Love. That’s the only word to describe what happened when J.J. Barea hit the Foot Locker in Puerto Rico’s Plaza Las Americas mall this past weekend.

I’ve attended dozens of NBA player store appearances, and I’ve never seen so much love. Not for Kobe, LeBron, KD, Wade or CP3. This was different. Read More »

The other day, our friends at Converse held an event in NYC to showcase their two new basketball sneakers – the Converse DEFCON and Converse Pro Leather 2K11. Hosted by Bobbito Garcia, Converse athletes Chris “Birdman” Andersen, Lou Williams and Kyle Korver were there to represent. After about a 30-minute Q&A with Bobbito, the athletes had the opportunity to interact with the media, and I got the chance to catch up with Birdman and Sweet Lou. Read More »

If you were at the Palestra yesterday, you got to see Lou Williams and Team Philly beat a squad featuring LeBron James, Chris Paul and Carmelo Anthony. Now check out the shoes he did it in. Before officially dropping the Converse DEFCON this fall, check out Sweet Lou’s player exclusives below, as well as other photos from The Battle For I-95. Read More »