Category: Culture of Hoops
This is Hardwood and Hollywood's section covering the culture of basketball, whether it be the NBA or amateur leagues, such as the NCAA, high school, and AAU circuit, we'll cover its top teams and players. We also focus on the culture off the court with fashion and kicks, in other words, the lifestyle.
Culture of Hoops
Shaquille O'Neal To Have His Number Retired By Los Angeles Lakers In April
Shaquille O'Neal having his Los Angeles Lakers jersey number 34 retired was announced earlier this year in February , but now there is an official date for the ceremony . Mark your calendar, Lakers fans,...
Culture of Hoops
Deron Williams Ballin' At A Brooklyn Park
Deron Williams was in the middle of shooting an ad/commercial for Red Bull in Brooklyn, specifically in Tillary Park, which is in Downtown Brooklyn just about in the middle of both the Brooklyn Bridge and...
Culture of Hoops
Hakeem Olajuwon Biography
Hakeem Olajuwon was a center I hated (because I was such a huge Patrick Ewing fan) and respected at the same time, and eventually one that I would grow to love and probably begin my...
Culture of Hoops
Life And Times: Anthony Davis, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, And Other 2012 NBA Rookies
Last week, when Anthony Davis, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Bradley Beal, Austin Rivers and other 2012 NBA rookies got together for the NBA Rookie Photo Shoot , Jay-Z's Life + Times website caught up with four of...
Culture of Hoops
NBA Top Ten Blocks of 2012
Our friends at The Hoop Doctors absolutely kill it with their top ten videos. This time it's all about those rejections that make you feel worse than when you asked the hottest chick in school...
Culture of Hoops
Charles Barkley Sings Boyz II Men's End Of The Road, Turribly
Charles Barkley is my basketball role model, no matter how much he refuses to be. Barkley just is. He's undeniably my favorite NBA player of all-time as I have jerseys and shirts of the man,...
Culture of Hoops
New New York Knicks Uniforms For 2012-13 Season
The New York Knicks will be wearing new uniforms starting this upcoming NBA season and the unis will be unveiled on September 6th. Oddly enough, it's already be kind of revealed thanks to a video...
Culture of Hoops
Mario Chalmers Actually Said This, He Really Did
Mario Chalmers was a huge component in the Miami Heat winning an NBA title this year, defeating the Oklahoma City Thunder in a mere five games. Well, Chalmers, and LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh,...
Culture of Hoops
Dwight Howard, Goofball At Pop-A-Shot
Dwight Howard, on a trip to China representing adidas, took part in a game of Pop-A-Shot for the cameras. From watching the video below, it looks like Howard's competition was all business and had his...
Culture of Hoops
Blake Griffin Talking About NBA 2K13
Blake Griffin is a bad man on the court. When he leaves his feet, it's either to cram a nasty power dunk, grab a board, sky over an unfortunate defensive player before he crams a...
