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Culture of Hoops

NBA2K14: The greatest players in history

Image courtesy of Jimmy Baikovicius/Flickr . The NBA: where one-name recognition happens. Michael, Russell, Wilt, Kareem, Magic, Hakeem, Kobe, LeBron, the Doctor. Some of the greatest athletes in the history of the world have graced...

Culture of Hoops

NBA trash talking moments to remember

Image courtesy of Michael E. Lee/Flickr . NBA trash talking is a beautiful thing. Everyone does it, whether they’re on or off the court, and it makes the sport just a little more entertaining. Sure,...

Culture of Hoops

Thomas Still Has Undelivered Mail(man), 40 Stitches and a Dream (Team) Later

NBA TV's highly anticipated "Open Court" tipped off last Tuesday. The show was hosted by Ernie Johnson and featured the usual suspects of NBA legends, including TNT NBA play-by-play analysts Reggie Miller and Steve Kerr,...

Culture of Hoops

Long Live the King - The Unstoppable Bernard King

Even though I was young, I remember Bernard King's greatness, and yes he was great. Before Michael Jordan, before Kobe Bryant, before Carmelo Anthony, Bernard was the King. He was the scorer that everyone had...

Culture of Hoops

Baselines vs. Bass Lines

Hoops and hip-hop merged together as a unified cultural phenomenon around the world in the last couple of decades. The video below is a tribute to the two cultures merging as one, extracting hip-hop lyrics...