Hooped Up

On yesterday’s NBA on TNT broadcast, Ernie Johnson brought Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley some of the coolest headphones a basketball fan could ever want. Inspired by the upcoming Mix Master Mike series, Skullcandy has created headphones to celebrate some of the best players in the game today like Kobe Bryant, Dwight Howard, LeBron James and Dwyane Wade.

Kevin Garnett, Derrick Rose, Deron Williams and Andre Iguodala also have their own signature models.

More pics, after the jump.

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I didn’t get “The Memo” until today, that with help from Bulls announcer Stacey King and Derrick Rose the NBA defense song was remixed. I got a strange feeling that Goran Dragic is ignoring this memo — repeatedly.

Peep the original defense song after the jump.

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Chicago point guard Derrick Rose has been ruled out of the Bulls’ game Friday night against the Miami Heat with a sprained left wrist.

Rose was injured Thursday in the Bulls’ loss at Orlando, after colliding with Magic centre Dwight Howard.

The Bulls say tests performed Friday confirmed the sprain, but showed no breaks or ligament damage.

He is listed as day-to-day, meaning he could play Tuesday when Chicago visits Memphis.

Rose leads the Bulls with averages of 20.4 points and 5.7 assists this season.

Press Release

Derrick Rose makes Zach Randolph wish he was Reed Richards with this flush through the lane, that he makes look way too easy.

Rose left the floor at the 2:56 mark of the fourth quarter after he tried to stop Pacers point guard Earl Watson on a drive to the basket and bumped his left knee. Rose immediately grabbed his leg in alarm. Once on the bench, he removed a knee pad and was examined by assistant trainer Jeff Tanaka. As the clock wound down, Rose could be seen massaging the injured area.

Following the game, Rose retreated to the trainer’s room, his left knee encased in ice. It doesn’t appear to be anything serious, but Rose never gave his version. He ducked out of the locker room’s back door without speaking to reporters.

Daily Herald

This finger roll from the hip is hard enough to make with the backboard in front of you and how Derrick Rose hit this shot from behind the glass is beyond me. Rose is so athletic right now, that his lack of a deep shot doesn’t even matter at this point. He’s just that good!

I’d pay money to watch this dude play any day.

Derrick Rose is on the cover of this months 3-D issue of FadeAway magazine and hands down, this is the coolest basketball magazine cover I have ever seen in my life to date.

Hats off to the FadeAway creative department!

H/N K1X

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook will replace injured Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose (bruised right hip) in the 2010 Taco Bell Skills Challenge, part of tonight’s NBA All-Star Saturday Night at American Airlines Center in Dallas.

Playing for the Sophomore Team in Friday’s T-Mobile Rookie Challenge & Jam, Westbrook scored a game-high 40 points. The Rookies defeated the Sophomores 140-128.

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Face it, your seats aren’t that great for the All-Star game and you were unhappily ready to see tiny blue and red dots that represented your favorite players and thats it. Well, that was until now because I’ll tell you how you can meet Derrick Rose, Tim Duncan and Dwight Howard in person and get their autographs this weekend in Dallas for FREE.

Howard and Duncan will sign autographs at The Parks at Arlington Mall on February 13 – Howard at Foot Locker from 2-3pm and Duncan at JCPenney from 3-4pm. Rose will appear at Foot Locker inside Galleria Mall on February 14 from noon-1pm.

Get there early to secure a place in line, address details below.

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Derrick Rose left the Chicago Bulls’ game against the Orlando Magic with a bruised right hip, throwing the point guard’s status for this weekend’s All-Star game into question.

Rose was injured about 2{ minutes into Wednesday’s game when he got knocked to the floor by Dwight Howard while driving for a layup. He clutched his lower back and was slow to get up.He hit the free throw to complete the three-point play but left right after that.

After X-rays taken at the arena showed no structural damage, Rose went for an MRI at Rush University Medical and was unavailable for comment. His status for the All-Star game is in question. Read More »