Little known Jeremy Evans, a last-minute replacement for Iman Shumpert, was awarded the 2012 Sprite Slam Dunk champion during NBA All-Star Weekend in Orlando, Fla. Using fan voting to declare the winner, a first in the competition’s history, Evans joins an exclusive list of past winners that includes Michael Jordan, Dominique Wilkins, Kobe Bryant, Nate … [Read more…]
At the halfway point of the lockout-shortened, 66-game NBA season, two teams have emerged from the pack and two players have risen to the top: the Miami Heat led by LeBron James, and the Oklahoma City Thunder led by Kevin Durant. The Heat own the best record in the East while the Thunder own the … [Read more…]
Much like those Bruce Lee movies in the late 1960s and early ’70s, Jeremy Lin is kicking everyone and anyone who tries to get in his path. The moment New York Knicks head coach Mike D’Antoni finally called Lin’s number the Harvard graduate has been nothing short of spectacular, winning over the Madison Square Garden … [Read more…]
The rosters for the East and West squads in the 2012 NBA All-Star Game in Orlando were finalized Thursday night when the reserves were announced on TNT. Joining starters Kobe Bryant (Lakers), Chris Paul (Clippers), Blake Griffin (Clippers), Kevin Durant (Thunder), and Andrew Bynum (Lakers) on the West team are guards Steve Nash (Suns), Russell … [Read more…]
No matter how much they try to detach from each other, Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant will forever be linked in Lakers lore. The duo brought home three consecutive championships to the franchise and reached the NBA Finals four times in five seasons. The Shaq-and-Kobe era gave Laker fans a multitude of unforgettable moments, including … [Read more…]
In Gotham City, Batman always rules while Robin plays second fiddle. Batman owns Wayne Enterprise and Wayne Manor, has the coolest Mancave, and drives the Batmobile. Do you ever see Robin driving the Batmobile? I don’t think so. The unwritten rule of Gotham implies that Batman never has to take a backseat to anyone. When … [Read more…]
Before we go completely gaga over Blake Griffin’s thunderous dunk (or throwdown) over Kendrick Perkins, let’s take a step back and avoid being a prisoner of the moment. Griffin’s aerial assault on Jan. 30 against the Oklahoma City Thunder was spectacular and deserved all the attention it received the past couple of days. But to … [Read more…]
Sometimes riding bicycles is the best motive of transportation. You get a good workout in before your shift and you don’t have to deal with all the stress of traffic. That’s exactly what LeBron James was thinking when he decided to use his custom “King James” cycle to get to American Airlines Arena before Sunday’s … [Read more…]
It appears that Dirk Nowitzki has not been able to shake off the hangover from the Dallas Mavericks’ 2011 championship party because the way he reacted after an alley-oop dunk by teammate Brandan Wright against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Jan. 25, Dirk sounded like a college student partying at Oktoberfest. On a night when the … [Read more…]
USA Basketball recently announced the 20 finalists who will compete for the 12 spots on the senior men’s national team that will represent the U.S. in the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Among the finalists are holdovers from the 2008 gold-medal winning team in Beijing: Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh, Dwight Howard, … [Read more…]