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May 30, 2019 NBA Finals Preview

May 30, 2019May 30, 2019 Brandon King

The NBA Finals tips off tonight in Toronto at 9:00 p.m. EST. The defending champion Golden State Warriors head into their fifth consecutive Finals, while this is the first ever appearance for the Toronto Raptors. The Warriors enter this game, and potentially the series without the service of both Kevin Durant and DeMarcus Cousins. Durant suffered a strain calf in game 5 of the Western Conference semis against the Houston Rockets, while Cousins has been out since the first round against the Los Angeles Clippers. Today’s Game (all times EST)…

May 19, 2019 NBA Playoff Recap

May 20, 2019May 20, 2019 Brandon King

Top Performances Kawhi LeonardTOR vs. MIL 36 9 5 12-13 ft George HillMIL @ TOR 24 7 2 2 stl Marc GasolTOR vs. MIL 16 12 7 5 blk Pascal SiakamTOR vs. MIL 25 11 1 3 stl Brook LopezMIL @ TOR 16 6 1 2 stl Norman PowellTOR vs. MIL 19 4 3 Malcolm BrogdonMIL @ TOR 20 5 1 2 stl Kyle LowryTOR vs. MIL 11 4 5 Pat ConnaughtonMIL @ TOR 8 3 2 G. AntetokounmpoMIL @ TOR 12 23 7 4 blk Yesterday’s…

May 12, 2019 NBA Playoff Recap

May 13, 2019May 13, 2019 Brandon King

Top Performers Big Performances from CJ McCollum and Kawhi Leonard, including a ridiculous game winner from Kawhi, powered their teams to victory and on to the conference finals. CJ McCollumPOR @ DEN 37 9 1 Kawhi LeonardTOR vs. PHI 41 8 3 3 stl Nikola JokicDEN vs. POR 29 13 2 4 blk Serge IbakaTOR vs. PHI 17 8 3 J.J. RedickPHI @ TOR 17 4 3 Joel EmbiidPHI @ TOR 21 11 4 3 blk Evan TurnerPOR @ DEN 14 7 2 Ben SimmonsPHI @ TOR 13 8 5…

New Balance Special Edition Kawhi 2-Way Pack to release tonight

May 7, 2019May 7, 2019 Brandon King

New Balance will be releasing a special edition two sneaker pack for the face of their basketball space, Mr. Kawhi Leonard. The nbhoops instagram account teased the pack both in their story and on their feed. The pack will feature the OMN1S and a 997. The OMN1S appears to feature a upper that features black and blue. There are some gold accents by way of the lacing system. We can see a white midsole and a clear translucent outsole. The 997, from what can be seen, features a black leather…

May 5, 2019 NBA Playoff Recap

May 6, 2019May 6, 2019 Brandon King

Top Performers Kawhi LeonardTOR @ PHI 39 14 5 5-7 3-pt Jamal MurrayDEN @ POR 34 5 4 11-11 ft Nikola JokicDEN @ POR 21 12 11 Triple-double Jimmy ButlerPHI vs. TOR 29 11 4 CJ McCollumPOR vs. DEN 29 5 1 Damian LillardPOR vs. DEN 28 3 7 2 stl Paul MillsapDEN @ POR 21 10 0 2 blk Al-Farouq AminuPOR vs. DEN 19 8 0 2 blk J.J. RedickPHI vs. TOR 19 3 2 Joel EmbiidPHI vs. TOR 11 8 7 2 stl, 2 blk Yesterday’s Scores Toronto…

April 28, 2019 NBA Playoff Recap

April 28, 2019April 28, 2019 Brandon King

Top Performances Kawhi Leonard’s playoff career-high 45 points and Pascal Siakam’s 29 points were too much for the Philadelphia 76ers as the Raptors won 108-95, taking a 1-0 lead in their Eastern Conference Semifinal series. Nikola Jokic’s triple double ( 21 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists) helped power the Denver Nuggets past the San Antonio 90-86 in the decisive game 7 in their opening round Western Conference series. The Nuggets now take on the Trail Blazers in the semifinal round. Kawhi LeonardTOR vs. PHI 45 11 2 10-11 ft…

April 21, 2019 NBA Playoff Recap

April 22, 2019April 22, 2019 Brandon King

Top Performers Kawhi LeonardTOR @ ORL 34 6 2 2 stl, 2 blk Kevin DurantGSW @ LAC 33 7 6 Paul GeorgeOKC vs. POR 32 10 6 12-14 ft Aaron GordonORL vs. TOR 25 7 5 Klay ThompsonGSW @ LAC 32 1 0 6-9 3-pt CJ McCollumPOR @ OKC 27 4 3 5-9 3-pt S. Gilgeous-AlexanderLAC vs. GSW 25 2 2 Darren CollisonIND vs. BOS 19 6 5 2 stl Gordon HaywardBOS @ IND 20 3 2 2 stl B. BogdanovicIND vs. BOS 22 8 3 Yesterday’s Scores Boston Celtics…

NBA Playoff Recap: April 16, 2019

April 17, 2019April 17, 2019 Brandon King

Top Performances Kawhi LeonardTOR vs. ORL 37 4 4 2 stl CJ McCollumPOR vs. OKC 33 8 5 DeMar DeRozanSAS @ DEN 31 7 2 2 stl Damian LillardPOR vs. OKC 29 4 6 3 stl, 2 blk Kyle LowryTOR vs. ORL 22 4 7 2 stl Nikola JokicDEN vs. SAS 21 13 8 2 stl Jamal MurrayDEN vs. SAS 24 2 4 Paul MillsapDEN vs. SAS 20 7 1 Paul GeorgeOKC @ POR 27 8 3 Gary HarrisDEN vs. SAS 23 5 1 Today’s Games (all times EST) Indiana…

Kawhi Leonard and New Balance unveil OMN1S Basketball Shoe

February 18, 2019February 18, 2019 Brandon King

Last week, New Balance dropped a teaser video of their upcoming basketball sneaker featuring Kawhi Leonard ( and took some not-so-subtle runs at a few prominent players). In the same tweet , the company also announced that their basketball sneaker would debut at the NBA All-Star game. At Sunday’s game Kawhi Leonard broke out his New Balance OMN1S basketball sneaker. Five additional colorways were shown by the brand, and each of them draw inspiration from personal details that shaped Kawhi into the player he has become. Release details of the…

New Balance and Kawhi Leonard dangle sneaker debut

February 14, 2019February 14, 2019 Brandon King

In November, we covered Toronto Raptors small forward Kawhi Leonard had reached an multiyear endorsement deal with New Balance . Leonard’s sneaker options were wide open after he rejected a 4-year, $22 million dollar extension on his, at the time, deal with Jordan Brand. In that interim, Leonard has been seen rocking New Balance gear walking into the arenas, but he has still been wearing the Air Jordan 32 on the hardwood in lieu of a shoe from New Balance. It appears that time may be drawing nigh. Earlier today on…