Brandon King, Author at Sneaker Shop Talk

March 4, 2022 NBA StatCap: Boogie still has it

March 5, 2022March 5, 2022 Brandon King

Who Got It Done Player Spotlight- Demarcus Cousins Demarcus Cousins was hooping last night. Against the Houston Rockets, the dropped 31 points, grabbed 9 rebounds and dished out 5 assists in just 24 minutes of action.. Despite his bouncing around the Association since suffering torn achilles and ACL in back-to-back years, Boogie has proven to be very productive when given minutes. The 31 points was his first time in four years eclipsing the 30-point barrier, since he dropped 44 points, 23 rebound and 10 assists on the Chicago Bulls onJanuary…

FAMU Basketball unveils another PE

March 4, 2022March 4, 2022 Brandon King

The SWAC basketball regular season is drawing to a close and fine folks in the Florida A&M Athletic Department and Nike thought that it was not too late to lace the rattler basketball teams with one more Player Exclusive. This Lebron 18 Low sports a mostly orange textile upper paired with white at the eyebrows and wrapping the heel and ankle. A FAMU logo can be seen on the tongue, with green showing up as a tertiary hue at the Swooshes that adorn the lateral and medial sides, , top…

“Volt” Nike Air Presto coming this spring

March 4, 2022March 4, 2022 Brandon King

This upcoming version of the popular silhouette sports an all-ver volt upper with the only visual variety coming via black branding on the top of the forefoot and undernreath the heel cup. The same color scheme , volt with a spot of black for the branding, extends to the midsole , with a black rubber outsole completing the aesthetic. The release of this Air Presto is anticipated to be imminent at nike.com nd select retail establishments. They will carry a 130 USD sticker price. Nike Air Presto DV2228-300 $130 Spring…

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

March 4, 2022March 4, 2022 Brandon King

Atlanta Hawks NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT Onyeka Okongwu PF Mar 4 Out Okongwu (concussion) is out Friday against the Wizards. John Collins PF Mar 4 Out Collins (foot) is questionable for Friday’s game against the Wizards. Boston Celtics NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT Aaron Nesmith SF Mar 3 Day-To-Day Jaylen Brown SG Mar 3 Day-To-Day Brooklyn Nets NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT Joe Harris SF Mar 3 Out Harris is set to undergo season-ending ankle surgery, Nick Friedell of ESPN.com reports. Ben Simmons PG Mar 3 Out Nets general…

JB Bickerstaff fined by NBA

March 4, 2022March 4, 2022 Brandon King

Cleveland Cavaliers head coach JB Bickerstaff, who should be getting a lot more attention as a coach of the year candidate, was fined by the NBA, the league announced Friday in a release. Coach Bickerstaff vehemently disagreed with a block call on Cedi Osman and expressed that in a manner that earned him one technical and then quickly a second that ended his night early. Here is why Coach Bickerstaff is $20,000 lighter in the wallet. The Cavaliers were down by 17 at the time of the ejection and that…

Albany State advances to SIAC Semis

March 4, 2022March 4, 2022 Brandon King

The Albany State women’s basketball team defeated tthe Dragons of Lane College 68-57 to advance to the semi-finals of the SIAC women’s basketball tournament From Albany State Athletics. Kashay Hankerson led the Golden Rams with 23 points in 24 minutes off the bench. Starting point guard Kayla Milner contributed with 16 points, 2 assist and 2 steals. In the Semi-Finals, the Golden Rams will face a Savannah State Tigers team that beat them twice during the regular season. On January 29, the Tigers defeated the Golden Rams 72-54. On February 7, the Tigers beat…

Tennessee State women’s hoops goes down 67-53 to Austin Peay in OVC tournament

March 4, 2022March 4, 2022 Brandon King

From Tennessee State Athletics 53 TSU 67 APSU Team 1 2 3 4 F TSU 13 12 7 21 53 APSU 13 23 16 15 67 The Tennessee State University women’s basketball team had its season come to an end on Thursday in the OVC Quarterfinals after falling to Austin Peay, 67-53. The Lady Tigers saw a 12-win improvement from a season ago led by a tremendous turnaround by second-year head coach Ty Evans. Tatyana Davis led the Lady Tigers with 17 points and Gia Adams had 15. TSU took an early lead thanks to…

March 3, 2022 NBA StatCap

March 4, 2022March 4, 2022 Brandon King

Who Got It Done Player Spotlight- Reggie Jackson Reggie Jackson scored 36 points, handed out 9 assists and grabbed 8 rebounds in the Clippers 132-111 beatdown of the Los Angeles Lakers. Sans Paul George and Kawhi Leonard for most of the season, Jackson has helped keep the Clippers remain a competitive ballclub, that currently sits at 34-31, good for eighth in the Western Conference. On the season, Jackson is averaging 17.0 points, 4.7 assists and 3.6 rebounds in 31.0 minutes per contest. top 5 are pictured pt rb ast Trae…

Barnes and Giddey named NBA Rookies of the Month

March 3, 2022March 3, 2022 Brandon King

Thursday the National Basketball Association announced their February Rookies of The Month Oklahoma City Thunder rook Josh Giddey took home honors for the Western Conference. The former NBL Rookie of the Year had a solid month, putting up 16.3 points, 8.7 rebounds and 7.7. assists during the month. He also recorded three consecutive triple-doubles, and was the youngest to do so in league history, when he performed the deed against the Chicago Bulls (11p, 12 r, 10a), New York Knicks( 28p,11r 12a) and San Antonio Spurs ( 17p 10r,10a). On…

DeRozan and Doncic named NBA Players of the Month

March 3, 2022March 3, 2022 Brandon King

Thursday the NBA announced their February 2022 Players of the Month. For the Eastern Conference it was the Bulls’ DeMar DeRozan, while for the Western Conference, Luka Doncic took the honors. Eastern Conference- DeMar DeRozan, Chicago Bulls Tabbed by some geniuses in the sports media as the worst free agent signing of the offseason, DeRozan continues to expose the folly of that sentiment with his play this season. Helping the Bulls ascent to the top of the Eastern Conference, DeRozan was on a tear this month, helping the Bulls to…