Category: Culture of Hoops
This is Hardwood and Hollywood's section covering the culture of basketball, whether it be the NBA or amateur leagues, such as the NCAA, high school, and AAU circuit, we'll cover its top teams and players. We also focus on the culture off the court with fashion and kicks, in other words, the lifestyle.
Culture of Hoops
NBA All-Star Celebrity Game: Where the Stars Shoot for the Moon, and Sometimes Miss
Screen capture courtesy of the NBA/YouTube. The 2016 NBA All-Star Celebrity Game Where the stars shoot for the moon, and sometimes miss. Note: I actually wrote this live while watching the game. #nofilter The 2016...
Culture of Hoops
Revisiting Craig Hodges' Legendary Three-Point Shootout Performances
Screen capture courtesy of the NBA/YouTube. The legendary three-point marksman, Craig Hodges , appeared in the first eight NBA All-Star Three-Point Contests spanning from 1986 to 1993, winning the contest three times, in 1990, 1991,...
Culture of Hoops
The Top 10 NBA All-Star Dunks of All-Time
Image courtesy of cliff1066™/Flickr . With the annual Slam Dunk Competition right around the corner, we present to you the top 10 greatest dunks in NBA All-Star Game history, including such legends as Michael Jordan...
Culture of Hoops
2016 NBA All-Star Weekend Shedule
All times Eastern (ET ) Friday, Feb. 12 All times Eastern (ET) • 9:30-11:30 a.m. | BBVA Compass Rising Stars Challenge Practice | NBA TV • 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. | NBA All-Star Media Day |...
Culture of Hoops
The 30 Team NBA Trade Deadline Challenge
Image Courtesy of dskillzhtown/Flickr There is a pretty clear-cut hierarchy in the NBA. Golden State is undisputedly at the very top of the totem pole. San Antonio, Oklahoma City and Cleveland are the most respectable...
Culture of Hoops
Cavaliers Interested in Aquiring Ben McLemore
Image courtesy of Nirvan Sorooshian/The BMF The Cavaliers, among with a handful of other Eastern Conference teams, have strong interest in trading for Sacramento Kings guard Ben McLemore , league sources told cleveland.com. Cleveland is...
Culture of Hoops
Dwight Howard Could be on the Move
Image courtesy of Jose Garcia/Flickr . Rumors are starting to surface as the NBA trade deadline is just two weeks away, with one involving the Boston Celtics dominating the headlines on Wednesday. The hot rumor...
Culture of Hoops
adidas 2016 NBA All-Star Toronto Collection pays homage to early Huskies team
Did you know that the Toronto Huskies were an NBA team? Never heard of them? Well, they were the precursor to the league's Canadian teams of the 1990s, and are remembered with design elements built...
Culture of Hoops
adidas Basketball Black History Month x Jesse Owens Collection honors legend's golden glory
Simply put, Olympic gold medalist Jesse Owens changed sports for the entire globe. His triumph as an African American in the face of tyranny and terrorism globally against people of various ethnic backgrounds, namely those...
Culture of Hoops
Derrick Rose goes 'Home' and 'Away' in latest adidas D Rose 6
In what may be Derrick Rose 's most technical shoe to date, the adidas D Rose 6 is here in red and black, or more specifically, "Home" and "Away" . It's also the shoe's best...
