The Reign Man is Back!
The buzz in the building was definitely there. Just minutes before halftime during an ordinary round robin game at Seattle’s famed Rip the Cut Tournament on Saturday, May 24th, a ghost from the city’s past walked inside those Cleveland High School doors. Former NBA All-Star Shawn Kemp was in the house […]

The search is underway for a talented young (25ish) black actor to play the part of Nat “Sweetwater” Clifton (one of the very first African-American NBA players back in the 1950s) in the feature film Sweetwater. Director Martin Guigui has already spoken about the interest of A-list actors in playing Sweetwater’s coach and teammates but […]

Arguably adidas’ most popular hoops offering from the past few years, the adidas Pro Model S is available in a bevy of colorways on Eastbay!
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As March Madness begins, the “one man fast break” is seeking an identity. Who will be the guard to create the easy buckets and lead his team to chip? I keep hearing Derrick Rose from Memphis is the money. If so, he should check New York’s own Ken “The Jet” Smith, one of the many […]

And it’s the L.A. Clippers on the other line calling him up from the NBDL for a quick taste of NBA honey. The NYC native has been getting stats for the Bakersfield Jam (18 ppg, 8.8 apg) and was recently traded to the Austin Toros. He also got burn in the DL All-Star Game and […]

Boston Celtics second year player Rajon Rondo rocked this pair of ultra-exclusive Reebok ATR Vertical III’s in the Rookie versus Sophomore game during the NBA’s All-Star Weekend festivities. Rumor has it only FIVE pairs were released to the public….
Ayo Reebok, can a brother get a late pass? These joints are bananas!

The great thing these days is there are plenty outlets besides the NBA and overseas, plus they offer money–some better than others of course, but hey, if you can get a check off something you love doing, why not? On the flip, there are some ballplayers who like to bring attention to the fact […]

The House of Hoops in Harlem (125th St bet. 7th/8th Ave.) Grand Opening, baby! The above mentioned all were NYC playground products or at least played professionally here. Along with Charles Barkley, we were panelists throughout two days of Q & As with youth groups, Nike/Jordan/Converse brass, and “two-fifth” shoppers.

(L-R) Kenny Anderson, Theresa Witherspoon, […]