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Hornets guard LaMelo Ball (2) and Grizzlies guard Ja Morant should be going head to head as two of the NBA’s marquee names in the seasons to come. (Jacob Kupferman / Associated Press) It’s early, it’s empty and LaMelo Ball is tired. Before his team took the court to practice for Friday’s Rising Stars Challenge, … Read more
Clorox Rising Stars at NBA All-Star weekend 2022 When: 9 p.m. Friday. Where: Cleveland, Ohio. TV: TNT. Competitors: NBA rookies and sophomores, G Leaguers. Format: Tournament-style, no clock, target score (explained below). How to follow: Live updates below. Want more Pistons news: Download our free mobile app on iPhone or Android! Game notes: The Rising … Read more
One of the earliest adidas Yeezy 500 releases in history is set to launch at a much wider distribution on February 19th. Originally dropping during All-Star Weekend in 2018, the Yeezy 500 “Blush” played an integral role in keeping the chunky sneaker look alive, and that trend persists through the present day. Noted for the … Read more
The usual demographics of the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game are well-known at this point: NBA stars of the past, WNBA stars of the more recent past, rappers, singers, TV stars, comedians, U.S. secretaries of education. Until Friday, however, there had never been a world champion high-jumper. Gianmarco Tamberi, who won gold in the high jump … Read more
Though Nike may have celebrated a few Star Wars characters with the Air Presto Mid Utility, none of the three colorways were officially licensed. adidas’ offerings, on the other hand, are the real deal, and Disney just signed off on the upcoming Stan Smith “Boba Fett.” Fans of the bounty hunter might not instantly recognize … Read more
CLEVELAND — Manu Ginobili — the player Kobe Bryant said was one of the most challenging players for him to go against — was part of the core of four Spurs title teams (plus won Olympic gold with Argentina. He should be a lock. Tim Hardaway is the lone member of the Warriors’ TMC crew … Read more
As the world continues to divide itself on the topic of the metaverse, non-fungible tokens and the like, some of the biggest players in the sneaker space continue to teeter the line between heritage and future. NIKE, Inc.’s Tinker Hatfield recently designed a special edition Nike Air Max 1 to accompany an NFT for the … Read more
The Perkins Park basketball court in Akron, Ohio, is empty on a wintry day, but this is thone of the place LeBron James visited as a youth. (Madeleine Hordinski / For The Times) Perkins Park is surrounded by snow and silence, a cold, wet February afternoon chasing even the most ambitious hoopers away from one … Read more
Rory McIlroy ready to switch it up in build-up to the Masters as four-time major champion seeks elusive first green jacket Rory McIlroy usually spends the build-up to the Masters at home in Florida But his year he will be in San Antonio to compete in the Valero Texas Open The Northern Irishman continued his fine … Read more
Although first released in 1994, the Reebok Instapump Fury was undoubtedly ahead of its time, as few (if any) silhouettes since then have captured the anti-status quo modus operandi conjured by Steven Smith. And while the shoe continues to revisit the archives to bring its heritage to the modern day, it’s taking a break to … Read more