Being mentioned in the same breath with Luka Doncic normally would be a good thing, but the connection to the NBA’s new darling has served as a source of motivation to Trae Young to prove all doubters wrong. Young has turned himself into the leader of the Atlanta Hawks after a historical collegiate career. And […]
How long can Carmelo Anthony keep this up? It took more than a full calendar year before an NBA franchise took the risk and signed Carmelo Anthony. “Melo” has been fantastic in his return to the game with the Portland Trail Blazers. But if it weren’t for an injury to Zach Collins, Anthony might still […]
Joel Embiid is one of the most dominant big men in the NBA and this season has entered the MVP race. But, according to our coach Jens Leutenecker, “JoJo” is stuck in a wrong system with the Philadelphia 76ers. Here’s a breakdown of Embiid’s problem. Ben Simmons, Josh Richardson, Tobias Harris and Al Horford start […]
Will one ball be enough for Rockets star duo? No team in the NBA has a two-star combo that has people questioning exactly how they will fit together more than the Houston Rockets. Yet, the James Harden and Russell Westbrook duo has fans in Texas dreaming of finally getting back to the NBA Finals for […]
Champion Raptors looking for a new heart The last time the basketball world saw Toronto, they were celebrating the Raptors’ first-ever NBA title and NBA Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard was wearing his “Bored Man Gets Paid” T-shirt at the city’s parade. The Raptors were on top of the world and the entire country of Canada […]
Will it work out for LeBron and the Lakers this time? Everything was supposed to be better when LeBron James arrived in Los Angeles prior to last season. The Lakers’ talented youngsters would learn from and be inspired by ‘The King’; the painful playoffs drought since 2013 would come to an end; and the next […]
New year, new London experience! Once again, the NBA hosted their Global Game in London and we were invited to join this special occasion. As if the clash of the Washington Wizards and New York Knicks wouldn’t be enough of a reason to fly to London, Nike sent us over to witness a unique innovation […]
Last Friday, we had the honor to host a meet & greet with one of the NBA’s rising stars in our KICKZ Tortrasse store in Berlin. Not any star though. Ladies and Gentlemen, standing at a towering 7′ 3″, born in Latvia, number 6, from the New York Knicks, the Unicorn, the Porzingod, the one […]
Bismack Biyombo has had a different path to the NBA than anybody you know. His journey from poor upbringing in Congo to the best basketball league in the world is nothing less than astounding. At Quai54 we had the chance to talk to Bismack about his tumultous past, the exciting present and the bright future […]
I literally just started writing this blog post and I’m already frustrated. Compiling Kevin Durant’s greatest moments list now is a bit like writing your memoirs at the age of 25. You know that it’s incomplete and every day it becomes more outdated. Especially when you put a ranking on it, which I’m totally gonna do […]
