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
Nike Kyrie 1 'Letterman' looks great with Aussie color palate
Kyrie Irving became a star as a prep school talent at St. Patrick in New Jersey during his high school years, but he was born as an Australian. It remains to be seen just how...
Culture of Hoops
All In CLE: Nike LeBron 12 #WITNESS reps Cleveland to the core
LeBron James , the world's best player and superstar swingman for the Cleveland Cavaliers, has had a lot of memorable signature shoes for the last 12 seasons, the 2015 Playoffs have redefined the importance of...
Culture of Hoops
BMF Hoops Debut: adidas x Marvel's Avengers Basketball Collection
Regardless of what you think about the Avengers movies (I think they both have fallen short, but we're not going to get into that), they have been very impactful, and their relationship with adidas is...
Culture of Hoops
5 Necessary Changes for Warriors to Win the Finals
Image courtesy of Nikk LA Photography/Flickr . LeBron James gets too much credit and too much blame for everything. Yes, James is delivering an all-time statistical performance through three games with 41.0 PPG, 12.0 RPG,...
Culture of Hoops
The Highlight Factory Returns: Atlanta Entertainment Basketball Leagues Kicks Off Season 3 (Video)
Image courtesy of J. Pearson Photography Last weekend, Atlanta Entertainment Basketball League (AEBL) kicked off its 3rd summer season. Grady High School Gymnasium was swarmed with excited fans who were entertained by six basketball games...
Culture of Hoops
Is LeBron's "Secret Motivation" Retirement?
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . First things first: I don't have any sources. I don't have any sort of insider information. I've never claimed to be a basketball expert either. What I am is...
Culture of Hoops
MLB Draft Review
Screen capture courtesy of MLB/Flickr . Unlike virtually every other sport I can think of, the MLB does their draft in the middle of their playing season. Monday, June 8 th was the start of...
Culture of Hoops
Dallas Cowboys to Practice Using Virtual Reality
Image courtesy of Sean Benham/Flickr . On Sunday, a technology blog re/Code reported that the Dallas Cowboys have acquired the services of StriVR Labs , and are working on a 3-D room at their facility...
Culture of Hoops
Cavs Grasp Series Momentum, Take Game 3
Screen capture courtesy of NBA/YouTube. Despite the 1-1 series tie in the NBA Finals, the steadfastness of the Cavs in conjunction with Matthew Dellavedova 's out-of-this-world play swayed the momentum squarely back to Cleveland—in Cleveland....
Culture of Hoops
Dwyane Wade Seeking Mo Money in Miami
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr. Dwyane Wade has been giving the Miami Heat some discounted deals when it comes to his services over the last few seasons. Apparently that has all got to change if...
