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Trick Shot Titus 4

Trick Shot Titus 4

Now 4-years-old, the sharpshooting toddler Titus Ashby took his talents to Lake Tahoe to shoot basketballs, footballs and even baseballs on his battered hoop. He also headbutted a rock. Just to switch things up a bit.

Wolves vs. Cavs: The Return

Wolves vs. Cavs: The Return

This year a certain sharpshooter who used to be with the Minnesota Timberwolves went to the Cleveland Cavaliers to be part of a playoff contender. Here’s how the Wolves promoted today’s match between the two teams. Welp…

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Tall Justice 2

Tall Justice 2

The Heat may not be a .500 team quite yet, but NBA fans will have a few snickers while watching the amusing cop drama Tall Justice 2 with all star Chris Bosh; he’s a good cop who must prove his innocence in a frame job. See the first skit here.

The Statue Handshake

The Statue Handshake

Oklahoma City Thunder centers Nick Collison and Steven Adams recently showed off their secret handshake on TV. It’s not filled with dozens of daps or complicated sequences. In fact, it’s just the opposite. KD seems used to it.

Air to the Throne

Air to the Throne

Michael Porter Jr. is a 16-year-old high school basketball player in Columbia, Missouri. His shooting and slashing skills combined with his  6’8″ height have earned him the moniker Baby KD. But here he ascends to Baby MJ.

Nike Kobe 9 KRM EXT Black Mamba

Nike Kobe 9 KRM EXT Black Mamba
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Nike saved the best for last. The Kobe 9 High KRM EXT Black Mamba is one mean sumbitch. The shoe has murdered-out faux scales, leather heel and tongue with chrome midsole inlays. Drops 12/31/14.

LeBron James, Jr.

LeBron James, Jr.

Like father, like son. TakeMyTalent shares the highlights of LeBron James’ son from a youth basketball tournament in Houston. LeBron Jr. can’t dunk just yet, but the 4th grader’s got game. And a mouthguard.

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Virtual Mugshot

Virtual Mugshot

Rockets guard Troy Daniels was recently traded to the Timberwolves. As if that wasn’t sad enough, while on the phone with Troy a Houston news channel represented him with a fan made NBA 2K14 headshot instead of an actual photo.

Portal Trick Shots

Portal Trick Shots

We’ve seen plenty of basketball trick shot videos, some more plausible than others. But Corridor Digital makes no attempt to fool us into thinking their shots are physically possible – and that’s what makes this clip so much fun.

ShotTracker

ShotTracker

A basketball shot tracker that uses a net-mounted sensor and a wearable sensor along with a mobile device to distinguish and record makes and misses using a regular basketball. Its mobile app has a variety of workouts and drills.

Tacko “Taco” Fall

Tacko “Taco” Fall

High school basketball player Tacko “Taco” Fall measures a whopping 7’6″ tall, with an 8′ wingspan, towering over his teammates and opponents, and dunking balls with his feet barely off the floor. He just signed with UCF.

Killspencer Mini Basketball Kit

Killspencer Mini Basketball Kit
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The only thing darker than Killspencer’s murdered out mini basketball hoop is its price. It comes in all black maple, leather and metal or with a 24k gold-plated rim and gold foil net. Oh and the ball? Sold separately. $300. Damn.

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Kwe Parker: Dunk from Above

Kwe Parker: Dunk from Above

Kwe’Shaun Parker turns just 18 this year and is only 6’2″ tall. But this high school junior is the reason why prolific dunkers are described as playing above the rim. Sometimes literally in this kid’s case. More of Kwe here.

10-Person Trick Shot

10-Person Trick Shot

We’ve seen plenty of videos flaunting individual trick shot skills, but we can only imagine the amount of coordination, skill (and luck) it took to get all 10 of these basketballs to sink in the net without one person missing their shot.

Nike Kobe 9 Snakeskin

Nike Kobe 9 Snakeskin
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The Black Mamba’s latest signature shoes receives an appropriate make over. The Kobe 9 High Ext QS Snakeskin has a brown and yellow faux snakeskin upper. Stocks are low online, so eBay might be your best bet on snagging one.

The $10,000 Sharpshooter

The $10,000 Sharpshooter

Bryan College student Gustavo Angel Tamayo made four increasingly difficult shots within 30 seconds to win a $10,000 prize. The kicker? He’s more of a soccer player and he had a broken finger. Turn the volume down.

29 Early Sports Rules

29 Early Sports Rules

If you thought some of today’s sports rules were strange, get a load of these juicy tidbits, compiled by Mental Floss. And yes, we know many of these are simply sports trivia, not rules. 21-point baseball winners? Bounce catches? Seriously?

NBA 2K15 (Trailer 2)

NBA 2K15 (Trailer 2)

Players shoot, dunk and make gestures over Scenario. Where are Sugar K and the 2014 champs?! Aside from making Al Jefferson do an Earl Manigault impression, NBA 2K15 also adds face scanning and mentors to the career mode.

NBA 2K15 (Trailer)

NBA 2K15 (Trailer)

LeBron James dunks on Shabazz Napier, Shaq invents a new word to describe the sound of Kevin Durant’s three-pointer and the Red Hot Chili Peppers want you to suck their kiss in the new gameplay trailer for NBA 2K15.

Nike LED Basketball Court

Nike LED Basketball Court

Using motion tracking tech and a grid of LED screens, AKQA designed Nike’s RISE basketball court to help provide training drills for young athletes, but to also put on an amazing lightshow. The NBA needs these now.

Backflip Bicycle Kick Basketball

Backflip Bicycle Kick Basketball

KDP Trick Shots demonstrates a basketball shot which required not only precise aim, but the gymnastic skills to perform a backflip and a bicycle kick to score a 3-pointer. And if you thought that was impressive, watch this.

Foot Locker: Short Memory

Foot Locker: Short Memory

James Harden asks The Round Mound er – Sir Charles Barkley about tips on how to stay fresh each basketball season. The Hall of Famer responds with a suggestion that should horrify Rockets fans. And give His Airness a chuckle.

Michael Jordan Acrylic Chandeliers

Michael Jordan Acrylic Chandeliers

Artist Michael Murphy created these cool hanging pieces for the Nike Store Berlin which look like Michael Jordan when viewed head on, but disintegrate into important icons of his career when viewed from the side.

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