Preliminary Team USA Basketball Team Announced

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A dozen players will be sent to London this summer to represent the USA in basketball. The preliminary roster of 19 players has just been announced. Here is the list: Guards: Chauncey Billups, Kobe Bryant, Eric Gordon, Chris Paul, Derrick Rose, Dwyane Wade, Russell Westbrook, and Deron Williams. Forwards: LaMarcus Aldridge, Carmelo Anthony, Chris Bosh, [...]

Blake Griffin And Kevin Love Resort To Playing Jenga During Lockout

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Who doesn’t love a good game of Jenga? Blake Griffin and Kevin Love used their time during the lockout to film a commercial for the iconic game. Chec…

NBA World All-Star Classic Details Finalized

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Eighteen of the NBA’s all-star players will be leaving the country for a four-continent tour that will include six games and commence on Sunday. ESPN.com first reported on the ESPN World All-Star Classic last week, but Chris Broussard is now reporting that the details of the tour are finalized and dates are set. Headlining the [...]

Kevin Love Trading Basketball For Vollyeball

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Who needs basketball? NBA player Kevin Love is switching his basketball for a volleyball and competing in the upcoming Jose Cuervo Pro Beach Volleyball series. Kevin will take to the sand on August 26th for the Manhattan Beach Open where the prize is $200,000. There are other tournaments on the schedule, Miami Beach Pro on [...]

Gatorade’s 2011 National Athlete Of The Year Awards

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Gatorade held their annual National Athlete of the Year Awards at the Renaissance Hotel in Hollywood yesterday. They honor the top high school athletes in the country in sports like football, basketball, volleyball, cross country and soccer. Pictured above is Dylan Bundy who took home the National Baseball Player of the Year Award. Pro football [...]

Kevin Love’s Fake Fragrance Campaign

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This is great! Kevin Love and the Timberwolves PR department produced this fake fragrance commercial and a whole ad campaign located online at 612AllStar.com. His “Numb#rs” fragrance campaign was sent to Western Conference coaches who might consider looking at his real basketball numbers when deciding whether or not to add him to the All-Star team. [...]

NBA Stars Join Hoops For St. Jude Fundraising Campaign

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NBA stars Dwyane Wade, Dwight Howard and David Lee, returning ambassadors Pau Gasol, Kevin Love, Rudy Gay, Steve Blake, and coach George Karl are teaming up for the annual Hoops for St. Jude fundraising campaign. Each player and coach George Karl have committed to donating a minimum of $20,000 to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. [...]