Blake Griffin has become a lock to make Team USA’s Olympic Squad, according to Marc Stein of ESPN, confirming what our own Chris Sheridan reported back on Sept. 23. This can only mean one thing: expect a lot of highlight dunks in the upcoming Olympics games. According to a number of witnesses, Griffin provided a glimpse of things to come and put on quite a show today. If there is one thing no one can take away from him, it’s
We’ve shown you Steve Nash’s movie parody videos called “Nash, Camera, Action” in the past, and the latest is a parody of “Dark Knight Rises”. Nash, the newest member of the Los Angeles Lakers, displays the workout regimen of what it takes to be a superhero in this video called “Batsanity”, and it is hardcore. He is clearly investing heavily into these films, evidenced by the profile in the beginning of the clip that reveals the high quality of the
csprtContainer(); Dwight Howard says he’s only interested in a trade to the Brooklyn Nets. CineSport’s Noah Coslov & SheridanHoops.com’s Chris Sheridan discuss this & the latest on Steve Nash & Deron Williams.
Sheridan Hoops was well-represented at Thursday’s NBA draft in Newark, N.J. We had Joe Kotoch provide a pretty successful mock draft by anyone’s standards. We had Moke Hamilton breaking down a number of trades as he prepares for the firestorm of free agency that will start over the weekend. We had Nick Gibson offering his draft surprises, then following up today with his exhaustive draft grades. And we had yours truly and a trusty video camera, capturing some of the sights and sounds in and
The Miami Heat celebrated their 2011-2012 championship today with a parade, thanks in large part to LeBron James’ monstrous performance throughout the entire playoffs. James posted pedestrian numbers (for his standards) in his playoff run last season, averaging 23.7 points on 46.6 percent shooting, 8.4 rebounds and 5.9 assists. This postseason, however, his performance level returned to his do-it-all Cleveland days, minus the fourth quarter disappearances. With an improved offensive game and a willingness to play closer to the basket, James
The former youtube sensation Marquis Teague – the brother of Atlanta Hawks starting point guard Jeff teague – hopes to be drafted in the first round of the NBA Draft and has been going through pre-draft workouts for various teams, including the Golden State Warriors. You can check out his interview with Warriors broadcaster Tim Roye below. If you’re wondering where he might end up in the draft, see where he falls in Joe Kotoch’s Mock Draft 3.0., as well
Last week, we showed you a snippet of Phil Jackson’s interview with HBO Real Sports, where he claimed he would never have accepted the coaching job of the New York Knicks due to their clumsiness. Since then, plenty more of the Zen Master’s thoughts on some of the most relevant matters have popped up, from why he ultimately left the Los Angeles Lakers and what he really wanted from Kobe Bryant. Jim Buss and Phil Jackson had a philosophical difference: Asked if Jim
Every year, Jimmy Kimmel on ABC provides entertaining segments on his show (Jimmy Kimmel Live!) with coverage of the NBA Finals, and this year has been no different. Check out Guillermo hysterically butcher the name of every player, call Derek Fisher a 65-year-old and most importantly, his notable interview with LeBron James. For Metta World Peace calling out James Harden, click here. For Jeremy Lin and Roy Hibbert on Jimmy Kimmel, click here. For all blog items, click here. Follow @NBATupark //