A conversation with a young budding basketball star from the Schenectady Area Our youth hold the world in their hands. They are growing, learning, and becoming right before our eyes, and their stories hold some of the most weight in our neighborhoods because of the fact that they wield the future of our communities…
bleacherreport.com/post/los-angeles-lakers/603444fb-7dfe-48c9-b21c-fb68923343a7 The WNBA just drafted the young girls that unfortunately perished in the helicopter crash on January 26th 2020. My heart goes out to those girls, the families that perished as well. May the screech sneaker up above in peace
My first memories of Kobe Bryant happened to be with my father. Kobe was his favorite player. I remember regular Saturdays and weekday evenings where I would sit with him during his free time and watch him play his NBA game on his PlayStation. These were possibly the most momentous times of my early life….
The way that rubber ball hits the sleek hardwood floor… The sweet soliloquy of life The sheer symphony of the muse that devastates the room and leaves all watching in awe. There is nothing more sweet, nothing more present Nothing more magical than when that ball goes into the rim. That is life, that is…
A new CBA agreement has borne fruitful results for the ladies of the WNBA. all we can say is it’s about damn time. New salaries are said to reach six figures, a sharp increase in salaries. This package also is said to have maternity leave bonuses as well. The sun is shining on the WNBA…
It’s the dawn of unsuspecting weekday, you’re going about your regular routine. Nothing particular occurs until you hear the headline: Kawhi Leonard sits out for another game to load manage. You think to yourself, load manage? How do you get paid millions to “load manage”. Aren’t you a professional athlete? Don’t you have the best…
featured image credit to clutchpoints We all are learning more and more about Kawhi Leonard each and every day. The best way to learn about this enigma of a man is to understand the inner workings of he and his family. By family, I mean his Uncle Dennis. Kawhi’s uncle Dennis has been in the…
featured image credit to Joe Mahoney The outcry of the oppressed is a shriek contained in a box where sound doesn’t bounce around and ring into the ears of its containers. No, It is more of an annoyance that only causes them to silence their prey in a moment’s notice. As fast as possible. Without…
featured image credit to CC The Ringer illustrations 2.0 Michael was smooth, Class personified, never rattled. LeBron was loud, expressive and always prepared to say what’s on his mind. Two kings who reigned differently. Both intellectuals. Both black men who held sheer dominance on and off the court. Two men who will be compared to…
CC Image via Getty/Bob Levey 2.0 I remember it like it was yesterday. David Banner one of my idols, raising go old Atlanta Falcons Michael Vick jersey into the air ,screaming “we still love you, Mike Vick.” “Banner concludes his speech by hollering, “If the Falcons don’t love him no more, we still love you”,…