News leaked last week regarding Alonzo Mourning and Mitch Richmond’s HOF induction, and today, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced the 10 members of the Class of 2014 to be honored in this year’s Enshrinement Ceremonies August 7-9, 2014. From the press release: This … [Read more...]
Kyrie Irving is Back as Uncle Drew in Pepsi Max Ad (VIDEO)
Here’s the latest instalment of the NBA’s best and funniest commercial series. Kyrie Irving, aka Uncle Drew, is back! The post Kyrie Irving is Back as Uncle Drew in Pepsi Max Ad (VIDEO) appeared first on SLAMonline. … [Read more...]
Minnesota Timberwolves Arena to Get a $97 Million Renovation
The Target Center is getting a much-needed facelift, to the tune of $97 million. From the press release: “The City of Minneapolis, the Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx and Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) announced today that the negotiation teams have agreed to the major terms of a $97 … [Read more...]
The Lady Trainers
Earlier this week Sue Falsone announced via twitter that she was resigning from her position as the head athletic trainer (AT)* of the LA Dodgers. In 2011, Falsone had become the first female head AT of a major league male professional team in the United States. It took until 2011 to … [Read more...]
SLAM Radio: Top 50 Reaction, WNBA Season Recap, Kobe’s Recovery
http://cdn.slamonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Slam-Radio-10.13.13_mixdown-1.mp3 In this week’s episode of SLAM Radio, hosts Christian Mordi (@mordi_thecomeup) and Justinn Delaney (@airjustinn) sit down with SLAM writer Peter Walsh to discuss the SLAM Top 50. The crew talks about players … [Read more...]
SLAM Radio: WNBA Finals Preview, Draft and Stash, Isaiah Whitehead
http://cdn.slamonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/slam-10.2.11_mixdown-1.mp3 In this week’s episode of SLAM Radio, hosts Christian Mordi (@mordi_thecomeup) and Justinn Delaney (@airjustinn) sit down with SLAM writer Jake Fischer to discuss his “Draft and Stash” piece. Later in … [Read more...]
SLAM Radio: T-Mac’s Retirement, WNBA Awards, Carmelo’s Future
http://cdn.slamonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Slam-Radio-09.18.13_mixdown-1.mp3 In this week’s episode of SLAM Radio, hosts Christian mordi (@mordi_thecomeup) and Justinn Delaney (@airjustinn) bring in Swish Appeal editor Nate Parham, who gives the crew an in-depth analysis of … [Read more...]
Reach for the Summit
The next woman on my list of women that have impacted women’s basketball is Pat Head Summitt, the very successful women’s basketball coach at the University of Tennessee. Within the last couple of years Coach Summitt’s health has taken a crazy turn that has left her with some … [Read more...]
The Transition: Nadine Domond Changes the Game of Basketball
The game of basketball is growing fast in America thanks to coaches that care about the proper development of players. I am going to introduce a few women that are making a huge impact on the game of basketball. These women have already put themselves on the map in the basketball world but I want to … [Read more...]
SLAM Radio: Knicks’ Title Hopes, Real ’3 To See’, Waiters’ Confidence
http://cdn.slamonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Slam-09.02.13_mixdown.mp3 In this week’s episode of SLAM Radio, hosts Christian Mordi (@mordi_thecomeup) and Justinn Delaney (@airjustinn) sit down with SLAM Roundtable host Jake Fiskus to discuss JR Smith’s guarantee of a Knicks … [Read more...]