Reebok is celebrating the 2oth anniversary of their coveted Pump sneaker. I talk about this because a kid and basketball player, when Dee Brown of the Boston Celtics came out for the Dunk competition as a rookie in 91, he left an everlasting impression on all kids of my generation. If I had a top 10 made for basketball sneaker list, this shoe would definitely make it…
Oh wait, maybe I do, stay tuned for that…
Please PLEASE vite this site for an exiting run through history…
Last week, Cleveland Cavaliers Basketball star came out saying that The NFL’s Cleveland Browns team could use his help and that he could step in as a Tight End or Wide Receiver and be a star player for their franchise. Lebron… It’s not that easy and you’re making sooooooo much money as a Bballer, money that you would not even come close to making as a football player. I mean he has the physical attributes to be a football player but football is 50% physical and 50% mental if it were that easy any Joe Blow with his shape would be a star which is not the case… if I was a Cleveland Browner I’d be insulted and it looks like the were because for the first time this season, in a heart crushing loss to the Lions, the receiving squad of the Browns finally had their coming out party. Coach Mangini, who I think is a TERRIBLE coach, said that he would welcome Lebron anytime but Defensive all-star Shaun Rogers quickly stepped up and said that Lebron would not fair well as an NFL player. SMH head to you Lebron, start by winning an NBA championship before talking smack about an entirely different sports team…
great commercial BTW…
King James a.k.a. Baby Jordan a.k.a. Lebron James is lobbying for the NBA to retire Michael Jordan’s #23 for the entire league. Not only is James ready to start a petition, he is also ready to give up his own jersey #23 to #6, the number he wore on the USA Olympic gold medal squad and in practices since the Olympics. It wouldn’t be the first time this a # would be retired to pay homage to a difference maker in a professional sport’s league. It started with the MLB back in 97 when they retired the ¸late-great Jackie Robinson’s number 42, only players wearing the # at that time were allowed to keep it, only 1 player is left wearing that number and that is the recent World Series Champion Mariano Rivera. The NHL followed suit shortly retiring “The Great One” Wayne Gretzky’s #99 in 2000, is it now time to do so for “His Airness”??? Only 9 Current players, including Lebron himself, would be affected with of course anyone else coming in the league. Out of those 13, you have Lebron who would switch his # to 6 and 3 others that are currently sponsored under the Jordan brand… I would be surprised if they didn’t change their numbers out of respect for their “boss”. How do I feel about that you ask… Well, for starters it would make the league a little more money because, at least in James’ case, fans would have to buy new jerseys as they did for Kobe when he changed his # to 24. To be honest, I agree with the whole thing simply because he was the greatest player ever… not to take anything away from all the other pioneers and star players, Jordan was relevant, is relevant and will ALWAYS be relevant to the game because he is the ONLY player to make himself an everlasting brand. Some people would even want to change the NBA logo that has the silhouette of former NBA player Jerry west since 1971 and switch that silhouette with the Jumpman Logo, but that to me would be a little much and I like the NBA logo as it is.
If the MLB and NHL can do it, the NBA can do it also and the only # I could imagine being retired is… 23
The league has left a statement saying that it would be unlikely that they retire the # for the entire league because, to them, that is a team’s choice and not the league’s choice to do. In that case I would lobby for all teams to individually retire the #. Then, they also said that they have a league policy that states players must wear the same # for at least 5 years (on the same team) before they can change it (as Kobe did), use the Jackie Robinson rule… so anything problems they come up with can be solved!
Let me know your thoughts…
Online petitions to retire #23 click HERE…
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In an earlier Post, I mentioned that Micheal Jordan’s son, Marcus, was involved in a legal battle with Adidas and his school of choice, the University of Central Florida. Marcus was granted his wish not to wear Adidas sneakers like everyone else in the school but in the meanwhile loss the school’s 3 million dollar sponsorship.
Now let’s see if my prediction was right…
Will Daddy pick up the tab???
Basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has been living with Leukemia since last December, he is continuing with is competitive nature by releasing a statement saying that he doesn’t consider the disease as a death sentence.
Get well Kareem, may your god be with you!
So I’m watching MY Lakers play the other day and i’m watching Shannon Brown make a nice play, I see a close up…
and I’m like…
Is it just me or does the L.A. Lakers guard Shannon Brown look exactly like signer Chris Brown? And they have the same last name, are they long lost brothers? are they related?
you be the judge….
Shannon Brown…
Chris Brown…
With the NBA season just started, there have already been many crazy nice plays that would make a highlight reel. Although in this case, the highlight may have P.E.T.A. thinking they would want to indict Manu Ginobili of the San Antonio spurs for his actions on Halloween night that saw bats come out to play…
It seems like people find this funny… what do you think?
This makes me think of another animal slaying during a game, although this time it was by accident. The odds…
Air Jordan’s Son, Marcus Jordan, finds himself in the mist of some controversy. Recently committing to play basketball for the University of Central Florida, Marcus is stirring up some rifts between the school and their athletic sponsors: Adidas. You see Adidas supplies UCF with all their sports gear including their sneakers. Now MJ (Marcus) has reportedly agreed with wearing the Adidas made Unis. but will not, I said, WILL NOT wear Adidas sneakers to play. He says that he would be dishonouring his Families legacy by not wearing his father’s brand named shoes. Now Adidas is having a hussy fit over the situation threatening to pull away their sponsorship from the school if Marcus does not oblige the contract that states all athletes at UCF must wear nothing but Adidas while playing. My thoughts on this are that, contrary with the Laraque / Otane ad, Adidas may be causing more damage to their brand then good. Had they just made an exception for Jordan no one other then a few athletes and maybe fans would have noticed that he was not wearing Adidas, now because of the highly publicised situation everyone now knows. (cuz T Points just hit you with that info 
) Adidas, unlike overseas, is not as strong as a brand as is Nike in North America and truthfully they are probably helping the Jordan Brand more than themselves. Nike/Jordan does not make apparel or sports gear for all sports but if Adidas pulls the plug, The Jordan brand may have to step in (because essentially they caused the riff) and make some, let’s say, Baseball Unis (how sick would those be!!) and in essence expanding the brands horizons even more (we all know about Air Jordan’s adventure in baseball right…) Really, I totally understand and agree with Marcus for wanting to wear his father’s brand, it’s his legacy, his family name and his honour to wear Jordan’s; how many athletes out there have the luck to say “my daddy’s name is on my shoes”? I know some may say that he shouldn’t get any special treatment and should do as all the other athletes from that school. But I say F%#@ that, his last name is JORDAN. Lay off the kid, make an exception, even the athletic director is behind him on the whole situation.
So to Adidas…. SMH!
I curious to know what you think… leave a comment!
For anyone who doesn’t know yet, The Los Angeles Lakers are my ALL_TIME favourite Basketball team and Kobe Bryant is my favourite player in the NBA. I have others but Kobe has been my favourite since he broke in the league sporting his mini fro at the tender age of 18. So I’m proud to say that the homey is all grown up in his cover shots for Uomo’s (Italian) Vogue magazine.
I’m not sure if he only has the cover or if he does an interview for the world renowned magazine, I will get it, read it and let you know…
in the meanwhile here’s a little highlight real on Kobe.
Street artist and Obey Giant Shepard Fairey newest artwork is this 18″ x 24″ print of Michael Jordan, you may know him from famous Obama image that was used for his campaign and then recreated by every other person that was inspired from his artwork. This poster is one of many that will be unveiled for Michael’s Hall of Fame induction, no word on when these will be available to the public.
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