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.
NBA
Sonny's NBA All-Star Game Roster Picks
Image Courtesy of Toronto Raptors/Facebook This is a fact: The NBA's midseason All-Star Game continues to mean less and less thanks to decreased defensive effort, increased emphasis on bombing three's and making highlight reel plays...
LifeStyle
adidas Unveils the UltraBOOST Cleat & UltraBOOST 3.0 - Silver Pack
Brought to you by our friends at adidas. adidas today unveiled the "Silver Pack" featuring the limited edition UltraBOOST Cleat and limited edition UltraBOOST 3.0 with Silver BOOST. As adidas continues to pioneer the fusion...
LifeStyle
adidas Drops Harden Vol. 1 Disruptor Edition
Each night James Harden disrupts basketball convention and challenges standards for how the game is played. In his first season running point for Houston, he's redefined the position. To celebrate this mentality, adidas introduces Harden...
LifeStyle
adidas Dame 3 Drops
adidas presses play on Dame 3 with a movement rooted in basketball, music and community. The third signature shoe for Damian Lillard just dropped and to tip off the release, adidas debuts a new film...
LifeStyle
The Reebok Shaq Attaq Returns to Celebrate its 25th Anniversary
The Shaq Attaq is back! This winter Reebok brings back one of its greatest basketball sneakers of all time: the original Shaquille O'Neal signature model from 1992. As popular as any other signature basketball shoe...
NBA
Carmelo Already Defeated Phil Jackson Thanks To Phil Jackson
Screen capture courtesy of the NBA/YouTube. Here we go again. Carmelo Anthony trade rumors have become a traditional period in every Knicks season. Since the 2013 season–that looks more like an anomaly with each passing...
NBA
The Knicks Will Not Succeed Until They Commit To A Proper Rebuild
Screen capture courtesy of the NBA/YouTube. It’s that time of year again Knicks fans. Once again the team has nosedived in January after showing promise in the opening months of the season. Last year the...
NBA
The MLK Day NBA Rundown
Image Courtesy of New York Knicks/Twitter Martin Luther King Day has become the NBA's biggest day of the regular season outside of Christmas Day and Opening Night. With four games on the national schedule and...
NBA
Fixing the Minnesota Timberwolves in Ten Steps
Image Courtesy of Minnesota Timberwolves/Facebook So over my two and a half week Christmas Break (gotta love working at an Elementary School!) I found myself thinking about the Minnesota Timberwolves more than usual, and likely...
NBA
State of The NBA Part II: Who's Hot and Who's Not
Image Courtesy of Mayra Beltran/Houston Chronicle The new year is here, and the this season continues to be one of the most exciting year's in recent memory. As expected, there a multitude of NBA teams...
