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Basketball making a difference in Venezuela
Following trends in the United States, interest in charity work by basketball teams and those involved with basketball in Venezuela is growing. One example of this is the Hermanos Centeno Foundation established by the players Francisco and Arturo Centeno and coach Daniel Centeno . The foundation will work with the youth of Venezuela to get …
Read MorePat Riley’s new digs… $11.75m Penthouse in Miami Beach
Success does bring new toys and there’s no doubt that Pat Riley has had success over the years as an NBA coach and now as the President of the Miami Heat. According to Hoopsfix.com Riley recently sold his mansion in Coral Gables for a cool $16.75 million and dropped down $11.75m on his new address…
Read MoreAPBL announces league opener, new league logo
The American Professional Basketball League (APBL) has announced that their league opener will consist of a double header on October 27th. Below is a press release from APBL President, Brian Graham: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: “Greetings from New York City. The birth and growth of The American Professional Basketball League continues to forge forward with the…
Read MoreJoey Dorsey’s backboard shattering dunk
After a great no-look, behind the back pass from a teammate, Joey Dorsey (2.03m, college: Memphis) of Greek squad Olympiacos B.C., gives everyone an unscheduled break when he throws down a glass shattering dunk. Might be time to invest in some break away rims… [embedplusvideo height=”298″ width=”480″ standard=”http://www.youtube.com/v/C1D-J57RTrE?fs=1″ vars=”ytid=C1D-J57RTrE&width=480&height=298&start=&stop=&rs=w&hd=0&autoplay=0&react=1&chapters=¬es=” id=”ep9099″ /]
Read MoreTyshawn Taylor to give back-to-school items away in NJ
Tyshawn Taylor, the Brooklyn Nets rookie guard, will be hosting a “Back-to-School” supplies give-a-way today in Hoboken, New Jersey. In addition to giving school items, he’s also going to be giving them copies of his new video game, NBA Baller Beats. Taylor went to St. Anthony High School in Hoboken and was coached by famed…
Read MoreCody Riley dunks – he’s 6’7″, 13 yrs old (class of 2017)
[embedplusvideo height=”298″ width=”480″ standard=”http://www.youtube.com/v/_V2sd-qAqXU?fs=1″ vars=”ytid=_V2sd-qAqXU&width=480&height=298&start=&stop=&rs=w&hd=0&autoplay=0&react=1&chapters=¬es=” id=”ep1274″ /] At first glance, seeing a kid that’s 6’7″ dunk isn’t all that impressive, but when you realize that Cody Riley is only a 7th-grader (he’s 13 years old), yeah, it’s impressive…
Read MoreNBA Considers Jersey Advertising for 2013
There are very few places in the United States that you can go to and not be bombarded with advertising, from massive billboards to junk mail still being delivered by Uncle Sam’s Postal Service. Research and educated guesses have placed the number of advertisements a typical American sees on a daily basis between 125 and…
Read More“Forever” NBA Promo Commercial (2011)
TNT (television network) and the NBA teamed up to create a promotional video around the holiday season of 2011. The video features many of the best players to ever wear an NBA uniform and some fun technology to get them playing together. The theme for the video is ‘Forever’ and features the song ‘Live Forever’…
Read MoreDon Nelson officially retires from coaching
Don Nelson, the NBA’s all-time winningest coach, reportedly said Saturday night he is officially done with coaching. Nelson, who will be inducted next month into the Pro Basketball Hall of Fame, told NBA.com that his coaching career is over after spanning 34 years. As late as last season, Nelson flirted with returning to the bench…
Read More3pt world record
Hopla sets world recordDuring a camp in Portugal Dave Hopla, a camp instructor, set a new world record by hitting 18 three point shots, within a minute, without missing a single one. [embedplusvideo height=”298″ width=”480″ standard=”http://www.youtube.com/v/sJNBMnI7u4Q?fs=1″ vars=”ytid=sJNBMnI7u4Q&width=480&height=298&start=&stop=&rs=w&hd=0&autoplay=0&react=1&chapters=¬es=” id=”ep5199″ /]
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