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Adidas North America President: If a team signs Colin Kaepernick, we want him

Brandon King

During question-and answer session Adidas’ North American President said the athletic company is interested in signing former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick–as soon as he signs with an NFL team. Mark King, President of Adidas’ North American operations said Friday in a Q&A at Arizona State University’s Global Sport Summit that Adidas doesn’t want to appear that it is “taking advantage of this noise or interest that he had generated. If he signs on a team, we would definitely want to sign him.” King also had this to say:…

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Kawhi Leonard- out for the 2018 Playoffs

Brandon King

According to a Shams Charania report, San Antonio Spurs forward Kawhi Leonard will miss the entire 2018 Playoffs due to the same right quadriceps injury that limited him to only 9 games this season. Additionally, per the aformentioned report, Leonard will stay in New York, where he has been rehabilitating the injury with his personal medical team. The point of contention is although the Spurs’ medical team has cleared Leonard to return, his personal medical team has not. Leonard has been rehabbing in New York because that is where his…

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NBA Playoffs First Round Predictions: The East

Brandon King

After what was, for some teams, was an eighty-two game dress rehearsal, the NBA Playoffs are finally upon us. As the inevitable march toward the Finals ramps up, here is how we see the opening acts shaking out: Eastern Conference 1Toronto v 8Washington Toronto has been head of the class in the Eastern Conference. This season they have revamped their isolation-heavy, over reliance on Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan in favor of a more egalitarian attack where the ball moves more and involves more people. To facilitate this change in…

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“Shadow” Air Jordan X to release (slightly) earlier than expected

Brandon King

The “Shadow” Air Jordan 10 will see a retail release in it’s original form the first time since its initial drop in 1994. Like it’s OG Big brother, this version will feature a shadow grey suede upper, black leather medial and lateral overlays, black leather wrapping the heel and flanking the lacing system as well as red accenting on Jumpmen on the heel and outsole. The initial release date was April 21st but on the official photos released by Nike, the date was changed to April 20th rather than the…

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“Concord” Air Jordan 11 Retro Release Date

Brandon King

This holiday season, the “Concord” Air Jordan XI will return to much fanfare. Much like the misnomered “Space Jam”, it will likely be a remastered version with the higher patent rand, which is truer to the OG. It it unclear as of yet if this version will have the “23” or “45” on the rear heel. The initial date was December 8, however according to DJ Folk, they due to drop in October with another 11 to release in December. Air Jordan 11 Retro White/Black-Dark Concord 378037-100 $220

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Frank Vogel broken off by Orlando Magic after two seasons

Brandon King

The firing of Jeff Hornacek was merely the opening salvo of the annual purging of head coaches in the NBA. The Magic announced in a release earlier today they would not be retaining the services of head coach Frank Vogel. Orlando brought Vogel in after his successful tenure with the Indiana Pacers, but was never able gain any footing on a turnaround, going 54-110 over his two seasons with the Magic. “We would like to thank Frank for his contributions to the Orlando Magic,” president of basketball operations Jeff Weltman…

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Jeff Hornacek reportedly out in New York

Brandon King

According to ESPN’S Adrian Wojnarowski, Jeff Hornacek is out after only two seasons as the Knicks’ head coach. He was shown the door after Wednesday’s season finale. The Knicks finished the season 29-53 and just 60-104 while at the Knicks’ helm. “Jeff is a true professional who has worked tirelessly for this organization the last two seasons,” Knicks president Steve Mills and general manager Scott Perry said in a statement. “We sincerely appreciate his efforts and considerable contributions to the team and wish him well in his future endeavors.” Forward…

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Fat Joe’s former business partner in NY sneaker shop pleads guilty to wire fraud

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Scott Spina, or Scotty Kickz as he is known in the sneaker world pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud and was looking at up to 20 years in Federal Prison according to a U.S. Attorney’s Office statement. Spina made the admission Tuesday that he’d stolen customers’ credit card information. Scotty Kickz Is Teaming Up W/ Fat Joe For A Sneaker Store https://t.co/kK2Yjytx1l pic.twitter.com/oNAI7s9aYk — SneakerWatch (@sneakerwatchcom) July 23, 2016 The 20-year -old New Jersey man who had entered the sneaker business through selling sneakers online and through getting…

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Kevin Durant plans to opt out contract and restructure deal with Golden State

Brandon King

According to ESPN’s Chris Haynes, Kevin Durant will opt out his current deal with the Golden State Warriors and enter unrestricted free agency. However it seems unlikely this is to be courted by other teams, as this is to allow him to restructure a new deal with the Warriors. The two-year,$51 million contract Durant signed last offseason allowed Golden State to hang on to Shaun Livingston and Andre Iguodala. “His gesture of taking less gave us the ability to be very aggressive in pursuing Shaun and Andre,” Warriors general manager…

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Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers: Robbers take Air Jordans, shoot man with flare gun

Brandon King

The latest in our long line of leather and rubber inspired lunacy comes from from Buffalo, NY. According to police there, robbers clad in black ensembles robbed a man of his Air Jordans and then shot him with a flare gun. The victim told police that early Easter morning, 2:50 A.M., men unknown to him used force to swipe his sneakers. After he’d given up the kicks, one of the thieves shot him in the leg with a flare gun. The victim was treated at Eric County Medical Center. The…

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