Day: January 1, 2021

Check out these images of the “Court Purple” Nike Dunk SB Low

Brandon King

This upcoming Nike Dunk Low SB sports a white leather foundational layer overlaid with solely black up front and black and court purple wrapping the heel. The fat tongue that has become a staple on the SB version of the dunk is , of course, present in white, white black “NIKE SB DUNK LOW PRO” branding, while black block “NIKE” is found on the rear heel. The aesthetic is completed by a white midsole and court purple rubber outsole. At this juncture an exact release date has not be cemented…

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Check out these latest images of the “Hyper Royal” Air Jordan 1 High OG

Brandon King

We recently reported on new images of the “Hyper Royal” Air Jordan 1 High OG and now another set of images that have come to light. It makes use of a white leather foundational layer with hyper royal overlays. Smoke grey Swooshes along with white Wings logo and tongue branding completes the upper. Below this upper is a white midsole and a smoke grey rubber outsole. This Air Jordan 1 High OG is scheduled to release April 17, 2021 and will carry a$170 USD stocker price. Air Jordan 1 High…

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Russell Westbrook (rest) out against Timberwolves

Brandon King

As I said in one of our previous NBA articles, I set my expectations for the early part of this season as rather low. Expanding furthers on that point was not only that I anticipated a lower quality level of play due to the truncated off and preseason but also to not be surprised if several prominent players do not take the court for more than 60 or so games. We have already seen Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving sit out games for rest and it looks like Russell Westbrook…

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Michael Porter Jr out for game against Suns

Brandon King

When the Denver Nuggets take the court tonight against the the Phoenix Suns, Michael Porter , Jr. will not be amongst the players taking the court. According to The Athletic and Stadium’s Shams Charania, contact tracing will have MPJ out for several days. The Denver Post’s Mike Singer adds that the team expects Porter Jr. to miss multiple contests. Porter Jr seems poised for a breakout season after really showing some serious flashes in the NBA Bubble, where he averaged 22.0 points and 8.6 rebounds while knocking down 42% of…

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“All-Star” Nike Dunk High coming in February

Brandon King

This Dunk is part of the annual collection of All-Star related footwear from Nike. I sports a barely green leather foundational layer overlaid with black patent leather. The same patent leather also composes the Swooshes that are found on the lateral and medial sides. On the lower lateral heel is an NBA logo that also shows the location of the midseason’s festivities, which is Indianapolis, Indiana. The aforementioned upper sits atop a white midsole and a black rubber outsole. The “All-Star” Nike Dunk High is scheduled to release February 11…

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“Alien Blue” Adidas Yeezy Boost 380 coming this spring

Brandon King

As “surprising” as it may be, the Adidas Yeezy Boost 380 will see some new releases this upcoming Spring. It sports a white and light grey Primeknit upper with a light green stripe. Below this upper is a blue tinted translucent midsole and a translucent outsole. The “Alien Blue” Adidas Yeezy Boost 380 is planned to release during the spring of 2021 at adidas.com/Yeezy and select retail establishments. They will carry a $230 USD sticker price.

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EuroLeague: Maccabi Tel Aviv defeats Hapoel Jerusalem, 101-80

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From Eurohoops.net: It was one of the most anticipated games of the season in the Israeli Winner League and Maccabi Tel Aviv made the most of it getting the 101-80 win over Hapoel Jerusalem. Scottie Wilbekin with 29 points led the charge, while Ante Zizic added 21 points for the winning side, which simply dominated the game. Tamir Blatt scored 21 points for Hapoel, but he was not a real factor in the game as Maccabi got a solid 55-43 halftime lead and never looked back. After this result, Maccabi…

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Wade Baldwin named Round 17 EuroLeague MVP

Brandon King

From Eurohoops.net: Bayern Munich guard Wade Baldwin registered multiple career-highs in the win of his team over Barcelona and was named MVP of Round 17 in the process. Baldwin scored a personal best 29 points, had seven assists, three rebounds and two steals to finish the game with 41 PIR (also a personal record in the competition) en route to winning weekly EuroLeague MVP for the first time in his career. Per EuroLeague Basketball: FC Bayern Munich moved into a tie for third place in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season standings…

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SIAC Student-Athlete Spotlight : Benedict College’s Mark Chigaariza

Brandon King

From the SIAC: The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC), presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors, will feature Mark Chigaazira of Benedict College. He is a sophomore majoring in Computer Science from Harare, Zimbabwe. He maintains a 3.87 as a men’s tennis student-athlete. Athletic Accomplishments: Unbeaten in conference play Multiple Player of the Week Honors  Former ATP (professional tennis) Ranked Represented my country in the Davis Cup Top 5 ranking in Africa in 2017 Won several tournaments and medals  Something unique most people wouldn’t know about you:“I struggle with an eating…

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