Watch NBAtv’s “The Doctor” Documentary [@nbatv]
After months and months of promo between NBA games and post-Playoff game press conferences, the day finally arrived for The Doctor, NBAtv’s much-anticipated documentary about basketball hall-of-famer legend Julius “Dr. J” Erving to air. NBAtv premiered the special last Tuesday, and now you can experience it for yourself on this Father’s Day. Dr. J is most [...]
June 14, 1998: My Last Day As A Chicago Bulls Fan
Justin Tinsley describes being a fan of Michael Jordan in the 90s as Jordanism, a culture and genre defining cult in which you openly and wholly believe that Michael Jordan was the greatest basketball player who ever lived and that everything the man did on a basketball court, from tongue wag, to post up fadeaway [...]
Stephen Jackson Talks Port Arthur, The Brawl & The Best Stories Ever [@DaTrillStak5]
Even if he moonlights as a better than you think rapper, Stephen Jackson will always be one of those guys who will have a rather large footnote in NBA history. He was the glue guy on the 2003 San Antonio Spurs squad that won an NBA title, somebody who will forever be regarded as one [...]
First Look: LeBron James Covers NBA 2K14 [@kingjames @2Ksports]
Last night, 2K Games used Game 1 of the NBA Finals as the perfect platform to doll out information regarding their signature game, NBA 2K. And for the upcoming installment, who better than LeBron James to grace the cover? It’s LeBron’s first video game cover and the first basketball game that will be released not [...]
Save The Date: Mayweather/Alvarez Fight Set For September 14th
The year’s biggest fight has just been announced. Per his Twitter account, Floyd Mayweather is indeed stepping back in the ring on September 14th and he’s facing Canelo “Saul” Alvarez. Mayweather, regarded as the best pound for pound fighter in the world will face Alvarez, the rising Mexican star who is 42-0-1 and recently unified [...]
The One Memphis Grizzlies Highlight Of The Western Conference Finals
Believe it America, the San Antonio Spurs are indeed that damn good. On Monday night they completed a sweep of the Memphis Grizzlies 93 – 86 to head to their fifth NBA Finals. Between Tony Parker & Tim Duncan, the Spurs look to have once more found that cliched “championship form” and will probably give [...]
San Francisco, Houston Awarded Super Bowls L & LI #SB50 #SB51
Get your travel plans ready to head West in 2016 & the Lone Star State in 2017 if you plan on attending the biggest sporting event in the world. The NFL owners voted today to award Super Bowl L (50) & Super Bowl LI (51) to San Francisco & Houston respectively. The San Francisco plan [...]
Basketball Jones: Watch The Trailer For Julius Erving’s ‘The Doctor’ Documentary
Before Michael Jordan owned my childhood, Julius Erving owned your father’s childhood or depending on your age your grandparent’s childhood. There are plenty of mythical stories about Dr. J that somehow will be all packed into a neat little spot on NBATV when his documentary “The Doctor” premieres on June 10th. While the beginning feels [...]
Rock Chalk: Andrew Wiggins Chooses Kansas
Lowkey and quiet, Andrew Wiggins made the decision for his basketball future today. The #1 high school recruit in the country and the crown jewel of arguably the best recruiting class nationwide picked the Kansas Jayhawks to spend his time in college for at least a year or so until he makes it known he’s [...]
On Randolph Childress And The Wickedest Crossover In ACC History
In 1995, nobody in the ACC could stop Randolph Childress. Today he’s sort of forgotten in the annals of ACC basketball history. Probably because his teammate in 1995 was a young Tim Duncan. Also because Wake Forest sadly gets overlooked when it comes to Carolina basketball because of North Carolina, Duke and to a lesser [...]
