Wesley Matthews started playing basketball when he was three years old, but his connection to the game runs deeper than that. If you ask him, his passion for the game is undeniable. "It was in my DNA," He says. "My dad was a hooper, mom was a hooper, but my mom put the ball in my hands."Flash ...
Danny Granger has spent the past six seasons in Indiana after being drafted by the Pacers in 2005, but his basketball roots go back much further than that. Born in Louisiana, Granger's earliest memories involving a basketball date all the way back to when he was a toddler. “I was two years old,” ...
Throughout his career, Nate Robinson has made a habit of defying expectations. Despite standing just 5’9, Robinson has made a niche for himself in the NBA as an explosive scorer and one of the leagues most vicious dunkers. The former UW star followed in the footsteps of Spud Webb and proved that ...
Since being introduced to the sport of basketball at a young age, Oklahoma City Thunder SG James Harden has been dedicated to making the most of his abilities. Whether it was starring at Artesia High School in Lakewood, California, leading Arizona St. to two postseason berths or being a key piece ...
Jamal Crawford can't remember life before basketball. This is what happens when you are introduced to the game as a toddler."I first started playing basketball when I was two years old and I've had a ball in my hands ever since," Crawford recalls. "My mom and dad always tease me about it, saying I ...
John “The Franchise” Strickland was more than just a player who ran the courts that have made New York City famous; he helped to define New York City Basketball. For 20 years, he was a fixture on the asphalt, putting on one spectacular performance after another while showing younger players what ...
Last Friday night, Midnight Madness officially marked the beginning of the 2011-2012 NCAA Basketball season. Fans everywhere from Tobacco Road, to the Bluegrass State, to the heart of Big East country celebrated the game that they love and showed the world that Basketball Never Stops. Beginning on ...
Kentucky, it's Big Blue Madness time! Along with the excitement that accompanies the first official NCAA basketball event of the season comes the Kentucky Wildcat inspired LEBRON 9. Why the LEBRON 9? Because a team as versatile as Coach Calipari's Wildcats needs a shoe that's built to keep up. ...
The first shoe to combine Flywire and Hyperfuse technology, The LEBRON 9 Cannonfocuses on functionality without sacrificing style. With sleek orange and vibrant voltaccents to make the military-green and slate shoes pop, LeBron's 9th signature shoepacks a lot of punch. Max Air 180 in the heel ...
The 2011 Nike MAG has arrived.THE AUCTION BEGINS SEPTEMBER 8.This is your chance to own a piece of history.And this is your chance to help: all net proceeds from the auction sales of the 2011 Nike MAG shoes will go directly to The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research.For 10 days, 150 ...
Heart. Hustle. Pride.For years, all roads to legendary have gone through one court, Rucker Park. The soul of the game is found on 155th Street in Harlem, New York on the ultimate blacktop stage. What you do while on that stage creates your place in history.Kevin Durant showed up on the iconic court ...
Lightweight and breathability have joined forces to create the next level ofexceptional quickness. The Nike Zoom Hyperfuse 2011 has arrived.The Hyperfuse construction uses a fused seamless upper to create theultimate in breathability, so Rajon Rondo is comfortable as he blows past adefender.Nike ...