NBA Free Agency Rumours: Kevin Durant will opt out of current deal to sign new one

Kevin Durant will reportedly share with the Golden State Warriors his intent to opt out of his current deal. Marc Stein of the New York Times reports Durant will tell the Warriors at 12:01 on July first that he wants to sign a new two-year with an option to opt out after year one ( this is known as a one-plus-one). Kevin Durant plans to tell the Warriors after 12:01 a.m. ET that he wants a new one-year contract with a player option for 2019-20 to return to free agency…

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Stephen Curry and other Warriors’ players pushing management to sign two players

In the NBA, as in all sports, a team is either improving or losing ground to the field. Even a team that has been to four consecutive NBA Finals, winning three of them, is not immune to this truth. Stephen Curry seems to be acutely aware of this as apparently he and other players have expressed their desire for them to go after DeAndre Jordan and Jamal Crawford in free agency. Here is an excellent video delving into this by YouTuber RBtheBreakthrough. https://youtu.be/QH9W3lyQcNs Jordan could sure up their rebounding issues…

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Nike to produce line of performance sneakers for children

As children’s shoes are typically scaled down versions of their adult counterparts, factors such as comfort and performance are normally compromised to a large degree in the production of these shoes. Nike decided to address the issue and that has led to them creating their innovative Future Series, which is designed specifically for the comport and performance needs of the young athlete. The line was the result of movement specialists in the Nike Sports Research Lab (NSRL) working with children and realizing that children have different movements angles, are primarily…

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