TAG: Los Angeles Lakers

SCOUTING FOR THE CHAMPS The Latest / Oct 26, 2010 / 1:41 pm

COACH ADAM WITH MELVIN ELY

Adam Filippi, a Dearborn, Michigan native, is the Director of International Scouting for the Los Angeles Lakers. Grew up living between the US and Italy, he played professionally in the Italian B League. After numerous knee injuries and a playing career that never really took off, at the age of 25, he prefered to start a career in Basketball Operations. As a Player Development Coach he has trained many NBA players such as Kobe Bryant, Chauncey Billups, Joe Johnson Read More »

THE HOMECOMING The Latest / Oct 4, 2010 / 6:53 am

DANILO GALLINARI, GIORGIO ARMANI AND MIKE D'ANTONI (photo Olimpia)

NBA Europe began on sunday in a sold out Mediolanum Forum in Milan, Italy, and it was the homecoming of Danilo Gallinari, back in Milan with the Knicks against his former team Armani Jeans Olimpia. Read More »

STAY FLY SHEED Articles, Nike, Sneakers, The Latest, nba / Jun 4, 2010 / 2:50 am

Although the Celtics lost in an ill fashion yesterday all I could think about was Rasheed Wallace’s Nike Air Force 1’s. I’ve admired this man for wearing this iconic shoe even though its technology is obsolete in 2010. I was more impressed with his “Gumby” colorway today than Kobe’s new White/Gold “Big Stage” Nike Kobe V. I had to pause my TV a few times to get a good look of this model because I was so intrigued. All I could think about was how I had a Bobbito moment and sooner or later I would be telling my kids about these Forces. This man plays 48 minutes not counting how many times a week he practices in them; this man’s feet must hurt on levels I can’t imagine. Read More »