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1972 was the year in which Nike ventured into the world of sneakers for basketball with the launch of Nike Blazer, which today is acknowledged as a classic due to its current design has served as a basis to modify and create new versions like this, in collaboration with the Japanese SOPHNET. SOPHNET. is a pilot project created by streetwear Hirofumi Kiyonaga and which is also involved the father of streetwear Hiroshi Fujiwara.

The participation of SOPHNET. fully reflected in the finish of the Blazer, with interesting details like the toe very similar to the Nike All Court, which is extremely popular in the Japanese market, and the inner side closure giving reference to the boots worn by the Japanese.
Whatever the color of your choice, you can find it in limited quantities at select Nike Sportswear .

It’s looking more like New York or bust for Carmelo Anthony.

The chances of the New Jersey Nets getting Anthony do not appear high and Anthony sure didn’t sound like someone Saturday with much interest in remaining long-term with Denver. That would leave the Knicks to try to complete a deal with the Nuggets by Thursday’s trade deadline.

Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov said through a spokesperson Saturday he had no plans to meet here during All-Star Weekend with Anthony, and Anthony also said he had no plans to meet with Prokhorov. However, the New York Daily News reported that the two met Saturday night in Los Angeles. ESPN.com later confirmed the report, and reported Anthony was noncommittal after the meeting.

Regardless, it still doesn’t appear Anthony has much of a desire to sign a contract extension with Read the rest of this entry »

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Demonstrated once again that when the Lakers take the field for their game minded team and work on defense, showing the condition of the NBA champions as they did in the match they won by 84-93 to Memphis Grizzlies.

Kobe Bryant, who did not give you any advice to be more aggressive in the Spanish power forward Pau Gasol, because coach Phil Jackson wants him as intelligent, disciplined, right, on and off the field, he was concerned itself not to be egocentric and helped with 19 points to win.

Pau, in a duel with his brother Marc, he also became obsessed with the matter and in the field things that the Lakers needed him as a team so his 17 points were also important, as are the double digits four other players including holders Ron Artest, Andrew Bynum and guard Derek Fisher.

The Lakers’ veteran guard was more productive than in previous games in which it was his game in a row 465, the longest streak for an active player in the NBA. Fisher has not lost a competitive match racing from April 15, 2005. Read the rest of this entry »

Another star is the Spanish basketball player Juan Carlos Navarro Feijoo Barcelona, better known by his nickname ” Navarro Bomb . ” Born on June 13, 1980 in Sant Feliu de Llobregat and started from little interested in basketball, until he finally said CB Santfeliuenc team when he was only eight years. Read the rest of this entry »

The International Basketball Federation (FIBA in acronyms) is the agency set out the rules of the game of football and to make certain events and competitions throughout the year, such as the World Basketball Championships (both male and female and juvenile ), the basketball tournament at the Olympic Games and the FIBA Diamond Ball known. Read the rest of this entry »

One of the faults that can occur in basketball, either both or technical personnel, giving rise to the free throw, ie, a direct shot at goal from a line that is about 4.225 meters accurate ring as we can see in the picture.

The ball must throw the way you want as long as they reach into the basket, which will give the team a point it succeeds. Normally, players tend to make this shot with his arms above his head, forming the characteristic angle, but over time there have been many ways. Read the rest of this entry »

If there are legend in the world of basketball players, also in the world of coaches. One of the most prominent of this was the American John Robert Wooden, born on October 14, 1910 in Indiana and died relatively recently, on June 4 last year. Read the rest of this entry »

Rodolfo Fernandez Farrés born on April 4, 1985 in the city of Palma de Mallorca, specifically in the neighborhood of Camp Redó, and since very small beginning to get interested in basketball, all thanks to his family and his parents, both Former players of the sport.

However, he also tried his hand in football though, as it was and is obvious, he opted for basketball. A few years depsues starting their adventures sports, as Joventut tab and moved alone to the city of Badalona, which will push it to the ACB. In 2003 starts on the bench for DKV and that same year was organized by the Spanish basketball team to compete in the Olympic Games in Athens. Rudy was improving and maturing, until an October 28 definitely falls into the NBA, playing against his teammate Pau Gasol.

Despite his desire to return to their land and be around people, family and friends, playing in Europe and feel more important in basketball than it is doing now playing on the Portland Trail Blazers, a team based in Portland, a city in the northwestern United States.

The All Star Weekend, or the weekend of the stars (almost literally translated), consists of three days when the NBA‘s best players competing for a series of competitions. First we have the All Star game, a friendly match that the best players from each conference (East and West) will compete for the prize.

Players who participate in the party are elected through a vote by the fans (through both the Internet and in the halls), but the alternates are elected by the same coaches. The coaches in each conference will be those that best balance made during the season but may not do so consecutively. Read the rest of this entry »