Author: Brandon King

Damian Lillard signs 2, year, $122.2 million extension

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Though was only on the court for 29 games, ( he averaged 24. 0 points , 7.3 assists and 4.1 rebounds in those 29 games) and is under contract for another three seasons, and due $136.9 million, Damian Lillard signed a two-year , $122.2 million extension Friday. Havingg been the subject of trade rumors, because of course if you don’t win a championship in a few years, then the club must be blown up and the best player on the team needs to bolt for greener (easier ) pastures, Lillard…

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Hot Wheels x Nike PG 6

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ce its inception, the NIke PG line has been known for its themed sneakers, with Playstation and NASA leitmotifs of previous iterations , both well-received and well-executed. The PG 6 will not stray from that precedent with this Hot Wheels rendition. It sports a mesh upper that transitions from red to blue. At the top of the tessellated tongue at Hot Wheels and PG logos are found respectively, with Hot Wheels-styled Nike branding seen on the on the medial heel and via the “13” on the lateral side, which is…

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July 7, 2022 WNBA StatCap

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Who Got It Done Top Performers PTS TRB AST GmSc Kelsey Mitchell (IND) 27 1 5 22.4 Breanna Stewart (SEA) 23 4 2 19.4 Sophie Cunningham (PHO) 23 5 1 18.9 Emma Meesseman (CHI) 20 6 3 17.7 Lexie Brown (LAS) 16 2 4 17.4 Nightly Leaders 07/07/2022  PLAYERS TEAMS See all Player Stats POINTS 1. Kelsey Mitchell IND 27 2. Sophie Cunningham PHO 23 2. Breanna Stewart SEA 23 2. Diana Taurasi PHO 23 5. Sabrina Ionescu NYL 22 REBOUNDS 1. Ezi Magbegor SEA 11 1. NaLyssa Smith IND 11 3. Sabrina Ionescu NYL 10 4. Candace Parker CHI 9 5. Sami Whitcomb NYL 8…

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Eurohoops News: Olympiacos finalizing deal with Alec Peters, targeting Antetokounmpo and Calathes

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Olympiacos, already in the process of finalizing a deal to add the services of Alec Peters, is not done, as they have targeted Nick Calathes and Kostas Antetokounmpo. Calathes, 33, curreently balls for FC Barcelona , but that may be changing as according to a report from eurohoops.net’s Aris Barkas, Barcelona is planning to buy the veteran guard out, and ”new direction of the team may not include him.” Calathes signed a two-year deal with the club last July and this campaign he is averaging 7.3 points, 6.4 assists and…

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Jordan Brand officially unveils the Air Jordan XXXVII

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Although we have already seen images of the shoe, Jordan Brand officially introduced the Air Jordan XXXVII to world Wednesday. Unfortunately these images did nothing to assuage my overall siappoinment in its aesthetic. It seems the XXXVII is the latest sneaker edition to be a letdown after a high point in the series. This occurrence is not foreign to the Air Jordan line, as the XV was a clear step back from the masterpiece that was the Air Jordan XIV. At its upper, the XXXVII makes use of the next…

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An initial look at the “Team Orange” Nike Air Ship

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For those of you who may not know, the Nike Air Ship and not the Air Jordan I , was the actual shoe that the NBA banned, but as we know , facts were not allowed to trump clever marketing and that narrative was born. A new colorway of the largely overlooked silhouette is planned for release later this year, Initial images have emerged and they reveled a clean and simple look, as it offers a white leather upper that features team orange Swooshes on the lateral and medial sides.…

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“Starfish” Air Jordan 1 High OG WMNS release postponed

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The “Starfish” Air Jordan 1 High OG is a pretty nice colourway of this women’s-specific iteration of the Jordan 1. It sports starfish overlays the white leather foundational layer, with starfish Swooshes adorning the lateral and medial sides. Cacao wow appears at the collar as well and the Wings logo, with starfish showing up on the laces and tongue branding. Underneath resides a sail midsole and starfish rubber outsole. There were initially set to debut September 22, but have been postponed to sometime in October.. When that date is announced,…

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“True Red” Nike Air Zoom Flight 95: Official Images

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From being on the feet of Jason Kidd as well as a young, warmup jacket clad Brent “Bones” as he soared to victory in the 1996 NBA Slam Dunk Contest, the Nike Air Zoom Flight 95 is one of the many storied silhouettes from the golden age of Nike Basketball. The “True Red” which is the colorway Comes wore in the ’96 Dunk Contest, is making a return later this year. As can be seen in the images below it sports a white leather upper overlaid with red. piped with…

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An initial look at the “Off-Noir” Air Jordan 5 Gore Tex

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Typically winterized versions of silhouettes are noting to write home about but I must admit with these Air Jordan 5s, Jordan Brand may have a hit on their hands. This Air Jordan 5 is made to stand up to the rigors of winter. They sport an off-noir Gore-Tex upper with clear netting on the lateral and medial sides. The signature reflective tongue is home to a fire red Jumpman, with the same branding present on the rear heel and coloration on the lace locks. “GORETEX appears on the left lower…

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Why trading Kevin Durant may not be that easy

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Kevin Durant’s trade request not set free agency on its ear , but that of the enitre NBA as well. Players of Durant’s caliber aren’t on the market that often so the Nets were Miley fielding calls from every team in the league, whether they believed they had a legitimate shot at acquiring him or not. KD has Phoenix and Miami at the top of his list of preferred destinations but is there any one franchise that can put together a package sufficient enough to pry Durant away from Brooklyn.…

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