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
Blazers Fall in Game 5, Grizzlies Head to Round 2
Image courtesy of Sean Davis/Flickr . “It was such a disappointment to go down in Game 3, but my spirits were immediately lifted after all of the support that I received from fans around the...
Culture of Hoops
Mayweather vs. Pacquiao Fight Week: Predictions
Agence France-Presse Floyd Mayweather Jr. versus Manny Pacquiao is the dream match the boxing world has been waiting for, and it’s right around the corner. Forget all the smack talk, mini-documentaries, and the variety of...
Culture of Hoops
Dallas Mavericks 2014-15 Exit Interviews: Answering All the Rondo-ish Questions
Image courtesy of T.J. Macias Baller Mind Frame . Saying that the 2014-15 Dallas Mavericks’ season was product of cheap laxatives and disregarded Justin Bieber lyrics seems a tad out of tact, especially since there...
Culture of Hoops
2015 NFL Draft: The Final Mock
Image courtesy of Thomson-20192/Flickr . I’d love to say that the dust has settled, and that we have a firm idea of what teams need and want going into the NFL Draft, but various ideas...
Culture of Hoops
The Wonderful Wizards of D.C.
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . The No. 1 seeded Atlanta Hawks face the Brooklyn Nets in a pivotal Game 5 tonight in Atlanta. Now, that's a sentence you wouldn't have thought you'd be reading...
Culture of Hoops
Toronto Raptors Now Extinct, What's Next?
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . And just like that, as their name suggests, the Toronto Raptors are extinct. Although the series itself was painless enough, being swept in four games, Sunday night's match was...
Culture of Hoops
UFC's Jon Jones Amazingly Fast Fall from Grace
Screen capture courtesy of UFC/YouTube . January 3, 2015. That date is extremely significant to a certain UFC champion. It was the last time a positive thing happened in the public eye for Light Heavyweight...
Culture of Hoops
Standing on the Wrong Side of History: Dallas Mavericks Fall in Game 5
Screen capture courtesy of NBA/YouTube . There was a chance, they said. But not much of one, they warned. Nevertheless, it’s still there for the taking. During the final seconds of Game 4 between the...
Culture of Hoops
Clippers vs. Spurs Game 5: Scapegoat to Six
The San Antonio Spurs narrowly beat the Los Angeles Clippers in a 111-107 Game-5 win by a finger—some might even say literally. But to pinpoint the crucial Game-5 loss to a simple grazing of a...
Culture of Hoops
Brooklyn Nets Extend Series with Win over Atlanta Hawks
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . Led by a 35-point performance from Deron Williams , the Brooklyn Nets were able to win their second-straight game versus the Atlanta Hawks with a 120-115 overtime victory. Suddenly,...
