Yesterday was special. The defeat against Spain not only marked the last game for the German team in the Eurobasket 2015 tournament, but furthermore the (most likely) last game in the career of Dirk Nowitzki as a player for the national team. When the Wuerzburg born Nowitzki was drafted 1998 by the Milwaukee Bucks (traded […]
It is with a heavy heart to learn that Darryl Dawkins has passed away at the age of 58. A true pioneer to the game that we all grew to love, Dawkins or Chocolate Thunder from the Planet Lovetron was as charismatic and entertaining as his nickname. It is because of him that we can’t […]
Christmas, Easter and the NBA Playoffs have always been a major stage for sneaker companies to reveal new heat to the masses. Typically, these events are the most publicized and televised games of the season, giving footwear outfitters of the best basketball league in the world great opportunities to market their products. Christmas reds & greens, […]
Let’s talk history for a few, shall we? And no, I’m not gonna bore you with the kind of history you almost failed your sophomore year in high school. I mean the kind that you won’t find in your school’s curriculum. A history, which gives this post much more significance and meaning as we steadily […]
Now that the Golden State Warriors have won the NBA championship we can finally admit it. We wanted them to win it. It has nothing to do with being anti-Cleveland, anti-Eastern-Conference or even anti-LeBron. This is not a conspiracy. We know there are tons of LeBron James fans out there (some of them in our […]
To celebrate the 2015 NBA Finals we salute one of the game’s greatest. Finals time is LeBron time. Loved by many. Hated by probably equally as many. That’s what the greatest have to cope with. However, LeBron’s achievements are hard to talk down. 2015 marks his 5th consecutive Finals appearance. Since the 1960s, no player made […]
