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Up Close With the ‘Total Orange‘ Nike Kobe VI Protro

Brandon King

A detailed look at the “Total Orange” Kobe VI Protro This upcoming iteration of the Kobe VI Protro sports an orange snake-scaled upper adorned on the sides with silver Swooshes. Silver also shows up on the Kobe logo perched atop the tongue as well as the Kobe signature on the external heel counter.  Underneath this largely monochromatic upper resides an orange midsole and a translucent rubber outsole.  The “Total Orange” Nike Kobe VI Protro is scheduled to debut July 18.  Nike Kobe VI ProtroTotal Orange/Metallic Silver-Cosmic Clay IH1871-800$18018 July 2025…

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On-Foot Look at the “Grape” Air Jordan V Retro OG

Brandon King

It is just a little more than a fortnight from the return of the “Grape” Air Jordan V OG. The 2025 iteration will mark the fifth retail run for the classic colorway, having originally debuted in 1990, with returns in 2006, 2013, ( yes this includes the much maligned “Fresh Prince” edition from 2018). Like all of their forebears, they will feature a white leather upper with clear netting present at the sides and tongue. Perched atop the grape tongue is an emerald Jumpman, while the hue also takes care…

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MJ Reflects on Playing in Today’s NBA: Adjustments, Matchups & Legacy

Brandon King

Though he has not played an NBA game in over two decades, Michael Jordan’s name is brought up on a nearly daily basis in basketball discussions as the so called GOAT debate continues to rage on.  LeSychophants and other detractors work overtime to chip away Jordan’s legacy, which is the gold standard of basketball greatness. These disingenuous actors do this by not only questioning Jordan’s abilities as a basketball player but also the overall talent of the era in which he played.  However the true fans of basketball ave taken…

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Jeff Teague Criticizes A’ja Wilson’s Assertion of Beating Josh Hart One-on-One

Brandon King

In a conversation with the Knicks’ Josh Hart and Jalen Brunson, A’ja Wilson was asked if she could beat Hart in a one-on-one matchup. The two-time WNBA champion definitively responded that she would defeat the Knicks win 11-8, which drew a snickered response from Hart of “not happening.”  The question was the posed to Hart and he said the score would be 11-2, drawing a “you’re sick” from Wilson, who was clearly perturbed by Hart’s prediction. He walked it back to appease Wilson rescoring the hypothetical matchup 11-7.  Former NBA…

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EuroCup Team Reportedly Set to Make Unprecedented Offer to Russell Westbrook

Brandon King

The EuroCup champion Hapoel Tel Aviv is reportedly targeting Russell Westbrook and is prepared to make an offer “never before seen in European basketball.”  According to European hoops reporter, Nemanja Zorič, Hapoel has already been in contact with the 9-time NBA All-Star and this unprecedented offer is soon to come.  Westbrook completed his first season with the Denver Nuggets where he appeared in 75 games, with 36 starts and averaged 13.3 points , 6.1 assists and 4.9 rebounds. Denver advanced to the second round of the playoffs , but were…

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Changes Coming? ESPN May Revamp NBA Commentary Crew After Finals

Brandon King

ESPN’s decision to break up their very popular NBA announce team of Mike Breen, Mack Jaackon, and Jeff Van Gundy, by unceremoniously releasing Jackson and Van Gundy came out of nowhere and mystified and confounded basketball fans. Initially, Doris Burke and JJ Redick were brought as replacements. When Redick became the Los Angeles Lakers head coach, Richard Jefferson was brought in as the third person in the booth. Whether it was Breen, Burke, and Redick or Breen, Burke, and Jefferson the reception of fans to this hastily cobbled together announce…

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Tom Thibodeau Dismissed by Knicks Following Best Season in 25 Yearsknicks show Tom Thibodeau the door

Brandon King

The New York Knicks find themselves in the market for a new head coach, as the team announced Tuesday afternoon that Tom Thibodeau had been relieved of his duties, despite leading the team to the postseason in four of his five seasons in the Big Apple.  Thibs led the Knickerbockers to the no.2 seed in the Eastern Conference with a 51-31 record this season. The Knicks defeated a feisty and improved Detriot Pistons 4-1 in the opening round of the Eastern Conference playoffs and then ended the reign of the…

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First Look at the ‘Dusty Cactus’ Nike Air Flightposite

Brandon King

The “Dusty Cactus” Air Flightposite is a new color of the classic, groundbreaking hoop sneaker.  Initial images have surfaced of this upcoming Flightposite and what we see is an Air Flightposite that sports an iridescent dusty cactus Foamposite upper paired with black at the branded, zippered lace cover. Additional branding can be seen on the rear heel, while the respective pull tabs feature “FLIGHTPOSITE” and the five dots of the Alpha Project.  Underneath the aforementioned upper resides the needlessly altered rubber outsole.  As it stands, the “Dusty Cactus” Nike Air…

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Zion Williamson Allegedly Accused of Rape in Lawsuit: What We Know So Far

Brandon King

New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson has been accused of rape as well as abuse in a lawsuit filed by a woman claiming to be his ex-girlfriend.  The suit was filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Thursday, the plantiff, listed as Jane Doe said she and Williamson began dating in 2018, when he was in his lone year at Duke, and remained an item until 2023.  ‘We and our client do not want to litigate this case in the press,’ the statement from the Lanier Law Firm’s Sam Taylor…

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Is LeBron James Really Hurt? MCL Concerns Rise After Dance Clip Surfaces

Brandon King

Following the Lakers’ 4-1 defeat at the hands of the Minnesota Timberwolves in the first round of the Western Conference Playoffs, a Grade 2 MCL sprain, which has a recovery time of 3-5 weeks, was blamed as the cause for the elimination.  The injury, which allegedly happened in a third-quarter collision with Donte DiVincenzo, was presented to the world by LeBron media fanboy, ESPN’s Dave McMeniman as the reason that James and the Lakers were bounced in the postseason’s opening round. James, ever the ham, was seen hobbling after the…

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