Author: Brandon King

Game 4 shows the 2022 NBA Finals are far from over

Brandon King

The NBA Finals are now a best-of-three series after the Golden State Warriors got what amounted to a must win 107-97 win in Game 4. Powered by Stephen Curry’s 43 points the Golden State got the split, reclaimed the home court and tied theories at 2 games apiece. The Warriors needed everyone of those 43 points because though Klay Thompson and Andrew Wiggins chipped in 18 and 17 points respectively, they did so at a less than optimal rate, shooting a combined 14-34 from the floor, including 6-16 from downtown;…

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“Year of the Tiger” Air Jordan XXXVI

Brandon King

This year, 2022 is the Year of the Tiger and this Air Jordan XXXVI continues Nike and Jordan Brand’s annual commemoration of the Chinese Zodiac This Air Jordan XXXVI sports a multi-colored TDU reinforced Leno-Weave upper. A tiger is depicted on the lace pocketw,with the infinity symbol, “NIKE AIR” on the heel and “thirty-six” on the rear pull tab appear in light blue, red and green, respectively. A full-length Zoom Air strobe, with an additional Zoom air bag in the forefoot is housed within the multi-colored midsole and similarly colored…

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Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers: 14-year-old boy attacked, sneakers and other items taken

Brandon King

This latest edition of sneaker criminality takes us to Brooklyn, where police are searching for a group that attacked and robbed a 14-year-old boy at gunpoint. The incident occurred in Brooklyn Bridge Park on Saturday, June 4 at 7:50 p.m. near the park’s Pier 2. The attacked seemed to be a random one, and according to police, the victim was pushed to the ground, punched in the face and threatened with a gun. His sneaker, cellphone, cap, banking and ID cards were forcibly taken from his person. The youngster was…

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June 10, 2022 WNBA StatCap

Brandon King

Who Got It Done Top Performers PTS TRB AST GmSc Emma Meesseman (CHI) 26 5 4 25.9 Breanna Stewart (SEA) 32 11 2 24.9 Natasha Howard (NYL) 25 10 5 22.5 Cheyenne Parker (ATL) 20 13 1 21.9 Diana Taurasi (PHO) 23 3 6 18.8 POINTS 1. Breanna Stewart SEA 32 2. Emma Meesseman CHI 26 3. Natasha Howard NYL 25 3. Rhyne Howard ATL 25 5. Kelsey Mitchell IND 23 REBOUNDS 1. Jessica Shepard MIN 15 2. Jonquel Jones CON 14 3. Shakira Austin WAS 13 3. Cheyenne Parker ATL 13 3. Brianna Turner PHO 13 ASSISTS 1. Gabby Williams SEA 9 2. Natasha Cloud WAS…

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June 10, 2022 Game 4 NBA Finals Recap:

Brandon King

Who Got It Done Player Spotlight– Stpehen Curry In what was essentially a must-win game for Golden State, Stephen Curry showed up the biggest, scoring 43 points. Curry knocked down 7 from downtown , grabbed 10 rebounds, handed out 4 assists and was a +11 on the evening. Rk Player Tm   Opp   MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS +/- GmSc 1 Stephen Curry GSW @ BOS W 40:41 14 26 .538 7 14 .500 8…

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Black and Metallic Gold Air Jordan XXXVI Low coming in late June

Brandon King

This upcoming Air Jordan XXXVI Low sports a TPU-reinforced black Leno-Weave upper. Metallic gold shows up via the tongue Jumpman, lateral infinity symbol and “thirtysix”,all provides some visual variety across na otherwise monochromatic upper. Underneath resides a Zoom Air strobel bonded directly to the upper that is further augmented with an additional Zoom bag in the forefoot and a translucent rubber outsole. The black and metallic gold Air Jordan XXXVI is scheduled to debut june 23 at nike.com and select retail venues; they will carry a 165 USD sticker price.…

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An initial look at the 2022 “Citrus” Air Jordan 7

Brandon King

After sixteen years the “Citrus” Air Jordan 7 is finally being tapped for a second retail run. Images of this long -awaited sneaker have now emerged and from the looks of this initial image, it appears to be a fairly faithful recreation of its 2006 progenitor. It sports a black unbuckle upper with light and bright orange stitching throughout with a Jumpman on the lateral ankle of the same hue, as well as a red rear pull tab. Underneath resides a black midsole accented with citrus and red and mostly…

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Who will, Who won’t and Who might: June 10, 2022 NBA Injury Report

Brandon King

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 Robert Williams III C Jun 9 Day-To-Day Williams (knee) is listed as questionable for Friday’s NBA Finals Game 4 against the Warriors, Celtics team reporter Amanda Pflugrad reports. Brooklyn Nets NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT Seth Curry SG May 9…

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Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers: Air Jordans stolen in City Gear break-ins

Brandon King

Two Memphis-area City Gear stores were recently hit with early morning robberies. According to Memphis police, the City Gear in the 4000 black of Elvis Presley Boulevard was robbed early on the morning of Saturday, My 21. The interior of the store had been despoiled, the front door propped open with a pallet, with clothing and shoes stolen to the tune of $30,000. Surveillance footage captured several of the suspects, including the face of this male. Some of the stolen footwear included, the , at the tine, yet-to-be released, “Easter”…

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Take a look at these latest images of the white and red Air Jordan 11

Brandon King

This white and red version of the fabled silhouette has been tapped as this year’s holiday Air Jordan 11 release. It features a white ballistic mesh upper overlaid with a red patent leather rand present in the correct, high cut fashion. . Red also present at the inner, and Jumpman present on the lateral ankle and on the “JUMPMAN JORDAN” sash across the tongue., with a “23” present on the rear heel. Underneath resides a white midsole and a semi-blue tinged translucent outsole with red traction sections. The red and…

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