Nikes T-shirt gun

photo taken from techielobang.com

I’m sure we’ve all seen those guns used at sporting events that shoot out t-shirts at the crowd. The guns usually are only for endorsers of sports gear like authentic NBA jerseys and the like but Nike has given the general public access to them! The fun that can be had is portrayed in the promotional video featuring Steven Jackson of the St. Louis Rams Read the rest of this entry »

Fantasy sports

photo taken from textually.org

Type the phrase “Fantasy sports” in the Google search engine and you get 75,900,000 results and for Yahoo, 588,000,000. What exactly is meant by fantasy sports and why has it become so popular in our age? Fantasy sports is defined as “ a game where participants act as owners to build a team that competes against other fantasy owners based on the statistics generated by the real individual players or teams of a professional sport.” Meaning? Read the rest of this entry »

Kobe Vs Jordan

Michael Jordan has been called “the greatest basketball player of all time” and Kobe is undoubtedly the best NBA player right now. Both NBA all star celebrities have the capability of controlling the game and can pull off jaw-dropping moves that leave everyone stunned. The two stars are not only comparable in terms of skill but even financially with Bryant on Forbes’ list with $45 M earnings tied with Michael Jordan. Clearly, they have much in common but the question is: Who is better? Has Kobe surpassed Jordan or does Jordan remain a legend? Let’s examine a few facts in form of comparison:
Read the rest of this entry »

Lebron finally gets back-up

photo taken from detnews.com

Cleveland Cavaliers NBA celebrity, Lebron James finally has some NBA all-star backup! The Cavaliers completed a blockbuster trade with the Phoenix Suns last Thursday, and guess who’s joining the team? The four-time NBA champion, formerly Kobe’s partner, Shaquille O’Neal! This is clearly going to be an amazing basketball duo. How does Lebron feel about the latest addition? “Shaq is an incredible ballplayer and a four-time NBA champion,” LeBron James told The Associated Press. “I have a lot of respect for him and his game. It will be a real honor to play with Shaq as my teammates and I look forward to another great season with the Cavs.”
Read the rest of this entry »

Pacquiao makes it to Forbes Magazine

photo from nmagz.wordpress.com

The Filipino boxing idol, Manny Pacquiao is now included in Forbes magazine as the world’s 6^th highest paid athletes. In his latest matches against De La Hoya, Pacquiao got $10-million, while against Hatton it was $12-million and generated m

ore than $100 million in pay-per-view revenue in the US. He got a total of $30 million from these two victories which landed him the sixth place in the famous Forbes magazine with a $40 million earning in the past year. The sixth spot is shared with some NBA all star celebrities like Lebron James and golfer Phil Mickelson. Tiger Woods still keeps his title as the highest paid athlete with $110 million income in the past year!
Read the rest of this entry »

Lakers -NBA champions

photo from nba.com

Do you believe in Kobe? After all his mishaps during game 4, you might have thought twice before answering but after Lakers 99/86 victory over Orlando on Sunday, everyone is proud of our NBA celebrity! The game definitely was Kobe’s, he scored 30 points, made six rebounds, and five assists and most significantly to most-won his first championship without Shaquille O’Neal. This would be a very important addition to the NBA all-star’s profile considering the famous Shaq-Bryant feud just last year. Everyone remembers the issue that was raised when then part-time rapper Shaquille freestyle rapped: “You know how I be. Last week Kobe couldn’t do without me,” at a New York nightclub sometime last June 2008 after Lakers lost other finals since O’Neal’s being traded. Bryant has proved that statement wrong gaining his fourth championship ring, one behind Magic Johnson and two behind Michael Jordan- a great achievement indeed!

Read the rest of this entry »

NBA finals-Magic’s Victory

  photo from sports.espn.go.com

“I’m used to coming through in those situations, …….the team trusts me to come through in those situations, and it just didn’t happen tonight,” said the frustrated Kobe Bryant after Lakers first defeat marking
Magic’s first victory in the NBA all star finals. Most disappointing to all was when he lost his last chance to give the Lakers a 3-0 advantage in the finals, with half a minute left, he lost the ball to Mickael Pietrus and ended up fouling him leading to Magic gaining two free throws and winning the game by 4 points-108/104!

Read the rest of this entry »

NBA Finals-Game 1 & 2

“There is no defeat except for those who give up”. This definitely should be what the Orlando Magic puts in their minds after their double defeat in the NBA finals. Many of us were excited to see how the NBA all stars-Dwight vs. Kobe, Lewis vs. Odom and Turkoglu vs. Gasol match-up and many Magic and even Cavalier fans were hoping for Magic to beat the Los Angeles Lakers but to everyone’s disappointment they lost by 25 points in the first game, 100/75 and 101-96 in the second game. Obviously, with the Lakers long championship history of nine wins, their capability shouldn’t be underestimated but all expected more from Magic! After all, they were the team who beat the Cavaliers and erased everyone’s dream of Kobe meeting Lebron in the final! What exactly happened in this most awaited Celebrity game? Does Magic still have a chance or is the trophy as good as Lakers? Let’s have a quick review.

Read the rest of this entry »

East meets West- NBA Celebrity All Star Game

photo taken from basketballwallpapers.com

The Los Angeles Lakers and Orlando Magic finals is said to be one to make NBA history and be an NBA Celebrity all star game. Just how did these two teams start and how did they make their way up to the top?

Read the rest of this entry »

NBA Celebrity All Star Game

photo taken from nba.com

With the NBA finals fast approaching, everyone’s excited what’s in store and what cool moves our favorite players have under their sleeves this time. Orlando Magic taking up the Los Angeles Lakers is surely to be a historic NBA celebrity all star game and we all can’t help but wonder what happens when Coby and Howard meet on the court. Read the rest of this entry »