This was one of those nights in the sports industry that becomes hard to talk about without sounding like a braggart and a name-dropper.
For last night’s Knicks/Celtics game at Madison Square Garden, I used my media credential to go behind the scenes and visit both locker rooms. When it was time for tip-off, I used my invite to a luxury suite — where I was part of a select group brought in to celebrate the launch of KnicksNow.com, the team’s new interactive social media website — to watch the game from the rich-people seats with rich-people amenities. And then after the game, maybe the best of the NBA season so far, I used my media pass again to access the locker rooms and catch the aftermath of an instant classic. Here’s how it all went down: Read More »
So after I got up with Chris Paul and Dwyane Wade over at House of Hoops, the night was just getting started. See when Jordan Brand does something, they do it big. So rather than just putting an installation inside legendary sneaker boutique Atmos, they decided to redo the whole place. And sure enough, Fabolous and Jadakiss came through. Check out the pictures after the jump. Read More »
Let’s just say it wasn’t a bad first day for Gerald. Last night the two of us hit up Santos Party House to see BK’s finest Fabolous do a whole set to celebrate the launch of his Reebok Classic Remix collection. With four different sneakers and a five city tour, you know he had to kick things off in NYC. Read More »
After arriving back from France, and with the official start of the NBA offseason now here, I hope that Tony Parker gets together with Fabolous and Booba again to release another track. Oh yea, and a priceless cameo by Tim Duncan. Classic.