The longtime coach of Syracuse University’s Basketball team, Jim Boeheim, struck and killed a man that was standing along the side of an interstate highway on Wednesday night, as he tried to avoid hitting the pedestrian’s disabled vehicle. 51-year-old Jorge Jimenez was one of the occupants of a vehicle that …
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NBA Teams Up With FIBA and Barack Obama To Form New Professional Basketball League In Africa
The NBA is taking its business to the motherland to launch a new professional league. In a partnership between the NBA and the sport’s global governing body, FIBA, the Basketball Africa League will be a 12-team league, set to kick off their season in January. According to the Chicago Tribune, …
Read More »Ballerific Kicks: Nike Lebron 16 “Watch The Throne” Special Edition Basketball Shoe
The special edition “Watch The Throne” LeBron 16s will be released on February 18, during NBA All-Star festivities next weekend, according to Nike. Lebron James pays homage to hip hop legends Jay-Z and Kanye West, celebrating the 8th anniversary of their joint album ‘Watch The Throne,’ which featured their Grammy-winning single, “N*ggas …
Read More »Ballerific Kicks: PUMA X Meek Mill Clyde Court ”REFORM” Men’s Basketball Shoe
PUMA’s Clyde Court ‘REFORM’ is their way of standing up against the broken U.S. criminal justice system and in collaboration with Meek Mill, who is at the forefront of the prison reform initiative, ‘Reform’ demands attention with a tough design and legendary quote from Tommie Smith, “We had to be …
Read More »Steph Curry Announces “The Underrated Tour” For Overlooked, Underrated High School Basketball Prospects Like Him
Before Steph Curry was a three-time NBA champion, two-time MVP, and five-time All-Star, the superstar was a 5-foot-8 overlooked kid from Akron, Ohio, who was passed over by several major ACC schools, including his parents’ Alma Mater, Virginia Tech. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ But now, as a 10-year veteran in the pros, Curry is …
Read More »Kevin Durant-Produced Basketball Drama, “Swagger,” Picked Up By Apple
A basketball drama series inspired by the childhood hoops journey of Golden State Warriors star, Kevin Durant, is heading to the digital screen, set to be developed and distributed by Apple. ⠀⠀⠀⠀ According to The Hollywood Reporter, Durant’s “Swagger” has been picked up by the tech giant, and has been in …
Read More »Meek Mill To Have His Hometown Basketball Court Renovated
Rapper Meek Mill keeps on passing blessings as his next gift to the community is the renovation of a basketball court in his hometown. The Philadelphia native will be announcing his contribution to renovating the basketball court at East Fairmount Park in North Philly. The park is a part of …
Read More »Kanye West’s First Yeezy Basketball Shoe Will Likely Be Banned From The NBA
We can argue many things when it comes to Kanye West but one thing that we can’t; West still maintains a successful clothing and shoe line through his controversial political antics. The rapper/designer is expected to release his first-ever Yeezy basketball shoe with Adidas athletes during the upcoming NBA season, …
Read More »Suspect Arrested After LSU Basketball Player Was Killed In Shooting
Twenty-year-old Wayde Sims was just a junior at LSU before being killed in a shooting near Southern University campus early Friday morning, ESPN reports. Suspect Dyteon Simpson, who is also 20, is being charged with second-degree murder after officials found his DNA on the glasses Sims lost on the scene. …
Read More »Basketball Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson to Auction His NBA Championship Ring, All-Star Rings and More
Calling all Basketball buffs! If you’re looking to become a NBA Champion by way of the bling, Basketball Hall of Famer #OscarRobertson has a few legendary pieces that will seal the deal. In fact, they all can be yours…for a price. According to Bleacher Report, Robertson is auctioning off his …
Read More »Youth Basketball Game Ends In Brawl Between Players and Referees; Organizer Calls Incident “Sickening”
Over the weekend, chaos erupted at a youth basketball game in Atlanta after a full-blown brawl between referees and players broke out during a game. The incident occurred on Sunday morning at the amateur basketball game between R.A.W. Athletics from Chicago and the Houston Raptors, late in the fourth quarter …
Read More »Lavar Ball Announces Junior Basketball Association Players Will Get $3,000 Per Month Salary
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Lavar Ball has announced how much he will be paying his Junior Basketball Association League players per game. Ball announced the league last year and drafted players this year. All of the players are teenagers and the league will commence during the summer. There are teams for Atlanta, Chicago, …
Read More »Kevin Durant Says He Can See Himself Retiring from Basketball at 35: “I’m Young, I’m Still Learning Life and About Basketball”
Despite Kevin Durant’s recent championship win, he’s already thinking about life after the game. In fact, the GoldenStateWarriors champ and Finals MVP says he wouldn’t mind retiring from basketball at the age of 35. On Friday, the 29-year-old said, “This game, your craft, you have to continue studying it,” Durant …
Read More »9 Random Things You Never Knew About Basketball
Blogged By @Climb_This_Hill With All-Star Weekend in action, we thought we’d share a few random facts about one of America’s favorite sports. For some, these may already be familiar to you, and for others, now you have some random jewels to drop on bae during halftime. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The first …
Read More »Dwyane Wade And Chance The Rapper Produce A New Basketball Documentary
blogged by @lanaladonna NBA Superstar, Dwyane Wade and rapper ChanceTheRapper will be co-producing a new basketball documentary, ‘Shot in the Dark.’ Being two Chicago natives themselves, it’s no surprise that the film surrounds itself around a high school basketball team in Chicago. ‘Shot in the Dark’ will follow the lives …
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