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I never thought I’d see the day…

November 4, 2022November 4, 2022 Brandon King

For a variety of reasons, there are truly bizarre times in which we currently inhabit. In many ways up is now down and right now left. The Kyrie Irving has exposed a lot of black personalities in sports as the buck broken company me. They truly are. Surprisingly, unbelievably a voice who has run counter to this narrative is Jason Whitlock-yes you read that correctly. To be clear I have multiple disagreements with Whitlock but his recent monologue in which he raised the question of why Amazon and Jeff Bezos…

Mad at Kyrie Irving but not Amazon??

November 4, 2022November 4, 2022 Brandon King

Kyrie Irving has been the talk of the NBA world since his infamous social media post that has been called antiemetic ( but no one has specifically said why). As if they needed any reason to castigate Kyrie, various talking heads from the sporting world and outside the sports space have been letting Irving have it. The NBA wasted no time , issuing a statement condemning the post and commissioner Adam Silver set to meet with Kyrie next week. The swiftness of the NBA is a stark contrast of how…

Kyrie, KD and other NBAers putting in some work

August 23, 2022August 23, 2022 Brandon King

With the speculation, at least for the time being, over where they will shooting NBA basketball this season, Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant, along with Trae Young, Victor Oladipo, Micheal Porter Jr, and some other professional basketballers took the hardwood to compare and improve their skills. Check out the brief video below via Through The Lens.

Kyrie Irving unofficially unveils Kyrie 8

August 18, 2022August 18, 2022 Brandon King

Kyrie Irving was seen in the next model in his signature line, the Kyrie 8, during a workout in Los Angeles. What is speculated to be his last shoe with Nike Basketball, not if Nike is smart, the shoe he was wearing utilizes a white , university red, wolf grey and black color palette across its combination upper. Kyrie-specific details includes Elizabeth Ann Murray, Kyrie’s mother on the toe. Roman numerals on the heel are VIII and XIIII which are for his mothers birthday, August 13, the XI and XXIII…

Kyrie Irving ( wisely) opts in to 2022-23 Player Option

June 28, 2022June 28, 2022 Brandon King

This portion of the Kyrie Irving saga seems to have reached a conclusion. Monday afternoon Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium reported the star guard had deicided to opt-in for to his $37 million player option for the upcoming 2022-23 season. l The Nets and Irving had seemingly reached gridlock and many in the media , and more than a few Lakers fan, were beating the drum of a potential reunion with LeBron James in Los Angeles. However the only way that cane happen, and perhaps it may still…

Nets fined $50k by NBA

March 14, 2022March 14, 2022 Brandon King

The Brooklyn Nets were fined $50,000 by the NBA when Kyrie Irving, who was in attendance at the game as a spectator, entered the team’s locker room. Apparently the moment Kyrie broached that area, it was a violation of both NYC and NBA health and safety protocols.

January 5, 2022 NBA StatCap: Guess who’s back

January 6, 2022January 6, 2022 Brandon King

Kyrie Returns Kyrie Irving made his season debut last night and looked like he’d been there all season, scoring 22 points on 9-17 from the floor in helping the Nets defeat the Indians Pacers 129-121. Irving will appear in all road contests but cannot play in home games due to New York City’s vaccine mandate. Who Got it Done Top 5 are pictured pt rb ast Kevin DurantBRK @ IND 39 8 7 B. BogdanovićUTA @ DEN 36 13 4 11-13 ft D. SabonisIND vs. BRK 32 12 10 Triple-double…

“Aluminum” Nike Kyrie 8: Official Images

November 17, 2021November 17, 2021 Brandon King

It seems that Nike has dug in their heels and will continue to release colorways in the hopes that people will begin to like the Kyrie 8. Official images have emerged of a new colorway , dubbed ” Aluminum.” The combination leather and mesh upper sports a multi-colored graphical pattern up front, along with white-bordered black Swooshes on the lateral and medial sides. Kyrie branding is found on the tongues and rear heel. Below the aforementioned upper resides a sail midsole and a pastel lavender rubber outsole, completing the aesthetic…

“Fire and Ice” Nike Kyrie 8: Official Images

November 7, 2021November 7, 2021 Brandon King

Although these are officially being monikered ‘Fire and Ice”, these are the colorway of the Kyrie 8 that Kyrie Irving himself called “trash” in the comment section of an Instagram post that leaked the sneaker. Official images of the sneaker that started the derision of the Kyrie 8. It sports a black combination mesh, leather and suede upper with iridescent accents around the midfoot and heel. Embroidered white Swooshes are found on the medial and lateral sides. On the tongue of the right shoe is a Kyrie signature and an…

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