Author: Brandon King

Up Close with the ‘French Blue’ Air Jordan 12: Design & Release Info

Brandon King

Nine years after its last release in 2016, the “French Blue is back for another retail run in 2025.  Detailed images of the 2025 iteration of the well-received well-received colorways have emerged. What can be seen is a white, ribbed tumbled leather upper overlaid with french blue mudguards on the lateral and medial sides ( they still look a little on the thin side). A french blue Jumpman is perched atop while down the tongue reads “TWO3.”  An additional Jumpman resides atop the rear pull tab, while on the body…

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Jeff Teague Criticizes A’ja Wilson’s Assertion of Beating Josh Hart One-on-One

Brandon King

In a conversation with the Knicks’ Josh Hart and Jalen Brunson, A’ja Wilson was asked if she could beat Hart in a one-on-one matchup. The two-time WNBA champion definitively responded that she would defeat the Knicks win 11-8, which drew a snickered response from Hart of “not happening.”  The question was the posed to Hart and he said the score would be 11-2, drawing a “you’re sick” from Wilson, who was clearly perturbed by Hart’s prediction. He walked it back to appease Wilson rescoring the hypothetical matchup 11-7.  Former NBA…

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EuroCup Team Reportedly Set to Make Unprecedented Offer to Russell Westbrook

Brandon King

The EuroCup champion Hapoel Tel Aviv is reportedly targeting Russell Westbrook and is prepared to make an offer “never before seen in European basketball.”  According to European hoops reporter, Nemanja Zorič, Hapoel has already been in contact with the 9-time NBA All-Star and this unprecedented offer is soon to come.  Westbrook completed his first season with the Denver Nuggets where he appeared in 75 games, with 36 starts and averaged 13.3 points , 6.1 assists and 4.9 rebounds. Denver advanced to the second round of the playoffs , but were…

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Changes Coming? ESPN May Revamp NBA Commentary Crew After Finals

Brandon King

ESPN’s decision to break up their very popular NBA announce team of Mike Breen, Mack Jaackon, and Jeff Van Gundy, by unceremoniously releasing Jackson and Van Gundy came out of nowhere and mystified and confounded basketball fans. Initially, Doris Burke and JJ Redick were brought as replacements. When Redick became the Los Angeles Lakers head coach, Richard Jefferson was brought in as the third person in the booth. Whether it was Breen, Burke, and Redick or Breen, Burke, and Jefferson the reception of fans to this hastily cobbled together announce…

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Tom Thibodeau Dismissed by Knicks Following Best Season in 25 Yearsknicks show Tom Thibodeau the door

Brandon King

The New York Knicks find themselves in the market for a new head coach, as the team announced Tuesday afternoon that Tom Thibodeau had been relieved of his duties, despite leading the team to the postseason in four of his five seasons in the Big Apple.  Thibs led the Knickerbockers to the no.2 seed in the Eastern Conference with a 51-31 record this season. The Knicks defeated a feisty and improved Detriot Pistons 4-1 in the opening round of the Eastern Conference playoffs and then ended the reign of the…

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Anta Kai 2 ‘Triple Black’ Now Available: Where to Buy

Brandon King

This offering of the Kai 2 sports a TPU framed black mesh upper with synthetic leather showing up at the eye rows. The colorful detailing scattered throughout the upper not only provides visual variety but also is inspired by Irving’s defining moments on the hardwood.  A totem design present at the rear heel features a KAI shield sandwiched by a Kyrie logo at the top and a global logo at the bottom. According to the brand this design element “symbolizes Kyrie’s global vision and his deep connection to culture and…

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First Look at the ‘Dusty Cactus’ Nike Air Flightposite

Brandon King

The “Dusty Cactus” Air Flightposite is a new color of the classic, groundbreaking hoop sneaker.  Initial images have surfaced of this upcoming Flightposite and what we see is an Air Flightposite that sports an iridescent dusty cactus Foamposite upper paired with black at the branded, zippered lace cover. Additional branding can be seen on the rear heel, while the respective pull tabs feature “FLIGHTPOSITE” and the five dots of the Alpha Project.  Underneath the aforementioned upper resides the needlessly altered rubber outsole.  As it stands, the “Dusty Cactus” Nike Air…

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Winston Salem State’s Rajah Caruth wins Rackley Roofing 200

Brandon King

Holding off the two fastest trucks on the track in Corey Heim and Layne Riggs, Rajah Caruth was able to drive to victory in the Rackley Roofing 200 from Nashville Superspeedway.  “Those guys were breathing down my neck the whole run,” Caruth told FS1 of Heim and Riggs following the race. ” … We’ve been off this year but good to get it done tonight.” Heim and Riggs spent most of the evening in the front of the field, with Riggs winning the first stage, while Heim won stage 2…

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Zion Williamson Allegedly Accused of Rape in Lawsuit: What We Know So Far

Brandon King

New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson has been accused of rape as well as abuse in a lawsuit filed by a woman claiming to be his ex-girlfriend.  The suit was filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Thursday, the plantiff, listed as Jane Doe said she and Williamson began dating in 2018, when he was in his lone year at Duke, and remained an item until 2023.  ‘We and our client do not want to litigate this case in the press,’ the statement from the Lanier Law Firm’s Sam Taylor…

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Cowherd Rips LeBron James: “Every team he leaves is a shipwreck”

Brandon King

For a long time, Colin Cowherd has been one of the more prominent members of the Lebron James Appreciation Society, singing his praises from the proverbial mountaintop of his radio show, at the expense of nearly every other all-time great and era.  In a surprising about-face from his standard LeBron pom-pom shaking, the national sports personality offered a pointed take on the “Lebron James effect” has on franchises: “I have a very strong belief- owners should own, GMs should GM, coaches should coach, players should play. To be an athlete…

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