During Gary Payton’s interview with Marc J. Spears of Yahoo Sports, the point guard brought up a very debatable topic: strictly speaking for himself, he believed John Stockton was harder to guard than Michael Jordan. Many would disagree with this notion on simple logic alone. Who sounds more difficult to guard? A 6’1″, 170-pound point guard or a 6’6″, 200 pound shooting guard? Obviously, though, size does not define the skill level of a player, and we are talking about one
It’s no secret that NBA players are commonly sneakerheads. Many players have rooms for shoe closets. Some like all the classics, some are particular to specific brands. Phoenix Suns guard Kendall Marshall is the latter, as you’ll see from his sneaker dialogue with Twitter followers. He starts by making his request, as a fan, for certain classic Jordan sneaks to get a comeback. [Read more…]
The NBA’s most prominent and widely known mascot—or, the fan who would be a mascot, the Los Angeles Clippers’ famous Clipper Darrell—had an announcement for fans on Twitter. Portland Trail Blazers guard Mo Williams appeared to be in the know, although a bit unaware of whether Darrell had already made the announcement or not. [Read more…]
“With the first overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft, the Cleveland Cavaliers select Anthony Bennett of Toronto, Canada and the University of Nevada Las Vegas.” Those famous lines spoken by NBA Commissioner David Stern still play in the heads of many Canadians, over and over. Just like that, Canadian basketball received another stamp of approval. The UNLV star became the first ever Canadian-born player selected with the number one pick in the draft. Bennett, a 20-year-old from the Toronto suburb of Brampton, still
After Tracy McGrady announced his official retirement from the NBA on Monday, there was plenty of inevitable debate on whether he deserves to be in the Hall of Fame. Even he chimed in on the matter: Most analysts and writers believe that McGrady does, in fact, belong in the Hall of Fame, but the knock on the former superstar has always been about his inability to carry a team over the top. Winning in the league has a way of changing
This is probably some made-up terminology, but if people can have celebrity crushes, man crushes and lady crushes, why not a fitness crush? NBA players are generally considered finely tuned athletes. Their sport, being cardio-centric, demands that they be in really great shape, especially those considered to be the best. Reigning league MVP and Miami Heat superstar LeBron James is 6’9″ and upwards of 260-270 pounds of muscle, with an extremely low 5.2-percent body fat. He is widely regarded as the world’s
Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant has been enjoying the popular video site known as Vine and promised on Tuesday that he would soon utilize it himself. True to his word, the guard did just that on Thursday in a big way: If I can run. I can jump #justdoit #40+ #vinovine https://t.co/CcH3eUCJfl — Kobe Bryant (@kobebryant) August 30, 2013 Feeling secure about his surgically repaired Achilles tendon, Bryant jumped into a pool from what appears to be more than 40 feet
It is a common occurrence for NBA athletes to do promotional appearances at their team’s behest. Often times it is pre-game meet-and-greets or offseason charity events. And sometimes it is a joint venture with a media outlet created for the purpose of generating buzz for both the team and the company. Wednesday, center Andre Drummond of the Detroit Pistons took fans along for the ride as he participated in a radio promotion for the local radio station, channel 955. The video footage was