Enjoy this little treat! Summer of ‘86, Nike exhibition game in Italy. I don’t even remember him shattering a backboard a day in my life so this is just amazing to me.
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Jordan Shattered A Backboard? / May 12, 2008 / 10:00 am
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Tags: Dunk, italy basketball, Michael Jordan, MJ, nike exhibition basketball and shattered backboard
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The Blenda & The Trotters Hit Spain / May 12, 2008 / 10:00 am
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Spain was a great experience. I was able to see the Mediterranean water, eat dinner with some of the mayors in each city, and play in Barcelona where the ‘92 U.S.A Dream Team had their final game! We pulled 17,000+ fans in attendance that night. It was bananas!
We’re on the way to Italy to hit […]
Tags: 1992 usa olympic mens basketball dream team, barcelona olympics, Harlem Globetrotters, italy, Kenny Rodriguez a.k.a. The Blenda, Spain, Tommy Baker and trick basketball
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MyChucks Design Contest! / May 12, 2008 / 8:30 am
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Converse, with an assist from Utah Jazz player Kyle Korver, today announced the launch of MyChucks, a contest inviting participants to design a Chuck Taylor® All Star® shoe with the chance to win the ultimate prize of having their shoe produced by Converse and sold exclusively by Eastbay.
To enter, contestants can visit MyChucks Eastbay […]
Tags: Chuck Taylor, Converse, Converse Design Your Own, CTs, Eastbay, Kyle Korver and My Chucks
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Barkley, Smith Go Barefoot to Help Samaritan’s Feet / May 9, 2008 / 10:14 am
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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 […]
Tags: Charles Barkley, EmmanuelManny Ohonme, Ernie Johnson, I Am Not A Rolemoldel, Kenny Smith, Maybe I am a rolemodel, Nigeria Shoeless Children, Ron Hunter, Samartans Feet, The Jet and TNT Crew
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BIG APPLE SCHOLARSHIP GAME HIGHLIGHTS / May 7, 2008 / 10:01 am
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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!
For more information, call […]
Tags: big apple basketball scholarship game and nyc high school unsigned seniors
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Dave Chapelle On A Skateboard At West 4th? By 40 Cal / May 7, 2008 / 9:15 am
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Now that the sun is out, West 4th St. Playground is on and popping. There are always many celeb sightings in that area, but this one caught me off guard . . .
Last week, Dave Chappelle came out of nowhere on a skateboard wearing dark glasses just to chill and watch some streetball. I […]
Tags: 40 Cal, Dave Chappelle, Negrodamus and West 4th ST Playground
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Navite American Basketball 1918! / May 6, 2008 / 10:00 am
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Carlisle Indian School squad 1918, courtesy www.blackfivesblog.com
In 1912, the Carlisle School in Pennsylvania had worldwide rep as student Jim Thorpe grabbed a couple of Olympic Gold Medals and their football squad won a national chip. They also were ballin’ on campus, as well as others such as Hampton Institute (now Hampton University) in Virginia. Claude […]
Tags: Black Fives, carlisle school, hampton institute basketball, jim thorpe and Native American basketball
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Crikey! Homicide Is Going Back Under… / May 6, 2008 / 8:46 am
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The NBL’s Townsville Crocodiles 2008-2009 roster is nearly complete after resigning Bounce favorite Corey “Homicide” Williams. Williams ended his inaugural pro season in Australia averaging a stellar 21.6 points per game (a team high) while dishing out 4.7 assists and an outstanding 1.7 steals per game. Crocs CEO Ian Smythe added, “Corey definitely showed last […]
Tags: 2008 2009, australia, Corey Williams, Down Under, Homicide, Ian Smythe, Pro League and Townsville Crocodiles
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