Downtime? There’s no such thing with Kobe Bryant, as the new Lenovo smartphone presentation stated during Bryant’s tour of China. Bryant’s tour is covered by Eric Pincus of the Los Angeles Times, who offers insight about the message the black mamba was spreading. A 24-minute video of Kobe’s speech and tour can be seen below. Kobe may no longer be the best basketball player on planet earth, but he is still treated as such when he makes his annual trip overseas. Bryant is
Monday night Twitter blew up over the Big Sean song “Control” featuring Kendrick Lamar. Though it was Sean’s song, Lamar stole the spotlight spitting venom in two verses meant to put many of Hip Hop’s best rappers on notice while raising the bar of excellence expected of rap MCs. Tuesday, the song was still the subject of many discussions—even among sports circles, garnering TV time in conversation on ESPN’s Numbers Never Lie. The constant hype had to bring about someone’s eventual lyrical response. Enter
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When Kobe Bryant infamously ruptured his Achilles tendon just before the start of the playoffs this past season, many wondered about the future of the superstar and whether he would ever regain his form. The assumption that he would likely have to miss at least the first couple months of the upcoming season was a foregone conclusion. It wasn’t even a matter of doubt. It was a simple matter of medical science and what is typically expected of players that
Los Angeles Clippers guard Jamal Crawford had a very special guest for his Seattle Summer Pro-Am League game on Sunday: former Seattle SuperSonics and current Oklahoma City Thunder superstar Kevin Durant. Needless to say, both Crawford and the fans were excited and emotional to see the return of the last NBA star the city had to offer. Durant was also ecstatic for the opportunity to perform in front of the city that embraced him in his first season in the league,
Minnesota center Nikola Pekovic was a key cog in the Timberwolves ability to remain competitive in Kevin Love’s absence last year. He posted an average of 18 points and 10 rebounds per 36 minutes during the 2012-13 season. Going into the offseason, retaining his services was among the top priorities for GM Flip Saunders and the Wolves’ front office. A month later, Pekovic remains unsigned. Though both sides have yet to agree on the financial aspects of a new deal, Saunders remains hopefully
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Damian Lillard, last season’s Rookie of the Year, led the NBA in minutes played. To put that into perspective, over the last five seasons, only two rookies – O.J. Mayo and Derrick Rose in 2008-2009 – even placed in the top 15 in minutes played. That comes out to three rookies among 75 players, a minuscule 4 percent. It is beyond a tremendous burden to put on a rookie, much less one who is handling the ball. That burden extended to the