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
LeBron 12s Get NFL Approval
You wouldn't think that an NFL star for the Dallas Cowboys would be one to Tweet on the new Nike LeBron 12s, but that is just how things go down these days. LeBron James is...
Culture of Hoops
NFL: Extra Point Now Extra Long
Image courtesy of John Martinez Pavliga/Flickr . At the annual NFL Spring owners meeting many topics are discussed and voted on. More often than not, the status quo is maintained as there is often reluctance...
Culture of Hoops
2012 Draft Class: Tannehill Setting the Market for QB’s
Image courtesy of June Rivera/Flickr . There were two big-name quarterbacks heading into the 2012 NFL draft. Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin III. So with both of them (and Russell Wilson ) entering into their...
Culture of Hoops
Cavaliers vs. Hawks Game 1: The Treachery of J.R. Smith
Screen capture courtesy of the NBA. Though the Atlanta Hawks had home court advantage, they faced an aggressive albeit injured Cleveland Cavaliers team. Still, a few late mistakes and a bad injury resulted in a...
Culture of Hoops
BMF Hoops Debut: adidas D Lillard 1 PDX Carpet
The quirkiest carpet you can find in America was recently taken up and replaced in Portland International Airport, but it still lives on in the adidas D Lillard 1 PDX Carpet edition, fittingly through the...
Culture of Hoops
A Colorado Rockies Special: The adidas Climachill Cosmic Boost
If Boost is the genius child of adidas' innovation department, then Primeknit is its lucky blanket -- the two go hand-in-hand like Linus and his light blue cape/throw/security blanket. Such is the glory of the...
Culture of Hoops
Batting Order Matters as Texas Rangers Fall to Boston Red Sox
Screen capture courtesy of MLB . Someone should probably tell Texas Rangers skipper Jeff Banister that his lineup may need some tweaking. Tuesday night, the visiting Rangers (16-23) were a little too late getting their...
Culture of Hoops
Justin Smith Announces Retirement
Image courtesy of Mike Morbeck/Flickr . While the writing has been on the wall for some time, defensive standout Justin Smith has formally announced his retirement from the NFL after 14 amazing seasons. Smith played...
Culture of Hoops
Warren Sapp Still in a Sticky Situation
Image courtesy of Jimmy theSuperStar/Flickr . Anyone remember Hall of Famer Warren Sapp as anything other than a larger than life character that played the game hard and right on the line of dirty and...
Culture of Hoops
It's Fundamentally Nice: Nike Kobe X 'Fundamentals'
Honestly, sometimes I feel like punching Sandy , my editor , when he pitches me a shoe that is white and black and he expects me to write X amount of words about it. But...
