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NBA Draft, Video / May 22, 2013 / 2:30 pm

D.J. Stephens Sets NBA Draft Combine Vertical Leap Record: Watch His 12 Best Dunks

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Are you serious? Word just broke that University of Memphis forward D.J. Stephens recorded an NBA Draft record 46-INCH VERTICAL LEAP in combine testing. And the dude is 6-5, so it’s not like he’s some crazy Nate Robinson clone or something.

Want to see him work? Check out DJ’s top dunks at Memphis and in AAU: Read More »

College, Mock Draft, NBA, NBA Draft / May 22, 2013 / 2:00 pm

Dime’s 2013 NBA Mock Draft 1.0: Cleveland Should take Nerlens Noel At No. 1 (Full Mock Draft)

Nerlens Noel

Does this draft class suck? Well, more than a few “experts” maintain it’s not one of the best you’ll ever see. That being said, we don’t really know what’ll happen until these young fellas get drafted and hit the floor. There are plenty of teams that could use Ben McLemore or Anthony Bennett or Alex Len. Now, after tonight, we have a better grip on which teams will get them. Read More »

The Champs Sports Game Plan / May 22, 2013 / 12:00 pm

The Champs Sports Game Plan: The Jordan Suns/Knicks Collection

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Welcome to THE GAME PLAN, a new section on DimeMag.com where we collaborate with CHAMPS SPORTS to bring our readers the best one-stop head-to-toe collections for ballplayers nationwide.

The latest product release to hit the Game Plan is the Jordan Suns/Knicks Collection, with it’s centerpiece being the legendary – and controversial - Jordan Retro 8. Read More »

NBA / May 22, 2013 / 11:45 am

Indiana Newspaper Creates Massive Poster Of Roy Hibbert’s Block On Carmelo

Roy Hibbert

Jeff Van Gundy might not think Indiana has a chance against the Heat, but if Roy Hibbert can lock down the paint like he did during the Heat/Pacers second-round series last season, they’ll at least have a chance to push it to six or seven games. Read More »

Latest News, NBA / May 22, 2013 / 11:00 am

Jeff Van Gundy On Indiana: “Other Than James And Wade Running Into Each Other, At Full Speed, At Midcourt, How Do You See Them Winning 4 Out Of 7 Games?”

Another Jeff Van Gundy Masterpiece

Jeff Van Gundy‘s name is circulating around head coaching vacancies. But if it were up to us, the Notorious J.V.G. should stay right where he is. He’s pure comedy from behind the booth and, when he wants to be, might be the best basketball analyst out there. Read More »

Video, Video Games / May 22, 2013 / 10:30 am

Call Of Duty: Ghosts Unveils New Extended Trailer

Call Of Duty: Ghosts

The Call Of Duty franchise has reached that stage where it’s so popular that people like to criticize it. But in this first extended look at the newest installment, Call Of Duty: Ghosts, it’s hard to feel anything but excitement. The new, next-generation Xbox was revealed yesterday, and this trailer came soon after. Read More »

NBA, Video / May 22, 2013 / 10:04 am

Watch Tony Parker’s 18 Assists Carve Up the Memphis Grizzlies

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Tony Parker was carving up the Memphis Grizzlies last night. Along with his 15 points, TP dropped 18 assists, and was doing whatever he wanted to, wherever he wanted to on the court. [Read: Tony Parker is One of the Most Overlooked Superstars of This Era]

Here are his 18 dimes in one quick reel – the wraparound pass to Tiago Splitter at the 1:40 mark is just crazy: Read More »

instagram, NBA, Style - Kicks and Gear, Twitter / May 22, 2013 / 9:18 am

Kobe Bryant Trolls Charlotte Hornets Fans on Twitter and Instagram

Dime #71: Kobe Bryant

Hey Charlotte Hornets fans, do you remember how your team drafted Kobe Bryant with the 13th pick in the 1996 NBA Draft, only to immediately trade him to L.A. for Vlade Divac? Oh, you still think about it every day?

Well just in case you have gotten past it, Kobe decided to remind everyone last night on Twitter/Instagram. Read More »

NBA, Smack, Video / May 22, 2013 / 12:32 am

Quincy Pondexter Climbs The Ladder & Slams All Over Boris Diaw

Quincy Pondexter

This was karma. Anytime someone flops as badly as Tony Allen did during the closing minutes of regulation, a ridiculous act that ended up netting Memphis four key points, they don’t deserve to win. San Antonio opened up an 18-point lead in the third quarter, fell asleep for what seemed like an hour in real time, and then reemerged to dominate the closing minutes of an overtime littered with bad Jerryd Bayless decisions. Read More »

Style - Kicks and Gear / May 21, 2013 / 10:41 pm

Richard Hamilton Cops A Ridiculous Amount Of “Black Toe” Air Jordan 1s

Richard Hamilton

Richard Hamilton has been a part of the Jordan Brand family for a long time, so you have to expect his sneaker closest is overrun with Jordans. But still, we didn’t expect to see something like this. Rip posted this photo to Instagram earlier today while posing with an entire shipment of Air Jordan 1 “Black Toes” to lace all of the “Rip City fam.” Read More »

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