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adidas 2016 NBA All-Star Toronto Collection pays homage to early Huskies team
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adidas 2016 NBA All-Star Toronto Collection pays homage to early Huskies team

By Sandy DoverFebruary 11, 2016

Did you know that the Toronto Huskies were an NBA team? Never heard of them? Well, they were the precursor to the league's Canadian teams of the 1990s, and are remembered with design elements built...

adidas Basketball Black History Month x Jesse Owens Collection honors legend's golden glory
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adidas Basketball Black History Month x Jesse Owens Collection honors legend's golden glory

By Sandy DoverFebruary 11, 2016

Simply put, Olympic gold medalist Jesse Owens changed sports for the entire globe. His triumph as an African American in the face of tyranny and terrorism globally against people of various ethnic backgrounds, namely those...

Derrick Rose goes 'Home' and 'Away' in latest adidas D Rose 6
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Derrick Rose goes 'Home' and 'Away' in latest adidas D Rose 6

By Sandy DoverFebruary 11, 2016

In what may be Derrick Rose 's most technical shoe to date, the adidas D Rose 6 is here in red and black, or more specifically, "Home" and "Away" . It's also the shoe's best...

Damian Lillard uses #4BarFriday to prove 'Creators Never Follow'
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Damian Lillard uses #4BarFriday to prove 'Creators Never Follow'

By Sandy DoverJanuary 29, 2016

Damian Lillard, ever-underestimated snubbed All-Star guard of the Portland Trail Blazers, is proving ever more that the path to success is always unique for every single person, especially for those taking the road less traveled....

Mississippi State University honors BHM with adidas 'Game of Change' uniforms
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Mississippi State University honors BHM with adidas 'Game of Change' uniforms

By Sandy DoverJanuary 18, 2016

Basketball is by far the sport with the most diverse participants playing the game around the globe, but in North America, specifically in the U.S., African Americans and other people of color were largely excluded...

Post Game Quotes and Highlights: 76ers vs. Raptors
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Post Game Quotes and Highlights: 76ers vs. Raptors

By Jeffrey KeeJanuary 10, 2016

Image courtesy of the Philadelphia 76ers/Facebook . A collection of post-game comments from the Philadelphia 76ers following their loss to the Toronto Raptors. BRETT BROWN On Raptors “That’s a playoff team and that might be...

Smith's Career Night is Not Enough as Sixers Fall to Raptors
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Smith's Career Night is Not Enough as Sixers Fall to Raptors

By Jeffrey KeeJanuary 10, 2016

Image courtesy of the Philadelphia 76ers/Facebook . Following their blowout loss to the Atlanta Hawks, the usually upbeat and optimistic Brett Brown was critical of his team, saying they “played with no spirit” and “no...

James Harden is white as snow in adidas Crazylight Boost Triple White
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James Harden is white as snow in adidas Crazylight Boost Triple White

By Sandy DoverJanuary 08, 2016

James Harden CLB Triple White 8" width="4500" height="3003" /> The Beard a.k.a. James Harden keeps it clean in the adidas Crazylight Boost Triple White . Very Kanye-ish also, no? See more on The Beard's new...

Damian Lillard reps 'Rip City' and the 'Road' with adidas D Lillard 2 debut
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Damian Lillard reps 'Rip City' and the 'Road' with adidas D Lillard 2 debut

By Sandy DoverJanuary 08, 2016

Damian Lillard wasn't supposed to be here. Not in Portland, not an NBA All-Star, not on his second signature shoe with adidas...but here he is, now with the adidas D Lillard 2 . See about...

Crep Protect x NBA unite to keep kicks clean
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Crep Protect x NBA unite to keep kicks clean

By Sandy DoverJanuary 08, 2016

https://vimeo.com/147021797 Basketball shoes normally are a kind of all-conditions gear that are played in everywhere and anywhere regardless of weather and environment. Seems pretty logical that you can have something to keep those sneakers in...