TNT’s Inside the NBA announcers will go barefoot on Mother’s Day, Sun., May 11, in an effort to raise awareness for Samaritan’s Feet, a charitable organization whose mission is to help outfit 10 million impoverished children worldwide with 10 million pairs of shoes in 10 years. Honor your mom by donating to Samaritan’s Feet as we try and raise $64,000 on Mother’s Day to help mom’s in Africa who struggle every day trying to feed and put shoes on her children.
Samaritan’s Feet founder Emmanuel “Manny” Ohonme will join TNT announcers Ernie Johnson, Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith during the show, which follows NBA Playoffs coverage of the New Orleans Hornets @ San Antonio Spurs at 8 p.m. ET. The segment will feature background information on Samaritan’s Feet as well as how to get involved and donate to the organization. Read More »
I loved hearing Dominique talk about the old Hawks–Celtics ’80s rivalry during the recent 1st round revival of it. Then the other day Brett Mullins a.k.a. DJ Sag of Port Huron, Michigan, emailed me this photo which included the Brooks signature “Human Highlight Film” joints from ‘86. Aa-ight! Figured I’d share. Spinning on his hand is the Puma Crew’s Torston Lovelace aka DJ IBT.
Who else remembers Brooks out there? I know you remember ‘Nique doing this!
Chicago playground legend Will “The Thrill” Bynum is still catching wreck, for those who’ve been wondering. The strong, diminutive Chi-Town guard with the ill hops has, most recently, been plying his trade overseas for Maccabi Tel Aviv in Isreal. Peep how he’s been laying it down while cashing those Euros. Read More »
Did anyone catch the Zzzzzz . . . my bad, I had a narcolepsy attack at the thought of it, but was talking about the Celts-Cavs 2nd Round Game 1 snore-athon. Yeah, the 4th quarter was close, but seeing Ray Allen and Lebron blank out from the field was about as exciting as watching pancakes bubble on the grill.
Enter the Showtime/HCZ Classic in Harlem on ‘25th bet. 5th and Madison. Yes, that snazzy sunken court you can see from the sidewalk level window plays host to some very entertaining and hard fought youth games. Last week I went to peep the Truce School from my block on St. Nich catch a W, led by Andre Johnson a.k.a. “Mr. NBA.” He blacked out in the third quarter, going 3 from 3 from three point land, 2 for 2 from the field, and 2 for 2 from the govt. cheese line. That’s 15 points in 8 minutes. Do the math. He also had 3 assists, 2 rebounds, 2 steals, and dribbled through a defender’s legs off a trap. It was the most dominant period I’ve seen a player have in a long, long time. In the process, his squad went up and never lost the lead again, although the opponents made a hefty come-back.
Andre Johnson (in white), for 8 minutes, shot a whole lot better than some NBA stars on Tuesday.
Shout out to Dre, his peoples Robbie Cash, Brennan, and the whole rest of the block.
As the temperature steadily rises in the Midwest, the springtime wind has remained a prevalent force against my jumper. Enter the k1x “We Fly High” Stormbreaker. Sure, the jacket won’t do much to aid my jumper, but it will keep me cozy on those breezy May days. Featuring a crackle-like print, two zippered pockets, and a polyester inner, I’ve “made it rain” on numerous occasions while hooping in it. (Not to mention all of the wonderful comments I received from delightful college-aged women when I rocked it the other night! Ooh wee!)
The hoody is available in white/light green, white/powder blue, and black/white!
Back to The Future II and the Hyperdunk have something in common, and no, it is not Michael J. Fox. (Fox undoubtedly had some boogie and range from thirty feet back in his heyday though…) Give up? Perhaps the scene that piqued my interest most in the second iteration of the B.T.F. series was when Mikey grabbed that Matel Barbie boogie board and hovered away from Biff and his nefarious gan. Sure, the special effects were cool, but you know it’s simply got to be the shoes! McFly was wearing some exclusive light-up grey/robin’s egg blue speckled high-top jumpoffs. The heel piece on the movie versions is very similar to the heel piece of the Hyperdunks. The overall proportions of the shoes are extremely alike too. Read More »
The Big Apple Scholarship game on April 20th showcased NYC’s Top 40 NYC unsigned seniors, based on their academic achievements and basketball ability. Peep the kid who does the in and out, gets his shot punched, retrieves it, then gets his defender with the same dribble move and finally scores! That’s persistence! Read More »
