Day: February 9, 2019

Thunder waive Alex Abrines

Brandon King

Saturday the Oklahoma City Thunder waived guard Alex Abrines, ending his three year tenure with the ballclub. Abrines and the team agreed to mutually part ways so he could more fully devote his time and attention to a personal matter that had caused him to miss 19 of the last 22 games. Head coach Billy Donovan had this to say about Abrines and injured wing Andre Roberson before the team’s game against the Memphis Grizzlies on Thursday: “Obviously Alex has dealt with some personal issues and matters, and you just…

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Giannis Antetokounmpo out against Magic; Mirotic listed as doubtful

Brandon King

Milwaukee Bucks superstar forward Giannis Antetokounmpo will not play tonight in the team’s game against the Orlando Magic due to right knee soreness, according to team officials. Newly-acquired power forward, Nikola Mirotic is also listed a doubtful for tonight’s game with a calf strain.

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Colorways of several KD 12 revealed

Brandon King

The KD 12, the next model in Kevin Durant’s signature line will debut in spring of 2019. Although no images are currently available, there is some information on several colorways of the upcoming model that will drop over the course of the spring to the fall. The colorway lineup is listed below and the KD 12 will come to retail later this year at nike.com and select Nike Basketball retailers. The sticker price is set at $150 USD. Nike KD 12Black/White-Pure PlatinumAR4229-001$150 Spring 2019  Nike KD 12 White/White/Amarillo-Game RoyalAR4229-100$150Spring 2019  Nike KD…

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Duke basketball unveils LeBron 16 PE

Brandon King

Duke Basketball recently showed off a player-exclusive LeBron 16 for their ballclub. Their LeBron 16 features a black BattleKnit upper underlaid with royal blue. The swoosh on the lateral side of the heel is black, while the same branding on the medial side is royal blue. Royal Blue branding is also found on the tongue and a Duke logo makes it home on the center heel. The upper is supported by a black midsole blue Zoom Air tensiles and a black outsole. Unless Coach K or one of his assistants…

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“Watch The Throne” Nike LeBron 16 Release Date

Brandon King

The “Watch The Throne” LeBron 9 was an exclusive sneaker gifted to Jay-Z and Kanye West in celebration of their tour and joint album of the same name. The ”Watch The Throne” theme will be carried over to the LeBron 16. The shoe is outfitted in a black knit upper with gold branding for the lateral swoosh and LeBron signature on the tongue. The same style laces and inner from the same version of the 9 also makes appearances on the 16. The upper sits atop a black midsole with…

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Cairns defeats Brisbane in Loughton’s last game

Brandon King

From nbl.com.au : Their season may have gone down in flames early, but the Cairns Taipans have ensured captain Alex Loughton’s name goes down in glory with an emotion-charged win over the Brisbane Bullets on Saturday. Love was all around the building with 5,006 Orange Army faithful turning up to pay appreciation to the club stalwart, as his late and-one could have destroyed their Sunshine State rivals’ chances at making the playoffs. It was done in the grind-it-out method so common to Loughton and his Snakes of the past decade,…

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