Author: Brandon King

Stephen A. Smith says Lakers should trade Lebron James

Brandon King

Perpetual windbag, master of cohost subterfuge ( and canoodling) and incessant dour criticizer of black athletes, Stephen A. Smith recently commented on the Lakers and what they should do to improve. Smith thinks that trading Lebron James is the path to that end. Here is what he had to say: “I think the Los Angeles Lakers should strongly consider trading LeBron James. It’s what I believe. Now, a lot of people are going to lose their minds because the brother is 37, in his 19th year and he just averaged…

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Who will, Who won’t and Who might: May 4, 2022 NBA Injury Report

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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 Marcus Smart PG May 4 Day-To-Day Brooklyn Nets NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT Ben Simmons PG Apr 24 Out Simmons is listed as out for Monday’s Game 4 against the Celtics, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports. Joe Harris SF…

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May 3, 2022 NBA Playoff StatCap: Ja explodes for 47

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Who Got It Done Player Spotlight- Ja Morant After dropping a near 30-point triple-double in the Game 1 loss against the Warriors, Morant was even better in Game 2. In what was essentially a must-win game, Morant scored 47 points , handed out 8 assists and grabbed 8 rebounds and was a +13 in leading the Grizzlies to a 106-101 series-tying win over the Warriors. Rk Player Tm   Opp   MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS…

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Jordan Brand adds Dana Evans

Brandon King

Tuesday afternoon Jordan Brand announced the addition of WNBAer Dana Evans. It has been quite the year for the University of Louisville product. She was taken 13th overall in the 2021 WNBA draft by the Dallas Wings but after 6 games was traded to the Chicago Sky, who went on to win the WNBA Championship and now she is part of one of the most covteted and respected brands on the planet. Evans joins an impressive Jordan Brand female roster that includes Jordin Canada, Te’a Cooper, Crystal Dangerfield, Chelsea Dungee,…

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Up close with the “Canyon Purple” Air Jordan IV

Brandon King

The ”Canyon Purple” Air Jordan IV may initially have drawn visual comparisons to that of the Friends and Family purple Travis Scott x Air Jordan 4 but outside of the uppers both being purple, and being Air Jordan 4s there are plenty of differentiating attributes. The Travis Scott sported a nubuck upper, where as the ”Canyon Purple” features a hairy suede upper.Alligator speckled lace tabs tip the black ”wings” , with black backing the purple netting on the sides and tongue. Safety orange is present at the tongue branding, as…

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“Desert Elephant” Air Jordan 3 expected July 1

Brandon King

The “Desert Elephant” Air Jordan 3 finds itself amongst a group of Air Jordan retros that is having their release dates changed. This Air Jordan 3 sports a black leather upper of various textures ( tumbled and smooth) overlaid with desert sand at the toe and heels. Orange shows via the fossil coloured tongue , lower eyelets and backing the tongue. A fossil collar, Jumpman-branded back tab completes the upper that sits above a sail and black midsole and tri-hued rubber outsole. The initial disseminated release time-frame was sometime in…

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“Taxi” Air Jordan I High OG likely postponed

Brandon King

These sneaker release postponements do not occur in a vacuum, like a row of dominos, one tumbling can lead to the rest falling, such seems to be the case with the ”Taxi” Air Jordan I High OG. This new colourway of the Jordan I High was set to drop August 13, however with the recent news of the “Concord” Air Jordan 5 now being delayed until that day, it stands to reason that the debut of this sneaker will also see a change . At this juncture whether they will…

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“Concord” Air Jordan 5 to release August 13

Brandon King

The ”Concord” Air Jordan 5 was a new colorway of the Jordan 5 that was planned to make a summer debut. This soon-to-come Jordan 5 sports a white leather upper with translucent netting on the lateral and medial sides. Dark concord is present on the reflective tongue branding, inner and lace locks. Underneath resides a concord-toothed black midsole and semi-blue tinted translucent outsole. Initially set to release July 23, however according to reporting from zsneakerheadz, the ”Concord” Air Jordan 5 is now scheduled to begin its maiden retail voyage, August…

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Who will, Who won’t, and Who might: May 3, 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 Marcus Smart PG May 2 Day-To-Day Smart (quad) is considered questionable for Tuesday’s Game 2 against the Bucks, Jay King of The Athletic reports. Brooklyn Nets NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT Ben Simmons PG Apr 24 Out Simmons is listed…

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May 2, 2022 NBA StatCap: Suns and Sixers get series opening wins

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Who Got It Done 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 Luka Dončić DAL @ PHO L 44:23 15 30 .500 4 11 .364 11 14 .786 2 10 12 8 0 1 5 1 45 -4 34.1 2 Bam Adebayo MIA PHI W 33:46 8 10 .800 0 0 8 8 1.000 3 9 12 4 2 1 3 2 24 +26 26.7 3 Tyler Herro MIA PHI…

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