Team USA are champions of the world once again as they defeated Spain 107-100 to win their second straight Olympic gold medal. With the world as his stage, Kevin Durant shined the brightest for the U.S. and carried them to victory with a 30 point, 9 rebound performance. Lebron James scored 19 points and Kobe… Read More Durant Propels Team USA to Gold
Team USA is heading back to the gold medal game after making 18 threes to rout Argentina 109-83. Kevin Durant was once again the high point man for the U.S. scoring 19 points. LeBron James filled up the stat sheet again with 18 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. Carmelo Anthony added 18 points and… Read More Team USA Advances to Face Spain in Gold Medal Game
Team USA is moving on to the semifinals as they routed Australia in the second half and won 119-86. After being criticized for his poor play this summer and being held scoreless in the first half, Kobe Bryant woke up in the second and put the Aussie’s to sleep. Kobe scored all 20 of his… Read More Kobe, LeBron Lead USA to Rout of Aussies
Team USA finished pool play 5-0 as they opened things up in the second half to defeat Argentina 126-97 in a hotly contested game. Leading 60-59 at the half, Team USA opened things up early in the third behind 7 straight points by LeBron James and a three-point barrage from Kevin Durant. Durant hit five… Read More USA Blows Out Argentina in Second Half; Finish 5-0
Team USA survived its first test of 2012 Olympic Games as they narrowly defeated Lithuania 99-94. Down 84-82 midway through the fourth quarter, LeBron James seized control of the game and led the Americans to victory. James scored 9 of his 20 points in the final four minutes of the game to lead the USA… Read More Team USA Survives Scare From Lithuania
Team USA set an Olympic record for most points scored in a game as they toyed with Nigeria en route to a 156-73 beat down. Team USA was on fire from behind the arc hitting 29 three-pointers while Nigeria only made a total of 28 field goals. Carmelo Anthony led the USA onslaught with 37… Read More USA Destroys Nigeria by 83
Team USA move to 2-0 in the 2012 Men’s Olympic Basketball Tournament after they dismantled Tunisia 110-63. After a sluggish start, Team USA’s bench came in and broke things open. Carmelo Anthony and Kevin Love led the Americans with 16 points each. Kevin Durant finished with 13 points, while Anthony Davis pitched in with 12… Read More Team USA Throttles Tunisia 110-63
Over the last couple of weeks the build up to the 2012 Olympic Summer Games within the sneaker community has been filled with a wide array of Olympics inspired releases. Besides the Golden Moments pack that is on the horizon, releasing this Saturday is perhaps the most popular shoe of the bunch, the Air Jordan… Read More This Saturday: Air Jordan 7 Retro- ‘Olympic’
Releasing this Saturday is the first of the Olympics inspired Jordan releases. The classic Air Jordan 6 is back in the popular White/Midnight Navy-Varsity Red, Olympic colorway. Needless to say, they are going to be an instant sellout so get your spots in line early! Check out the detailed images below and let us know… Read More This Saturday: Air Jordan 6 Retro- ‘Olympic’
Minnesota Timberwolves rookie point guard Ricky Rubio went down with a left knee injury during a loss to the Lakers on Friday night. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports, the Wolves are fearing that Rubio has a torn ACL and will have a MRI on Saturday morning. If Rubio does indeed have a torn… Read More Injured Wolf
With team USA set to defend the Gold Medal won by the Redeem Team at the 2008 Olympics next summer, Nike is busy planning Olympics themed releases. Yesterday came news of a Nike Basketball pack that is set to release next summer. The pack will consist of four classic Nike Basketball shoes, the Nike Air Huarache 2K4, Air… Read More 2012 Nike USA Olympic Pack Preview
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