The weekend came, bringing with it the Saturday All-Star festivities, headlined by the Dunk Contest. There was a significant amount of hype for Minnesota Timberwolves rookie Zach LaVine heading into the Sprite All-Star Dunk Contest. Anyone that has seen him play knows that he has freakishly athletic hops. For those who have witnessed his athleticism, it came as no surprise that he would win the contest. [Read more…]
Recovering from a serious surgery isn’t fun. It can be agonizing. It takes forever. You can spend a lot of time just wishing you were back on your feet again. Philadelphia 76ers guard Jason Richardson spent most of the summer incapable of doing much with his left leg. After having a relatively new procedure called Denovo performed on his knee to repair the meniscus, he has spent most of the offseason in a loader brace. He is in the midst rehabilitating his knee,
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