Hooped Up

The NBA playoffs start April 17th and to further torture us fans, the league has released another track as a follow-up to the “Defense track” that was already remixed. What do you guys think? Are these tracks getting better or worse?

Personally, I just want to playoffs to start, NBA tracks be damned.

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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Shoe giant Nike and superstar Kobe Bryant have linked up with James Bond’s favorite car maker Aston Martin to produce one of the illest sneakers you will see this year. Dubbed the Nike Hyperdunk Kobe Bryant Aston Martin edition, these posh trainers are chromed out with the famous Aston Martin wings on the tongue and premium leathers all-around.

Only 500 pairs of these beauty’s will be released this spring and the price tag to rock these you ask hesitantly — $700 US. You better save up.

If you’re looking to accessorize these bad boys, and have money to burn. How about this for roughly £97,995. Read More »

The last time the Raptors faced the Lakers in LA, Kobe Bryant missed at the buzzer. However luck was not with Toronto last night in the same situation. With a double-team on the way and just seconds left on the clock, Bryant nailed a 17-footer with 1.9 seconds left snapping the Lakers three-game losing streak with a 109-107 victory over the Toronto Raptors.

If you haven’t been keeping track, this was the sixth game winner Kobe Bryant hit this season. This is of course more proof that Kobe Bryant can’t stop being unstoppable.

If there was a classed called “Guarding Kobe Bryant 101″, the first thing you would learn is that even when Kobe Bryant is covered, he’s open. If that concept is hard to grasp, just think of Kobe like Brian Fantana’s Sex Panther cologne by Odeon that 60% of the time,  works every time.

Clearly Duke University did not offer this class or rookie Gerald Henderson, skipped it.

Lakers re-establish swagger against Denver
Only the Lakers, content to be good rather than great in typical behavior for a defending champion, can decide when they’ll bring their best and make a stand.

They made their choice and their stand in the second half Sunday at Staples Center, pushing back the Denver Nuggets, 95-89. The Nuggets were eliminated by the Lakers the past two postseasons but then won the first two regular-season meetings between the teams.

With a defense led by Ron Artest against Denver star Carmelo Anthony, the Lakers held the Nuggets to 37 second-half points and overcame a nine-point halftime deficit. The effort was meant to quell notions that the Nuggets could threaten the Lakers this season.
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The effect of having Ron Artest on the Lakers has officially rubbed off on Kobe Bryant defensively and the balls Andre Iguodala must pay. OUCH!

In his first game back with a still ailing ankle. Kobe Bryant hit a deep 3-pointer with 4.3 seconds left in the game to sink the Memphis Grizzlies.  Kobe haters I’m sure are not impressed, but even they gotta admit that this dude just laughs in the face of pressure.

BTW, he finished with 32 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assist. Ridiculous!

Kobe Bryant, on his impending return to action against the Memphis Grizzlies. Bryant has missed five games with an ankle sprain.

H/N Land O’ Lakers

Following in the footsteps of Derrick Rose, who can’t talk trash while playing video games on his level. Kobe Bryant is now in the latest edition of GQ magazine. Interviewed by J.R. Moehringer and photographed by one of my favorite artists in the entire universe Terry Richardson.

Kobe had a lot of interesting things to say regarding Shaq, injuries, being famous and the ice water that runs through his veins. Read More »