Kevin Garnett And1 Basketball Commercial

Kevin Garnett Anta

Kevin Garnett was once an And1 Streetball athlete. Kevin Garnett left Nike, adidas and And1 awhile back. Here is an old school And1 basketball commercial featuring KG. Kevin Garnett’s move from adidas to Chinese brand ANTA has been one of the bigger sneaker related stories of the summer.  And1 had it all back in the [...]

Li-Ning Basketball Commercial

Li-Ning

Here is a new basketball commercial from Li-Ning, China’s largest sneaker company.  They are trying to make a big push to compete in the US market and so far have signed NBA players Shaq, Baron Davis, Evan Turner, Jose Calderon and Damon Jones. Customs agents, played by Gerry Bednob and Donnell Rawlings, stop a Li-Ning [...]

Basketball and Streetball in China

Basketball China

Streetball is basketball and it has a huge following around the world. Despite playing on five NBA games during the 2010-11 season, Yao Ming was recently voted an NBA All-Star. During the 2007 NBA All-Star Game, the player who received the most votes was neither Lebron James nor Kobe Bryant. It was Yao Ming, the [...]

Forbes Value of NBA Teams is False

NBA

If Forbes’ valuations of NBA teams is accepted by the business community then something is really wrong. Please read the article and ask yourself if a NBA team’s value is based on ticket sales and TV advertising revenue. I’m not against NBA owners, I’m just against market inefficiencies and bullshit. What about the Internet? What [...]

ZENTETSU KANAI SUMMER MIX 2010

Streetball Japan

Basketball is global. Streetball is global. Our stats fall directly inline with the NBA. We get members and traffic from all over the world but yet we struggle to survive, but we will survive with your help. Here are some highlights of the first Japanese player to play Streetball in New York. His name is [...]

Mark Cuban Exclusive Interview

Mark Cuban

FOX Sports Southwest Dallas Mavericks announcer Jeff “Skin” Wade recently sat down with Mark Cuban for an in-depth interview. Among the topics discussed were Cuban’s first 10 years as Mavericks owner, his relationship with NBA Commissioner David Stern, struggles encountered by other Dallas sports owners, and the future of the Mavericks heading into an uncertain [...]

Amsterdam Streetball Mixtape

Streetball

Without a doubt American streetball culture stylistically influences the direction of basketball globally. The video below was dedicated to Tim Oskam: October 30, 1980 – December 2, 2009 Tim would frequent Ceinturbaan’s basketball court every day the sun was shinning. It has been a year since his passing and I speak for the whole Amsterdam [...]

And 1 Streetball History

And 1 Streetball History

Founded in 1993, AND 1 makes basketball footwear and apparel.  The company that first made its mark in the apparel industry with a line of “in your face” trash talk tee shirts now offers a complete product line for basketball players, including performance shoes, shorts, tees, sleeveless tees, pants, team uniforms, licensed collegiate gear and [...]

Above The Rim Brand Re-Launches

Above the Rim

Collective Licensing International announced the official re-launch of the Above The Rim (ATR) brand, targeting young, talented players and defined by a compelling new brand message: Elevate Your Game. Elevate Your Team. Elevate Yourself. Above The Rim. The formal launch will be marked by an exciting New York City industry event on Thursday, October 28 [...]

Hero’s of the Court Freestyle

Heros of the Court

The Heroes of the Courts are a streetball freestyle team from the Ukraine. Stanislav “Gusenizza” Svetlickyi founded Heroes of the Court in 2008. The team consists of five talented freestylers and dunkers.  Vlodimir “Vo.one” Dorogobed, Max “Nitro” Komorniy, Anatoly “Stun” Lutickiy, Dmitry “Smoove” Krivenko and Vlodimir “Rize” Topunov. Heroes of the Courts travel around the [...]