Many around the country were glued to the television when it was announced that the jury had reached a verdict in the George Zimmerman-Trayvon Martin case. If you do not know, Zimmerman killed the 17-year old in self defense, while Martin was only walking down the street eating skittles and wearing his hood up. Just like all of us, lots of NBA players were also tuned in to see if Martin would get his justice. Turns out, Zimmerman walked out a
Metta does what Metta wants. As World Peace told ESPN Los Angeles’ Dave McMenamin, he does not plan on playing in the NBA next season after being released via the amnesty clause by the Lakers. “I don’t really want to play for anybody,” World Peace said. “I don’t want to go anywhere. I want to go to China, or coach or play Arena Football.” Should anybody believe Metta? [Read more…]
Ever since Andre Igoudala agreed to sign with the Golden State Warriors on Friday, Jarrett Jack has not been the happiest of campers on twitter. Jack knew his time in Golden State would end once the team renounced its Bird rights to retain him. His initial reaction was “It’s been fun while it lasted”. Just 24 hours after the news, it was announced on Saturday that Jack would sign with the Cleveland Cavaliers on a four-year deal that could be worth up to
In need of branding? Want an inexpensive way to get a creative logo that will not only represent your corporate identity and aid you in your marketing plans but will also endear you to your fans as well? Contests. Plenty of people and companies (especially in sports) utilize contests to help them build their brand. Teams have been known to turn to contests to determine a new name, jersey color-scheme, logo … you name it. Add Indiana Pacers star center Roy Hibbert to the
Wednesday night saw the Houston Rockets go into Oklahoma City as underdogs against the Thunder and walk away with their second straight win and a lion’s share of the series’ momentum. Given the way in which the game played out, the prevailing observation—by many accounts—was that OKC seemed to have thrown in the towel in the waning minutes of the game when they opted to utilize the “Hack-an-Asik” defensive strategy with hopes of getting back into the game. The strategy backfired. Houston
Miami Heat guard Mike Miller has been very active on twitter as of late, using the social networking tool to help promote his drink called “letitflyenergy” Here is his deal: buy something from the site, and he will send you a signed card and a follow on twitter. His list of follows has been increasing ever so gradually because of this method of promotion. After what he did on Wednesday night, however, the number of people he will have to follow
Even though a brand can be set does not mean that it cannot continue to grow. Phil Jackson and his marketing team are well aware of that, and are working to bring Jackson back into the forefront of the basketball world. [Read more…]
Who would ever have thought that Kobe Bryant would be available to answer some of your thoughts and questions? To most fans, such a possibility only existed in their hopes and daydreams. When Bryant joined twitter earlier this month, most were curious as to how exactly the Los Angeles Lakers superstar would utilize the social media tool. We assumed somewhere along these lines:
