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.

Kevin Ollie near contract extension with UConn
Culture of Hoops

Kevin Ollie near contract extension with UConn

By Aaron LantonMay 20, 2014

Image courtesy of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff/Flickr . Baller Mind Frame's No Layups brings you the hottest NBA stories on the web mixed with personal opinion from our very own Aaron Lanton...

NBA sets Donald Sterling's hearing for June 3
Culture of Hoops

NBA sets Donald Sterling's hearing for June 3

By Aaron LantonMay 20, 2014

Baller Mind Frame's No Layups brings you the hottest NBA stories on the web mixed with personal opinion from our very own Aaron Lanton . Check it often and absorb the knowledge we're dropping on...

San Antonio Spurs rout Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 1
Culture of Hoops

San Antonio Spurs rout Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 1

By TJ MacíasMay 20, 2014

Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . If there’s any advice that needs to be given upon newcomers visiting the South, other than the obvious “learn to play the banjo in case you’re challenged to a...

Top 5 Kevin Love Trade Scenarios for Minnesota Timberwolves
Culture of Hoops

Top 5 Kevin Love Trade Scenarios for Minnesota Timberwolves

By Fantasy Basketball Money LeaguesMay 20, 2014

Image courtesy of nikk_la/Flickr . Since Kevin Love has turned down the Minnesota Timberwolves' contract extension proposal, the T-Wolves are now left with no choice, but to start shopping their NBA All-Star player or risk...

BMF Style: Nike Free OG 14 City 'Paris'
Culture of Hoops

BMF Style: Nike Free OG 14 City 'Paris'

By Sandy DoverMay 19, 2014

BMF Style: Because balling is more than the roundball – it’s the lifestyle that surrounds the ball. BMF Style brings you the best styles in sportswear and fashion apparel for when you’re away from the...

Kobe Bryant's 2014-15 Fantasy Basketball Outlook
Culture of Hoops

Kobe Bryant's 2014-15 Fantasy Basketball Outlook

By Fantasy Basketball Money LeaguesMay 19, 2014

Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . Kobe Bryant is a two-time NBA Finals MVP, the MVP of the 2008 season, an 11-time All-NBA First Team member, a nine-time All-Defensive First Team member, four-time All-Star MVP,...

BMF Style: Nike Air Max 90 Jacquard City 'Paris'
Culture of Hoops

BMF Style: Nike Air Max 90 Jacquard City 'Paris'

By Sandy DoverMay 19, 2014

BMF Style: Because balling is more than the roundball – it’s the lifestyle that surrounds the ball. BMF Style brings you the best styles in sportswear and fashion apparel for when you’re away from the...

Pacers-Heat and Spurs-Thunder: A Matter of NBA Inevitability
Culture of Hoops

Pacers-Heat and Spurs-Thunder: A Matter of NBA Inevitability

By Steve KubitzaMay 19, 2014

Image courtesy of Joseph Glorioso Photography/Flickr . A seven-game series is a battle. Playing a single team up to seven times in a matter of two weeks lets each team know the intricate details about...

Kevin Johnson, NBAPA meet with player agents
Culture of Hoops

Kevin Johnson, NBAPA meet with player agents

By Aaron LantonMay 19, 2014

Image courtesy of Tom Bridge/Flickr . Baller Mind Frame's No Layups brings you the hottest NBA stories on the web mixed with personal opinion from our very own Aaron Lanton . Check it often and...

Video Game James: Nike LeBron 11 2K14
Culture of Hoops

Video Game James: Nike LeBron 11 2K14

By Sandy DoverMay 19, 2014

Courtesy of Nike | featuring the Nike LeBron 11 2K14 LeBron James partners with Nike Basketball to create new integration between footwear innovation and next-generation gaming. Honoring LeBron James’s current NBA2K14 game cover, Nike Basketball...