Three sets of teammates, two coasts and one batch of jerseys not worth their pixels in tie-dye, best describe the latest news for NBA All-Star Weekend 2012. The starters for professional sports’ most prestigious exhibition mirrors the faces of the game’s most recognizable figures. Read the rest of this entry »

Just a day after LeBron cleared John Lucas in a single bound, Blake Griffin single handedly broke the Internet and made SportsCenter his own personal playhouse by baptizing Thunder center Kendrick Perkins. Read the rest of this entry »

A Friday night game featuring the Clips and the T’wolves would’ve got the gas face anytime before this season. News of an injured Chris Paul probably had cats heading for the club as well instead of staying in to watch ball. Nevertheless, the match up was anything but a toilet bowl. Read the rest of this entry »

Here’s the scene. Let’s say you’re the head coach of the Miami Heat and you’re down one with 16 ticks on the clock. You can get a one possession lead with the right play call. Who gets their name drawn for the potential dagger? Read the rest of this entry »

Oh, the free NBA League Pass is no more and the withdrawal symptoms have already begun to set in. To help cope, we share with you these two nasty Blake Griffin dunks from Saturday night’s game against the Bucks Read the rest of this entry »

While everyone else was in hot pursuit of the Concords and other December releases, I spent my days tracking down a pair of the “Blake Show” Hyperdunk Supreme from Nike’s “Lockout Pack.” House Of Hoops’ releases always pose a headache when you’re hundreds of miles removed from those stores and there’s no accompanying online release, but the chase admittedly plays a role in the sneaker’s allure in many ways. Read the rest of this entry »

The logical basketball fan in me says: it’s the first preseason game, the Lakers still have Kobe Bryant which is enough at least for a playoff spot and, if I haven’t mentioned it, this was the first damn preseason game. However, the knee-jerk reaction in me says, “WELCOME TO LOB CITY, B*TCH!!” Read the rest of this entry »

You have to love the Internuts and new media.

Cameras were on hand to catch the reactions of Blake Griffin, DeAndre Jordan and Caron Butler after they hear the news of the Clippers acquisition of Chris Paul. The first full sentence Jordan gets out? Read the rest of this entry »

Before Blake Griffin heads back to his day job, one of the last projects of his extended vacation included teaching Grantland mob boss Bill Simmons a thing or two about being a fan, specifically, how to celebrate a dunk. Read the rest of this entry »

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Look up and down the list of NBA championship-winning teams. With few exceptions – the 2011 Dallas Mavericks being one of them – teams built to win it all share something in common: they have at least two superstars. MJ and Scottie; Magic and Kareem; Shaq and Kobe. Read the rest of this entry »

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As the NBA lockout passes its 25th hour, TSS faithful (writers and loyal visitors alike) continue to hold a candlelight vigil outside league offices every night. We refuse to believe the owners and players can f*ck this up to the point an entire season is cancelled. So you know what we did? We write as if there will be one. Read the rest of this entry »

Every NBA baller’s searching for a way to stay busy during these desperate lockout days. Following in Brandon Jennings’ path, Clippers’ big man Blake Griffin has decided to intern with Will Ferrell’s Funny Or Die. Read the rest of this entry »

Remember when the question over who to send to the All Star Game, Blake Griffin or Kevin Love, was a hot topic of debate this past winter? Both players, obviously aligned for their breakout seasons at the same position, decided it only made sense to confirm who’s the better player over an intense three game series of Jenga. Read the rest of this entry »

The NBA’s 2011 Rookie of the Year possesses the personality of a potato so the inevitable product endorsements are liable to be hit or miss. Luckily for the nerd team developers of RAGE, Blake Griffin lets the tiger out and gets loose for the commercial all because he wants to be in the freakin’ game. Too bad his agent failed to tell him that simulation shooter and sports games aren’t one in the same. Read the rest of this entry »

LeBron and the Miami debacle aside, Blake Griffin reigned as the most consistent storyline in the NBA and maybe sports as a whole. Ben L. ran down Griffin’s stats last time around and the young Clippers phenomenal year all but helped redeem Tins’ good name as a sports prognosticator. Read the rest of this entry »