With the Olympics in Rio already underway, the expectations for USA Basketball’s Mens National Team are, of course, extremely high. The NBA stars are a safe bet for winning it all. But Gold will not be enough. The team will have to dominate their opponents on all levels in order to be considered a success. Thus the […]
’47 is world-famous for combining authenticity with fresh designs in their licensed sportswear. Their latest capsule collection is titled Global Artist Project and features unique interpretations of some of baseball’s greatest franchises. Major League Baseball is growing more and more popular around the world and in response to this ’47 collaborated with the international artist […]
Last Saturday, Berlin was not only Germany’s basketball capital but had its very own Uncle D(rew) moment. None other than Atlanta Hawks point guard Dennis Schröder showed up for the ING-DiBa #SHUTUPANDPLAY 3-on-3 tournament. Like Kyrie Irving in his famous commercials, DS17 faced his ProAm opponents in disguise – at least in the beginning. He […]
On Saturday, Jordan Brand releases a Europe-exclusive premium version of the Air Jordan 2 Retro. It comes with light leather and golden details throughout. The sneaker celebrates the annual “Quai 54” basketball tournament in Paris. This year, unfortunately, the event was cancelled last minute due to security concerns in the country haunted by terrorist attacks in […]
It hasn’t been that long since we last saw the Air Jordan 5 Retro in the Black/Metallic Silver colorway. The last retro release was in 2011. So why this (by Jordan standards) early re-release? Well, this time around the Jumpman brand amped up the quality and the AJ V actually features the Nike Air logo on […]
Much has been said and written about Oklahoma’s failed playoff campaign. In the Western Conference Finals the Golden State Warriors rallied from a 3-1 deficit to win the best-of-7 series against OKC. Consequently, the Thunder were dubbed “Chokelahoma” and, yet again, Kevin Durant’s hopes to win his first NBA championship were crushed. But being the […]
Some people might claim, that basketball is an art form. And they do have a point. Elegance is basically everywhere. A cross over here, incredible hang time there. And don’t forget about those perfect shooting forms. It’s all poetry in motion. Of course though, some players are more elegant than others. Some do feed off […]
Waiting is tough. No one enjoys it. Especially if he’s waiting for his biggest dream to come true. A dream, that is most likely to change his life forever. That said, for some talents the NBA draft might feel like torture. Remember Bobby Portis? Having been projected a mid-lottery pick last year, he had to wait. […]
With the NBA Finals only a couple of hours away, it may seem like we have forgotten about a certain someone. Everyone is talking about the Warriors and their Rocky’esque comeback heroics. About how they’ve given themselves the opportunity to go back-to-back and more importantly, to crown a historic regular season which made them the […]
Two eras meet with the release of the Air Jordan 17+ Retro “Bulls” this Sunday, May 29. When Michael Jordan returned to NBA action in 2001, he joined the Washington Wizards. The then 38-year old proved time and time again that he still had it in him. For his second comeback MJ wore the Air […]
