We’ve been following Under Armour‘s ‘Are You From Here?’ Tour from the beginning. While Brandon Jennings, Derrick Williams, Kemba Walker and Greivis Vasquez have held it down for Team UA so far, they ran into some tough competition in New York City, specificically Lincoln (you can check out the exclusive photos here). It was there they lost to a team of the school’s alumni that included Lance Stephenson and Sebastian Telfair. Hit the jump for highlights of the team’s stop at Boys & Girls High School as well.
I can’t be the only one who wants to get his hands on these (and don’t even get me started on the “Nerf” editions). Watch as Kevin Durant and Nike Basketball designer Leo Chang discuss KD’s fourth signature sneaker.
We’ve been waiting on an upset. Naturally this early in the season, you don’t expect it. Everyone is playing cupcakes, and conference schedules haven’t started yet. But where are the close games? Outside of a few, the majority so far have been snoozers. But last night, Pittsburgh got beat up from start to finish, in their own home… by freakin’ Long Beach State, 86-76. Miraculously, this was just the second time any non-Big East team had ever won in that building, and the 49ers didn’t just win. They dominated from the tip. Pitt was never closer than six throughout the whole second half despite some good games from Ashton Gibbs (20 points) and Nasir Robinson (19 points). Pitt did what they could to stay close, but check out the box score. Those Long Beach St. shooting percentages are video game-like. Read More »
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How do NBA players spend their time with the lockout? Some workout. Others go swimming. And sometimes, guys just take videos of themselves spitting pick-up lines. Kevin Love and Blake Griffin are into resuming their Jenga battle. You may remember these two filmed a spot for the ESPYs this past year where they went at it with this great game. Now check out this commercial from Hasbro as they get even more creative.
It’s mind-boggling how perfectly scripted Michael Jordan‘s career ended up. Take away those annoying years with Washington, and his legend as we know it sort of started with “The Shot” and then ended with “The Last Shot.” Yes, most won’t agree with me… and they’ll say it began with the day he was disguised as God. But in terms of winning, and elevating his status to the best in the game, it began on a Sunday in 1989 when Jordan ended Cleveland and Craig Ehlo‘s season. Jordan was never the same. But neither was Ehlo. Read More »
Okay so JaVale McGee doesn’t spend all his time working out or running on the beach with the sea gulls. The rest of the time he’s working on his pick-up lines that he says don’t work. Too bad that one about playing on the Wizards isn’t really applicable right now…
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It doesn’t look like the NBA will be back anytime soon, as the lockout continues in the wake of the players deciding to dissolve the union. With games already officially cancelled through December 15th, it seems likely more of the same will be soon to follow.
Unfortunately, we’ve been in this position before when the 1998-99 season was locked out through mid-January and the schedule was shortened to 50 games. So what better way to pass the time than by looking at the best albums from each of the two (relatively non-existent) NBA seasons? Read More »
While the current state of the NBA has basketball fans world down, some great things are still happening. Case in point: “The Experience,” compliments of Nets Basketball and the Barclays Center.
The Experience is the brand new mobile unit that the Nets unleashed at Brooklyn Borough Hall yesterday afternoon. Read More »
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