Author: Brandon King

Defense paves the way for 53-43 win over Bryant

Brandon King

Title image via Tennessee State Athetics 53 Winner Tennessee St. 2-4,0-0 OVC 43 Bryant 3-4,0-0 America East Team 1 2 3 4 F Tennessee St. 10  12  12  19  53 Bryant 8  3  19  13  43 The defense of the Tennessee State Lady Tigers forced Bryant into 25 turnovers and held them to just 29% shooting from the floor in a 53-43 win. The teams combined to shoot 8-35 ( 4-19 for TSU and 4-16 for Bryant) in a first quarter than Tennessee State won 10-8. Offensively speaking, the second quarter was a…

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Mississippi Valley State obliterated by South Carolina 101-19

Brandon King

To call the game between Mississippi Valley State and the University of South Carolina a beatdown would be putting it quite mildly. It was the sports equivalent of being put in a wood chipper as the Gamecocks dismembered the Devillettes 101-19 ( no, that was not a typo ).  Valley scored the first basket of the game on a Sh’Diamond McKnight jumper. However their time in the lead didn’t last as long as it took you to read that sentence, South Carolina snatched the lead as Te-Hina Paopao put the…

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Mike Conley Jr rocks “Ohio State” Air Jordan XXXVIII Low

Brandon King

Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Mike Conley was seen at a recent team practice wearing an Ohio State-themed iteration of the Air Jordan XXXVIII Low. It appears to sport a red upper that is intermingled with darker tones of the hue. On the tongue resides a Jumpman and and an “O” logo on each respective tongue. Below resides a speckled grey midsole and what appears to be a speckled translucent outsole. Conley played at Ohio State in the 2006-07 before leaving after his freshman year to enter the 2007 NBA Draft,…

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James Harden wears “Lucky Green” Adidas Harden Vol. 8

Brandon King

In one of the Clippers’ recent in-season tournament games, James Harden sported the “Lucky Green” colorway of his newest signature silhouette, the Harden Vol. 8. It sports a black and lucky green upper that seems largely devoid of standout branding save the three stripes on the rear heel. A black and lucky green rubber outsole rounds the look out. More information to come on the Harden Vol. 8 as it avails itself.

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Paul Pierce has had it with the excuses for the Lakers

Brandon King

Paul Pierce is sick and tired of the interference that is rum for any of the Lakers’ shortcomings and he let it be known on a recent episode of KG Certifed. ”Are we going to keep making excuses for the Lakers?” Pierce asked in exasperation. “I’m tired of this sh*t.” ”They made a trade last year, went to the conference finals, then we come in [to this season saying that ] this is the deepest team they have ever had. Now they are off to a slow start and everybody…

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Bad second half costs West Virginia State against Concord

Brandon King

Courtesy of James Garcia, Sports Information Director, West Virginia State Athletics 73 Winner CONC 71 WVSU Team 1 2 F CONC 38  35  73 WVSU 49  22  71 West Virginia State men’s basketball (1-3, 0-2 MEC) dropped a game to Concord (4-1, 1-1 MEC) by a final score of 73-71 on Tuesday night at the Walker Convocation Center. The Yellow Jackets held the lead for 27 minutes, but lost it late when it mattered most. Three Yellow Jackets scored in double-digits including Anthony Pittman (17 points), Mahzi Thames(15 points) and Nate Mims (14 points). State played…

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”Wolf Grey” Air Jordan 12 coming Fall2024

Brandon King

The “Wolf Grey” is the new colorway of the Air Jordan 12 that is slated to debut in the fall of 2024. As it currently stands there are no available images of this upcoming Jordan 12, however what is known is it will make use of a black, wolf grey and white color palette. Initial speculation assigns an aesthetic of a black leather upper, overlaid with wolf grey mudguards. White could be tapped for the “TWO3” and Jumpman seen on the tongue. A wolf grey misdole and ruber outsole. The…

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Jayson Tatum shows latest Tatum 1 PE

Brandon King

Check out these Tatum 1s their namesake was wearing in a recent game. Tatum showed them off on his Snapchat and they appear to sport a combination of university blue upper. Light gold appears on the Jumpman on the lateral ankle, as well as the branding on the tongue, while a teddy bear appears on the medial ankle. Metallic gold can be seen on the rear heel, midsole also trims the midsole wrap. As these seem to be a PE, there is no indication forthcoming of a pending of a…

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Former Knick GM insinuates that Zach LaVine is overpaid

Brandon King

Zach LaVine’s slow smoldering and impending divorce with the Chicago Bulls has been scuttlebutt around the NBA. The Bulls’ All-Star guard has allegedly requested a trade out of the Windy City and as the Bulls have drunkenly stumbled out of the gates 5-10, several teams have started sniffing around regarding LaVine. Former New York Knicks GM Scott Perry is not impressed with LaVine and he let it be known with some recent comments regarding the two-time Slam Dunk champ: “Zach LaVine can score the basketball…Does he impact winning? Zach LaVine…

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“Fir and Midnight Navy” Nike Dunk Low coming December

Brandon King

This upcoming iteration the venerated Dunk Low sports a white leather foundational layer overlaid with that of fir at the toe, eye rows, wrapping the heel and flanking the ankle. Midnight navy Swooshes adorn the lateral and medial sides, with the same hue also present on the branding on the tongue. University gold is seen on the embroidered “NIKE” on the rear heel as well as the branding printed on the black insoles. Underneath the aforementioned upper resides a white midsole and a midnight navy rubber outsole. The “Fir and…

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