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“The Champ”
Muhammad Ali is arguably the greatest boxer in history. Relying on his unbelievably fast foot speed and unorthodox positioning of his hands, held low while fighting, Ali was an extremely tough fighter to beat. He was given the nickname “The Champ” after, not only dominating his fights but also predicting which round he would win the fight, months before... Continue »
100 vs. 81
On the afternoon of March 2, 1962 Wilt Chamberlin arrived in Hersey Pennsylvania with the rest of the Warriors. They arrived at the arena about 5 hours before tip off and decided to go to the penny arcade located in one of the lobbies. Wilt says he remembered picking up a pellet rifle to play a target game, and... Continue »
Way-Back Wednesday
Back in the 86’-87’ NBA season basketball marketing was transformed by an ad campaign brought about by Converse. When EVERY NBA finals during the 80‘s was featuring either the Celtics or the Lakers (sometimes both), Converse saw this as a perfect time to make fans pick sides. They felt it was important to not only come up with... Continue »
2012 NBA Season Predictions
So far this is what we have seen… 5+ players not allowed to play in the NBA until their Chinese contracts are fulfilled. David Stern steps in and voids a trade that all parties initially agreed to and would have changed the league. Injuries get the best of players after condensed schedule begins. Trade talks around Dwight Howard will... Continue »
An Open Letter to Dan Gilbert
If Adam Silver (future commissioner of the NBA) would like to be successful and steer clear of any early troubles that may result in a negative legacy, just like the one that will soon be left by David Stern, I have one bit of advice for him. Go to your computer, access our email account, highlight Dan Gilbert’s name,... Continue »
Kobe Bryant: G.O.A.T.?
If you think Kobe Bryant is satisfied with five championships your dead wrong. Kobe has always held the position that he is constantly in pursuit of more hardware when each season comes to an end but, it wasn’t until two years ago after the Larry O’Brien trophy was hoisted above the heads of the purple and gold that we... Continue »
Livin Well X TheForestLab#!...
TheForestLab#! is proud to present a new collaborative effort with LIVIN’ WELL. Each LIVIN’ WELL shirt features the alter ego of the NBA’s brightest stars including, Blake Griffin, Kobe Bryant, Chris Paul, LeBron James & Kevin Durant. This short run of NBA inspired tee’s are meant to be limited and exclusive. This mean you can only find these tee’s... Continue »
I HATE KOBE BRYANT
It’s no secret that we’re fanboys for the Lakers & Kobe Bryant. It’s not without good cause mind you. We’re simply proud of our home town team and super-mega-star slash best-closer-in-the-game slash Black Mamba a.k.a Kobe Bean Bryant. Haters like to hate though. So, when I first saw this latest thread from one our sports inspired street wear peer,... Continue »
