The coronation of LeBron James was on full display during the NBA’s opening night as both Madison Avenue and the league itself took turns celebrating the young champion. King James and his Miami Heat teammates delivered on the hardwood, handing Rajon Rondo and the Boston Celtics a bitter 120-107 loss on national television. The...
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The NBA’s version of the first day of school, aka Media Day, took place at the San Antonio Spurs practice facility earlier this week with a lighthearted tone in the air. Tim Duncan made fun of Tony Parker’s summer goggles, Tony cracked on a TV sports reporter’s hair, and members of the media took...
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Fans of San Antonio Spurs swingman Stephen Jackson’s off-court poetics will have to wait another month for his official debut album Jack of All Trades. Originally scheduled for release on September 25, the LP has been pushed back to October 30 for promotional reasons, and will now drop on the eve of the NBA’s...
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Manu Ginobili had just nailed a buzzer beater to end the first quarter of the Western Conference Finals. The Spurs now headed into the second quarter with a six-point lead against the Oklahoma City Thunder and the cheers inside the AT&T Center were deafening. After the arena lighthouse replayed Manu’s triple, the raucous applause...
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DJ Scream opens Stephen Jackson’s latest mixtape, “Trill Mixes,” with the booming proclamation that Jackson, aka Stak5, is back in the vocal booth and bigger, badder, doper, and richer than ever. After a solid debut last winter with “What’s a Lockout,” Stak5 returned to the studio to spit bars that further opine on the...
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Break out the brooms San Antonio. Sparked by Manu Ginobili’s 17 points off the bench, the Spurs survived a late game flurry in Salt Lake City to secure an 87-81 victory and first round sweep over Devin Harris and the Utah Jazz. Key contributions from Tony Parker, Tim Duncan, Gary Neal, and, yes, Tiago...
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