Whether it’s with a rare pair of shoes or a sharp new combination of their favorite hoodie and jeans, basketball players love to express themselves through their fashion.
What does someone do while the iron’s hot? They strike. Enter high-profile athletes, looking for a lasting legacy that will keep their name in the conversation when the time comes for them to retire from the sport they love.
Another year, another Slam Dunk Contest during NBA All-Star weekend where Aaron Gordon has a bone to pick with the judges. The 2020 Slam Dunk Contest irked many basketball fans … Continue Reading 2020 Slam Dunk Contest: How to fix the judging after Derrick Jones Jr.’s controversial win
February serves as a frenetic time for basketball fans around the country for a multitude of reasons. Teams start to hit their strides and trade talk picks up as contenders … Continue Reading NBA All-Star Weekend: Assembling the all-time Slam Dunk Contest, 3-Point Contest, and Skills Challenge
As confirmation came down about Kobe Bryant’s death, fans were left devastated as the realization began that one of the league’s all-time greats had passed.
While the end of 2019 may seem like a stopping point for both the year and decade, it truly serves as a time to reflect on the start of something fresh: a new era in each of the Big Four leagues.
The Boston Celtics remain one of the two most important and successful franchises in NBA history (with the Los Angeles Lakers being the other). With so many standouts–including numerous Hall … Continue Reading The Greatest in Green: Breaking down the greatest Celtics of all time
Kawhi Leonard has missed games left and right due to “load management.” The Miami Dolphins and Cincinnati Bengals have been accused of “tanking for Tua [Tagovailoa]” or the new best … Continue Reading Tanking? Load management? How leagues can buck popular trends taking over the NBA and NFL
Social media has become a dominant trend across every sport over the last few years, with some leagues handling the pressure of a 24-hour news cycle better than others. Many … Continue Reading For better or worse: Evaluating the impact of social media on the NBA as LeBron James adds to China controversy
As NBA players return to their respective teams and participate in media days across the country, fans can officially rejoice for the start of the 2019 season. While media days … Continue Reading Pick-Six: Best NBA video games of all time
Austin Bumpus, founder of The Swing of Things, recently joined Rob Huckins on the latest episode of “Trails to Peaks Radio,” talking about the mindset and motivation behind The Swing … Continue Reading The Swing of Things’ Austin Bumpus joins Trails to Peaks Radio to discuss site’s creation, other topics in sports media
Before we can figure out the future, you have to look back at where we came from in the past. To do that, this Pick-Six dives in on the biggest NBA Free Agency signings of all-time.
Featuring ESPN’s Scott Van Pelt and Jackie MacMullan, Boston 25’s Tom Leyden, Yahoo! Sports’ Shalise Manza Young, former NFL linebacker and NESN analyst Matt Chatham, former MLB first baseman and … Continue Reading “Answers to the Test: The State of Sports Journalism” Documentary
The NBA Free Agency period is one of the most exciting times of the year in the sports world, and it hasn’t disappointed in its first two days yet. In the … Continue Reading Recapping NBA Free Agency (so far) in tweets
While this NBA offseason won’t be as interesting as some hoped it could be a few years ago, this summer in basketball will have huge implications on the future of … Continue Reading Pick-Six: Top NBA free agents to watch
Since LeBron James and the Cavaliers completed the greatest comeback in NBA history against the Golden State Warriors last night, most of the hate against James and his legacy has … Continue Reading Pick-Six: Top playoff performances of LeBron James’ career
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