10 NBA fan gear items to celebrate the start of basketball season
Whether you go to the game or watch it on TV, this fan gear will help you celebrate. (image) The leaves are finally starting to turn red, the days are getting shorter, and the air is getting colder. This means one important thing. That means basketball is back. To celebrate, it's time to load up […]
Kansas, Alabama, UConn, Houston Lead The Way In AP Top 25 Preseason College Basketball Poll
The disdain for UConn is real! Kansas ranked No. 1 in the rankings. Associated Press Preseason Men's College Basketball Poll Top 25 It was announced Monday and received 30 of the 60 votes cast by the National Media Committee to start the season. They are ranked ahead of Alabama and back-to-back national champions UConn. In […]
Jack Nicholson, Spike Lee, and Billy Crystal to Become Basketball Hall of Famers as Superfans
(Associated Press) The coolest guy in the building may have been courtside when the Lakers were putting on a show worthy of a Hollywood movie. All over the country, Everyone noticed Jack Nicholson.. “When I was a kid, the guy I looked up to was Jack Nicholson,” Spike Lee said. “As I was sitting in […]
Portland Trail Blazers’ Israeli native misses game for Yom Kippur: ‘More important things than basketball’
The Portland Trail Blazers' first preseason game was played Friday night, but they were without one of their new acquisitions. The team acquired Deni Avdija in a trade after having the best season of his young career, but he was placed on the exempt list for “personal” reasons. What is the reason? The Israeli native […]
Jack Nicholson, Spike Lee and Billy Crystal to be added to Basketball Hall of Fame SuperFan gallery
The coolest guy in the building might have been courtside when the Lakers were putting on a show that rivaled the one coming out of Hollywood. Everyone recognized Jack Nicholson, even across the country. “When I was a kid, the guy I looked up to was Jack Nicholson,” Spike Lee said. “As I was sitting […]
Alyssa Thomas, Sun fall to Lynx: “This was a poor display of what Connecticut basketball is about”
uncasville, connecticut. Typically, Connecticut Sun head coach Stephanie White begins her opening statement at the podium by repeating the words “I'm proud of our group” several times. But after the Sun lost 90-81 to the Minnesota Lynx, White went in a different direction. 「それは私たちにとって厳しいものでした」とホワイトは語った。 “They had to do pretty much whatever they wanted on the […]
How Rutgers basketball landed two potential NBA lottery picks in Ace Bailey and Dylan Harper
When Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey played basketball, whether it was during the high school season or on the AAU circuit, they could almost always count on someone to be in the stands. Ta. Rutgers men's basketball head coach Steve Pikiell. Pikiell and other members of the Rutgers program have been mainstays in their gyms […]
NBA Star AJ Griffin Quits Basketball to Pursue Ministry, Says ‘I Gave up Basketball to Follow Jesus’
The rising NBA star and former first-round draft pick surprised the basketball world last weekend by announcing his retirement to pursue God's call to service. “I quit basketball to follow Jesus,” said AJ Griffin, a 6-foot-6 forward for the Houston Rockets who played his first two seasons in Atlanta. The 21-year-old made the announcement in […]
‘Gave up Basketball to Follow Jesus’
Atlanta Hawks forward AJ Griffin announced he will retire from the NBA this year, just two years after being drafted. Now 21 years old, he explains why he abruptly quit being a professional. “I'm quitting to follow Jesus.” Griffin played in 92 games during his short NBA career with the Hawks, averaging 17.1 minutes and […]
NYC’s first ‘smart’ basketball hoop stripped of ‘Net features for this reason
Internet live streaming capabilities have been removed from New York City's first public “smart” basketball hoop, at least in part because New Yorkers can't be trusted not to do lewd things on camera. ah Portal. Paul Anton, Huupe's CEO, said the Huupe, which was donated by the manufacturer to Manhattan's Tompkins Square Park last month, […]