May 23, 2013

NBA Already ‘Geared Up’ for Christmas in New Ad (Video)

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*The Thanksgiving holiday is upon us, but we know what that means for retailers…let’s get ready for Christmas! (Some retailers are already preparing for Easter with spring clothes hitting the racks.) The NBA is joining in the jump on the holidays with a little something different this year. Starting today, the ads “Big Color” will [...]




NBA Player Shows Up for Kids’ Basketball Camp in $250,000 Truck?

Atlanta Hawks b-baller Joe Johnson's big ol' truck

*Status symbols are used to represent where we financially fit into society. A preacher with a Mercedes outside his church in a low-to-no income community where he presides over a congregation he feels should want the best for their pastor, yet can’t afford the lights in their own home. Or what about the woman who wears nothing [...]




Sunday’s NBA Playoff Results

Lamar Odom (LA Lakers) and Chris Paul (New Orleans Hornets) fight for ball Sunday night

Chris Paul and Hornets Sting Lakers; Series Tied *Chris Paul had 27 points, 15 assists and 13 rebounds, and the New Orleans Hornets held on for a 93-88 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday night to even their first-round playoff series at 2-2. “It’s huge for us,” said a jubilant Paul. “We wanted [...]




With LeBron as Big prize, Let the Free Agency Games Begin

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*The date has been circled on calendars around the NBA for years. July 1, 2010: The day LeBron James becomes a free agent. The day the league might begin to change forever. “I think the landscape could really shift,” former Phoenix general manager Steve Kerr said. Shopping season starts at 12:01 a.m. EDT Thursday with [...]