Who doesn’t want to be Mars Blackmon? In March it was Blake Griffin; now it’s Playboy Playmate Francesca Frigo (Miss August 2010). Watch as Frigo puts a spin on the classic commercial in a teaser for Playboy’s forthcoming feature on the top 23 Air Jordans of all time. It’s gotta be the shoes…

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There were rumors (and photos) percolating all over the interwebs last week that Blake Griffin (not Spike Lee) was dressing up as the legendary Mars Blackmon for an upcoming photo shoot, but no one seemed to know what it was for. Now we know. Watch Mars BlakeMan ask USC tight end Jordan Cameron what makes him so great. Will this help his NFL Draft stock this year? Probably not. But it will make for a good promotional video to show his grandkids.

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On this unofficial Michael Jordan Day, the Dime crew reminisces on our personal favorite MJ moments, as well as our favorite Jordan sneakers.

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The Flu Game Growing up in the middle of the Jordan era, I eagerly huddled around the television to see what he would do next. The next amazing dunk, the game-winning shot, the shrug, the finger wag … anything he did, I had to see. Out of all those games and moments, one stands above all of the others: Game 5 of the 1997 NBA Finals. Read More »

“It’s gotta be the shoes.”

A statement by the great Mars Blackmon that still lives fresh today. After doing his best to check reigning MVP LeBron James in the Eastern Conference Finals, Mickael Pietrus will do his best to guard last year’s MVP Kobe Bryant. Not an easy task for anymore, so Mike figured he’d switch things up. Read More »