A few days ago they laughed at him, but today Goran Dragić proved that he can also score! After a failed attempt in the game against Cleveland, he showed at night against Orlando that he can also put the ball through the hoop! Watch his first dunk in a Miami Heat jersey.
The Nine Kobe 9 Elite is a sneaker that subtly combines aesthetics and technology. They say she has no money and is coming in February.
The guys from the How Ridiculous team set a new world record for long distance baskets in history. Namely, the basketball flew through the ring after flying as high as 126.5 meters, which is (plus the height of the basket) the height of the dam in Tasmania (Australia). And while it's hard not to be skeptical when it comes to footage online, the record has been certified by Guinness, so it must be authentic.
"My name is Kobe Bryant, I'm 17 years old. I have the drive, motivation and desire to become the best possible basketball player I can be!”
Is this the most desperate free throw in history? Although it seems that all the world's basketball cream is gathered in the NBA basketball league, there are also basketball players in its ranks who probably shouldn't be there. One of them is Joakim Noah, who has repeatedly "proved himself" with defeating shots that belong in the village and not in the strongest basketball league in the world. Watch his desperate free throw that made the entire basketball world laugh. Shaquille O'Neal will surely give it a fair go in his NB playground jokes Shaqtin' A Fool.
After eight years in office, Barack Obama took some well-deserved rest. He was recently seen kitesurfing with billionaire Richard Branson off the coast of private Moskito Island, but YouTuber NykeFaller had other plans for him, placing the avowed basketball fan in the video game NBA 2K17. Would Obama be a good basketball player?
The Hugo Boss brand is known for sophisticated and modern clothes. And in collaboration with the NBA, they've created a collection that flirts with style, perfect for basketball fans. The NBA is home to the most talented athletes in the world, and collaboration with famous basketball players is a great opportunity for recognition of this type of clothing.
Nika Barić is among women's basketball players what Marko Milič is among men, as she was the first Slovenian to break into the strongest basketball league in the world, the WNBA, the women's version of the NBA. Namely, she signed a contract with one of the strongest American teams, the Minnesota Lynx (champions in 2001 and 2013), after they selected her as the 20th overall pick in the 2012 draft.
The euphoria ignited by our basketball players has already subsided a little, but it is still far from complete. Dragić and the rest of the team continue their careers in their respective clubs around the world, but we are still waiting for the last minutes of the final match with mugs of beer. One of the biggest stars, Luka Dončić, who is preparing for the campaign in the Euroleague with Real Madrid, clearly knows other types of 'floor'.
Pepsi created a basketball character named Uncle Drew for its advertising campaigns.
The European Basketball Championship 2015 is just around the corner. This year will be something special (well, hands down, EuroBasket 2013, hosted by Slovenia, was even more so), as it is shared by four countries, namely Germany, Latvia, France and Croatia. The proximity (Slovenia will play the preliminaries in Zagreb) will give the championship an extra boost, as we will practically be playing at home again. A real migration of nations is thus expected to the Arena. Since 1993, Slovenia has not missed a single basketball tournament of the old continent, and the last five have always reached the quarterfinals. Is it time to go one step further? The championship starts on September 5 and ends on September 20, 2015, and Slovenia opens it on Saturday with a match against the Croatians.
No, Becky Hammon did not miss the locker room, but after 16 years of playing for the San Antonio Stars, she is moving from the women's team to the men's team, the San Antonio Spurs, the current NBA champions. Of course, she is not moving to the floor, but behind the court line, to the position of assistant coach to Gregg Popovich.