Author: Brandon King

Draymond Green fillets Dillion Brooks on his podcast

Brandon King

The Memphis Grizzlies currently sit at 38-26, tied for second in the Western Conference with the Sacramento Kings, with whom they currently hold the tiebreaker. Despite the on court success the team has enjoyed,the ass-kicking, gun brandishing of their point guard notwithstanding, the team has made the headlines for things off the court. Dating back to last season, the team has engaged in a protected war of words with the defending champs, the Golden State Warriors, with Grizzlies, guard Dillion Brooks being one of the main protagonist. Brooks’ latest oppugn…

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Grambling State goes down in SWAC quarters to Jackson State, 59-50

Brandon King

Courtesy of Curtis Ford, Grambling State Athletics 50 Grambling 9-20,8-9 SWAC 59 Winner Jackson St. 21-8,17-1 SWAC Team 1 2 3 4 F Grambling 16  13  9  12  50 Jackson St. 15  14  16  14  59 IRMINGHAM, Ala. | The Grambling State University women’s basketball team put a scare in No. 1 seed Jackson State, but fell 59-50 in the opening round of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Women’s basketball Tournament on Wednesday night at Bartow Arena.  Leah Morrow paced Grambling State (10-20) with 12 points, five rebounds, two steals and an assist. Both teams…

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Another look at the “Black Toe” Air Jordan 1 Low OG

Brandon King

Earlier Wednesday morning intial images of the “Black Toe” Air Jordan 1 Low OG surfaced and already another pair of pictures have emerged that allow for slightly clearer looks of the upcoming sneaker, particularly from the back, where the Wings logo can be seen. This low top take on the classic colorway is anticipated to debut April 28 and they will carry a 140 USD sticker price. Air Jordan 1 Low OG White/Black-Varsity Red CZ0790-106 $140 28 July 2023

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An initial look at the “Black Toe” Air Jordan 1 Low OG

Brandon King

This lower-collated iteration of the classic “Black Toe” Air Jordan 1 sports a white leather foundational layering overlaid with black at the toe, obviously, and eye rows , with red wrapping the heel. Black Swooshes adorn the lateral and medial sides with a Wings logo of the same hue appearing on the rear heel. Underneath resides a white midsole and a red rubber outsole. The “Black Toe” Air Jordan 1 Low OG is , as it currently stands, is scheduled to release July 28 at nike.com and select retail establishments.…

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An initial look at the “Dark Grey” Nike Air Zoom Generation

Brandon King

This year , 2023, LeBron James’ first signature sneaker, the Hummer H2-inspired Nike Air Zoom Generation , turns 20. This upcoming colorway sports a grey upper constructed of a combination of nubuck suede and mesh with anthracite appearing on the heel, eyestays, tongue, and toe. A grey suede midsole and semi-translucent rubber outsole completes the aesthetic. The “Dark Grey” Nike Air Zoom Generation is anticipated to debut sometime over the course of the coming months at nike.com and select retail establishments; they will carry a 190 USD sticker price. Nike…

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Ja Morant to be away from Grizzlies indefinitely

Brandon King

Ja Morant has been the talk of the NBA world and unfortunately, it has nothing to do with his high level of play or his jaw-dropping forays to the basket but rather his questionable and concerning activities off the hardwood. Amidst reports surfacing of him laying the smackdown on a high school basketballer and a scuffle with security personnel at a shopping mall, in a move that can only be described as daft, the Grizzlies star guard brandished a pistol on a recent Instagram live. Saturday the Memphis Grzzlies announced…

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Someone needs to talk to Ja Morant

Brandon King

Ja Morant is a supremely talented basketball whose on-court exploits have helped transform the Memphis Grizzlies into potential contenders in the Western Conference.  Yet with the same determination he shows in getting to the rim for one of his spectacular dunks, he is showing an unfortunate penchant for wanting to throw it all away.  Earlier this season, following a contentious confrontation with members of the Indiana Pacers traveling party, a slow-moving SUV that contained Morant trained a red laser on the party.  This was chased by reports of the Grizzlies…

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Making A Difference: Kyrie Irving makes surprise donation to Ghanian and Nigerian children

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In late February,22-year-old San Diego, California native Cameron Mofid set up a GoFundMe with the hopes of raising $1,000 toward his goals of building a school in Lagos, Nigeria as well as an orphanage in Ghana. Just a week after the GoFundMe was lauchned, the campaign had over 170 contributors and Mr. Mofid increased his goal to $5,000. Upon arising on a Sunday soonafter the launch of the fundrasier, he saw a $45,000 doantion from Kyrie Irving..yes that Kyrie Irving. Mofid told the Dallas Morning News, “I actually thought it…

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“Lucky Green” Air Jordan 1 High OG: Official Images

Brandon King

The upcoming spring season will see the debut of the “Lucky Green” Air Jordan 1. Visually reminiscent to the “Celtics” Mid from from 2009’s Jordan 1 DMP, it sports. a white leather foundational layer overlaid with that of black at the toe and eye rows and lucky green wrapping the heel and flanking the ankle. Black Swooshes adorn the lateral and medial sides, with the Wings logo on the lateral side of the same hue. Lucky green shows up on the “NIKE AIR” branding on the tongue, with black making…

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“Thunder” Air Jordan 4 : Official Images

Brandon King

The “Thunder” Air Jordan 4 is making a return after eleven years in cold storage. Like it’s forbears, the 2023 iteration sports a black nubuck upper with tour yellow present most prominently on the ends of the lace tabs and backing the netting on the sides and tongue; the same hue also shows up on “Flight” portion of the tongue branding and behind the tongue. This version also features the black stitching seen on earlier incarnations. Underneath the aforementioned upper resides a tour yellow midsole and black rubber outsole with…

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