Archive for the ‘LeBron James’ Category

Gimme A Break

Friday, March 12th, 2010

As my Rashaan Salaam No. 31 attests, buying jerseys has never been a particularly wise investment. It's only gotten worse as the years have gone on. Even when you buy the jersey of a bona fide star, odds are he won't be around forever. How many Chargers fans ever thought ...

Whoomp! There It Is! NBA Jam’s Long Awaited Revival

Thursday, January 14th, 2010

Boomshakalaka! NBA Jam is back! From the What-Took-Them-So-Long Department, Nintendo has announced plans to remake the basketball video game classic for Wii. Scheduled out later this year, the game is expected to closely resemble the original with the game’s creator, Mark Turmell, involved in the title’s reclamation. I was obsessed with NBA ...

Time For A New Commercial

Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009

Advertisers were clearly counting on David Stern to orchestrate another dream NBA Finals this year, as seemingly every product shown during the playoffs was endorsed by the combination of LeBron James and Kobe Bryant. The much-needed orgasm of capitalism that our economy needs was supposed to ultimately culminate with the ...

Angels And Demons Of Sports

Wednesday, May 13th, 2009

In case you don't watch every show on DVR or online and can't fast forward through every commercial break, then I'm sure you're more than aware of Friday's upcoming release of "Angels and Demons." The critics are saying: "Better than 'The Da Vinci Code' in every way imaginable!" I would hope ...

Sixers Hand Cavs Second Home Loss

Thursday, April 16th, 2009

The Philadelphia 76ers beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 111-110 in overtime last night, handing the Cavs their 2nd home loss on the season. Even with LeBron James on the bench Cleveland looked pretty good on their home court, proving that there may be something to this whole "home court advantage" thing. ...