Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers: Black-owned Chicago Sneaker store Flee Club closes after latest robbery

We recently covered the issues that have befallen Chicago-area sneaker shop, Flee Club. The store, started by longtime compadres Darris Kelly and Sabrian Sledge has been the target of numoerous robberies over the course of its brief two-year existence. Shorty after the publishing of our initial article, it was discovered that Flee Club was victim to another robbery and the owners have decided to shutter the store. In a subsequent sit-down Scott Simon of NPR, Kelly had this to say about the robbery:  It was usually around, like, 3 in…

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Who will, Who won’t and Who might: May 9, 2022 NBA Injury Report

Atlanta Hawks NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT Clint Capela C Apr 26 Day-To-Day Bogdan Bogdanovic SG Apr 26 Day-To-Day Lou Williams SG Apr 25 Out Williams (back) has been ruled out for Tuesday’s Game 5 against the Heat, Brad Rowland of PeachtreeHoops.com reports. Boston Celtics NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT Sam Hauser SF May 9 Out Hauser (shoulder) is out for Monday’s Game 4 against the Bucks. Brooklyn Nets NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT Ben Simmons PG May 4 Out The Nets announced Wednesday that Simmons (back) will undergo surgery…

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May 8, 2022 NBA Playoff StatCap: Finney-Smith’s 8 threes sets Suns

Who Git It Done Player Spotlight-Dorian Finney-Smith With Luka Dončić struggling in Game 4, he missed 16 of his 25 shot attempts, Dorian Finney-Smith provided a much needed boost for the Dallas Mavericks. In the pivotal fourth game of their Western Conference Semifinals series, Finney-Smith put in 24 points, knocking down 8-12 from downtown, grabbing 8 rebounds and was a +11 in Dallas’ 111-101 win over Phoenix to tie their series at 2 games apiece. Rk Player Tm   Opp   MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA…

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