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.
LifeStyle
USA Volleyball & Olympic/ Paralympic Athletes Join the adidas Family
adidas announces new multi-year partnerships with 16 USA Volleyball athletes vying for spots on either the 2020 Olympic or Paralympic Games rosters. Joining U.S. Women’s National Team setter Lauren Carlini, who signed with adidas Volleyball...
LifeStyle
Reebok Classic & Future to Release the New Furykaze in All Black
Brought you by our friends at Reebok. Reebok Classic and Future have announced the release of the newest all-black colorway of the Furykaze , launching Friday, December 1st . The sneaker retains the same look...
NBA
A Tale of Two Sports Leagues: The NBA and NFL
Over the last couple of weeks I've been pondering what I wanted to do with my seventh annual Thanksgiving-ish NBA column. Normally this isn't a task I have much trouble with, but as I worked...
NBA
OMG, THE MAVS TOTALLY…. Almost Beat the Celtics So We’re Alright With That
Image courtesy of Erik Drost/Flickr . Effort counts, right? RIGHT?! It was a nail-biter right down to the final seconds of the 4th quarter and slightly beyond, something you would never have expected from a...
NBA
The Best NBA Rookies Thus Far This Season
Image courtesy of Ben Simmons Facebook page. We are about 20 percent complete of the NBA regular season, so it seems fitting to take a look at the early returns that NBA rookies are giving...
NBA
Breaking Balls: The Diabolical (And Annoying) Genius That Is LaVar Ball
Image courtesy of LaVar Ball/Twitter . When we watched it all unfold the first time on Breaking Bad , we were confused about our feelings regarding this person known as the “anti-hero.” We had Walter...
NBA
Spencer Dinwiddie Introduces Himself To The NBA
Image courtesy of the Brooklyn Nets Facebook. The Brooklyn Nets were already without Jeremy Lin due to injury, and now with D'Angelo Russell on the sidelines with a knee injury, Spencer Dinwiddie has been thrust...
Culture of Hoops
Mike Conley Out indefinitely
Image courtesy of Sean Davis/Flickr. Marc J. Spears: Grizzlies say Mike Conley will undergo therapy and treatment to help promote healing and alleviate soreness in his left heel and Achilles after consultations with physicians and...
NBA
Grieving Jaylen Brown Leads Celtics To Win Over Warriors
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr. Second-year forward, Jaylen Brown , scored a team-high 22 points and brought the Boston Celtics back from the brink of defeat against the Golden State Warriors on two separate occasions...
NBA
Kristaps Porzingis Making New York Forget Melo
Screen capture courtesy of the NBA/YouTube. Kristaps Porzingis is adoringly known as "the unicorn" and right now, Porzingis is contorting his head, waving his horn and working some magic on the basketball court. Look at...
