highlights from the conversation after the jump. Read More »

After LeBron‘s talents arrived in South Beach last season, it has paid dividends for more than just Heat fans. For instance, the “Cannon” edition of the Nike LeBron 9 was first released exclusively in Miami for sneakerheads. And now it appears the University of Miami men’s basketball team is getting shown some love too. Read More »

On the day Carmelo Anthony was releasing his latest signature shoe, the Jordan Melo M8, it was only fitting that he do it in front of a rambunctious NYC crowd. Dropping by the House of Hoops on 125th Street yesterday evening, ‘Melo brought along Jadakiss to help him introduce his latest kicks. Read More »

The battle of the beast. Yesterday we brought you an epic Who’s Better between healthy versions of Grant Hill, Penny Hardaway and Tracy McGrady. Today, it’s another old school vs. new school edition, the original and the evolution: Shawn Kemp vs. Amar’e Stoudemire. These are two of the most athletically gifted players we’ve ever seen, and as power forwards, we can’t help but compare them. Read More »

The Oklahoma City Thunder are not like a box of chocolates. You know they’ve got four fantasy studs that can feasibly be drafted in succession in the first four rounds of standard-sized drafts. Truth be told, no one else on this roster really matters. It will be interesting to monitor how the team’s mercurial point guard adjusts to having a more prominent mate in the backcourt. Read More »

Right now, the Big Blue All-Stars might be the best squad around. I mean, where else can you see Rajon Rondo throw backwards alley-oops to Kenneth Faried, or have Faried do the ever-so-popular self alley-oop? Check ‘em both out below.

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After more than 85 years in the game, the Harlem Globetrotters are still ballin’. And today, the team is challenging the world to the largest game of H-O-R-S-E ever played. If you think you have what it takes to compete, all you have to do is submit your best trick shots to Facebook and see if the Globetrotters can hang.

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Kobe Bryant is having no trouble drawing attention, and putting himself into position to make money with this lockout looming overhead. He’s been in negotiations with the Italian club Virtus Bologna for a minute now. When we first heard the club had offered $1 million to Kobe for one game, we almost lost it. Now, reports are saying the offer was increased to $2 million for one game. You can’t say no to that. The club says they have lined up some sponsorships and networks to support the “Kobe Night.” Read More »