Tag: News

Scumbags attempt to destroy Kobe Bryant’s legacy

Brandon King

Kobe Bryant is no longer amongst the living. It has been 13 days since the tragic incident and I am still having a hard time believing I had to pen those words. The unexpected and tragic death of Kobe, his daughter Gianna, John and Keri Altobelli and their daughter Keri, Christina Mauser, Sarah and Payton Chester and Ara Zobayan in a helicopter crash caused an outpouring of support for the victims and their surviving relatives. The still-smoldering helicopter on that mountain in Calabasas served as the proverbial homing beacon for…

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February 5, 2020 NBA Recap

Brandon King

Trade updates The Golden State Warriors have agreed to trade Alec Burks and Glenn Robinson III to the Philadelphia 76ers for three 2nd-round draft picks. The Memphis Grizzlies have agreed to trade Andre Iguodala to the Miami Heat for Justise Winslow. (Note: ongoing negotiations may add other players to the deal.) The Sacramento Kings have agreed to trade Dewayne Dedmon and two 2nd-round draft picks to the Atlanta Hawks for Jabari Parker and Alex Len. Who Got It Done pt rb ast Nikola JokićDEN @ UTA 30 21 10   Triple-double…

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Kobe Bryant: Shock, Awe and Pieces Left to Pick Up

Brandon King

Things were so different just 36 hours ago.  A little over thirty-six hours ago, things for the most part, were right in the basketball world. We were in the midst of celebrating another accomplishment in the career of all-time great Lebron James, who had just passed fellow all-timer Kobe Bryant on the NBA career scoring list, which reinvigorated the Lebron/Kobe debate. The talk of the Association were potential trade talks, what players would round out the All-Star rosters and who would compete in the Slam Dunk competition.  In California, there…

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MEAC Basketball Players of the Week

Brandon King

from meacsports.com: NORFOLK, Va., Jan. 21, 2020 —Senior forward Jibri Blount of North Carolina Central University and sophomore center Brendan Medley-Bacon of Coppin State University have been selected as this week’s Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Co-Players of the Week, it was announced today.  Medley-Bacon also reaps the league’s Defensive Player of the Week award and freshman guard/forward Tyrese Jenkins of Norfolk State University captures the Rookie of the Week award. Jibri Blount (F, 6-7, r-Sr., Pittsburgh, Pa.) averaged 20.5 points, 9.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists as the Eagles defeated Bethune-Cookman on Saturday before falling to Florida A&M on Monday. …

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Liam Santamaria’s Round 16 NBL Studs and Duds

Brandon King

From nbl.com.au : At the conclusion of each round, NBL Media’s Liam Santamaria lets us know who made the grade and who deserves a little shade. STUDS New Zealand Breakers Just when we thought they were out, they pull themselves back in. That’s the story for the Breakers this week after a couple of dubs have vaulted them right back into the playoff hunt. The Kiwis made big plays down the stretch to overcome the Kings in a thrilling clash on Friday night and then made life difficult for United…

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December 15, 2019 NBA Recap

Brandon King

Top Performers pt rb ast LeBron JamesLAL @ ATL 32 13 7   3 blk Jrue HolidayNOP vs. ORL 29 4 8    Jonathan IsaacORL @ NOP 21 11 3   2 stl Nikola JokićDEN vs. NYK 25 10 5    B. BogdanovićSAC @ GSW 25 5 5    Trae YoungATL vs. LAL 30 6 7   2 stl Cody ZellerCHO @ IND 19 12 2    Ben SimmonsPHI @ BRK 20 5 3   2 blk Frank NtilikinaNYK @ DEN 13 5 4   4 stl D.J. AugustinORL @ NOP 17 1 8   …

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Hundreds of Nike employees march to protest its treatment of women

Brandon King

This article from CNBC’s Elly Cosgrave Hundreds of Nike employees marched in protest of the company’s treatment of women at its headquarters Monday, according to local and national reports. This march took place on the same day Nike reopened a building named after disgraced running coach Alberto Salazar, the coach of Nike’s now shuttered Oregon Project. The protest comes about a month after a damning op-ed that highlighted the obstacles female athletes have faced while training with Salazar. Nike employees protested the sportswear company’s treatment of women on Monday, the…

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December 7 MEAC Women’s Basketball Recap

Brandon King

From meacsports : Bethune-Cookman 68, Palm Beach Atlantic 45Delaware State 89, Saint Peter’s 66Howard 64, Fairleigh Dickinson 56Norfolk State 77, Hampton 56No. 24 South Dakota 82, Coppin State 44 Bethune-Cookman 68, Palm Beach Atlantic 45 DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Tatum Hayes scored 18 points and Daniella Hatcher 13 as Bethune-Cookman scored the first 16 points en route to a 68-45 victory over Palm Beach Atlantic Saturday in Historic Moore Gym. Hayes, a freshman, was 6-for-10 from 3-point range as the Wildcats (6-1) posted their best start after seven games since the 1985-86…

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Big Baller Brand is on the way back

Brandon King

From Ella Chochrek at Footwear News : LaVar Ball’s Big Baller Brand is coming back. In a statement posted to its Twitter account yesterday, the streetwear brand said a new website is slated to go live in the next few weeks, under the name Bigballerbrandinc.com. “The Big Baller Brand is alive and well! The brand has been restructuring and we are working to reveal the new website in the next few weeks,” read the statement. “It will have a new look and a new name.” Big Baller Brand is also set to offer…

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The StockX data breach was about more than your money

Brandon King

As much as they may have wanted it to be, the StockX data breach did not only fail to escape not the attention of the sneaker community but even was reported on by non-footwear related media outlets.  Data breaches have become an unfortunate part of life, but how a company handles it can go a long way not only in restoring trust in a company but also in what actions could be taken against them. With their attempted obfuscation of the breach via an e-mail update ruse , StockX went…

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