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Nike and Jordan combine for 75% share among NBA players

Research by BasketInsiders has the two brands owned by the Swoosh in the first and third spots, with Adidas splitting the brands Nike continues to rule to roost in terms of shoes worn by NBA players according to new data compiled by BasketballInsiders. Nike brand shoes were worn by 67.2 per cent of players in […]

2 years ago More
 

The cost of exploding sneakers

In a rare case of BiE very much not looking at a European matter, the fiscal ramifications of Zion Williamson’s shoe exploding could ripple through all levels of the sport according to Emmet Ryan For those of you somehow unaware, Zion Williamson is a basketball player for Duke who is broadly expected to be the […]

6 years ago More

Evan Fournier on the difference between dream and goal

Whoa, this guy Evan Fournier’s got some confidence, eh? Just months after the 19-year-old parlayed his 2011-12 LNB Best Young Player award into a no. 20 overall NBA Draft selection by the Denver Nuggets, surprising many observers and pundits. But Fournier wasn’t surprised at all, according to Eurohoops.net. The ‘Hoops have got Fournier quoted as […]

13 years ago 1 More

Boris Diaw starts for San Antonio Spurs, designs new Nike kicks

Here’s one for the basketball sneaker junkies out there. Tweeted the Team France/San Antonio Spurs’ power forward Boris Diaw this morning: “another nice win tonight. here is the shoe i made last night on Nike ID. it’s simple but got swag. what do you think?” As for the nice game itself, the Western Conference matchup […]

13 years ago More

Report: Valencia wants second chance to offer “on the fence” Kevin Durant, Nike a deal

Yahoo! Sports this morning reported that at least three major clubs – Euroleaguers Maccabi Tel Aviv, EuroCup side Valencia Basket and, interestingly enough, BBC Bayreuth of Germany – have put forth offers for Oklahoma City Thunder superstar Kevin Durant to play in Europe while the NBA player lockout continues. And according to Spain-based basketball website […]

13 years ago 2 More

Sunday bullets: Real Madrid analyzed; Szczerbiak, Boumtje-Boumtje remembered; retro Nike ads return

Lazy Sunday? Great: BallinEurope has just the thing to occupy your time! Below run some quality articles and gawk-worthy YouTubes from the week that was in European basketball and NBA lockout land for your perusal. The bullet-point format is in effect and the show stars Danny Green, Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje, Walter Szczerbiak, Spike Lee and Samuel […]

13 years ago 1 More

South Park vs. Lebron James

How awesome are Trey Parker and Matt Stone? How awesome is South Park? How much do you want to see Eric Cartman rip on Lebron James’ “What should I do?” ad campaign for Nike? The answers are: Amazing, mind-blowingly, and infinitely. Yesterday saw the broadcast in the United States of “Mysterion Rises,” episode 14 of […]

14 years ago 2 More

Kobe Bryant: "European player development superior to that of U.S."

In lieu of preparing for the 2010 FIBA World Championship with Team USA (sigh), Kobe Bryant has been visiting China this week as part of a promotional tour the locals are calling “Kobe 24 Live.” (Read: Kobe’s in Asia hocking basketball shoes.) Putting in an appearance yesterday afternoon at 4.20pm in Changchun, Kobe signed a […]

15 years ago 4 More

The 35 Greatest Basketball YouTubes of All-Time: Nos. 2, 3, 4 and 5

BallinEurope nears the end of The 35 Greatest Basketball YouTubes of All-Time with truly the cream of the crop from YouTube contributors. Today, we’ve got adrenaline-inducing excitement, record-breaking achievement, history-making tournament action, and the addiction of 2001. And apologies in advance to a certain fan demographic for no. 3 on this list; y’all can console […]

15 years ago 3 More

The 35 Greatest Basketball YouTubes of All-Time: Nos. 26-30

BallinEurope continues counting down The 35 Greatest Basketball YouTubes of All-Time today with another five video clips for your time-wasting pleasure perusal. The criteria used in compiling this list – such as they are – may be found here, along with the 31st through 35th Greatest YouTubes ever. Rrrrrroll ‘em! 30. The Barack Obama basketball […]

15 years ago More

Kickz.com: The one-stop European shop for cheap basketball shoes

If there’s one online sneaker shop in Europe that knows about providing a quality product at a cheap price, it’s Kickz.com, partnering online shop of hiphop and basketball gear brand K1X. The best bargains were at the heart of the entrepreneurial spirit of K1X, a company which began from the humblest of all origins: Namely, […]

15 years ago More

Stop the press: New Ricky Rubio YouTube clips

Said it before and i’ll probably say it again: It wouldn’t be BallinEurope in 2009-10 without the Ricky Rubio obsession. A couple of new highlight videos are here for your perusal, all confirming the appropriateness of BiE’s moniker for the man, the Human YouTube Clip. Abandon all disbelief, ye who enter here, the Church of […]

15 years ago 1 More
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