Live from Los Angeles...It's "The Blake Griffin Show"

Fresh off his rim-rattling rookie season Blake Griffin became only the third unnamoius winner of the Rookie of the Year award in NBA History. He's not going to Disney World or Disneyland for that matter but he is going to host his own show titled "The Blake Show".

How did all of this come about? Well Nike decided to celebrate the accomplishment by making "The Blake Show" possible. Tonights show will be held at the Nike Vault in Los Angeles on South Figgueroa Street at 6:30pm PST.



"The Blake Show" will be a satirical play on late-night TV (think Leno, Conan, Letterman and others) and will co-star Andy Richter. There will be a discussion on Blake's freshmen year in the association as well as a Q&A with the crowd, photo ops and giveaways. So if your in the Los Angeles area swing by. Oh you should know that their will be limited seating available so leave work NOW, you know how traffic is!

Sometimes doing things on accident or to honor one leads to bigger things. There are no plans for a second show but with a good turnout and a couple of witty soundbites the thing could take off like Blake Griffin on a fastbreak, with a Knick defender in the way.

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Al Horford Advances With Exclusive Kicks

Al Horford and the Atlanta Hawks are in the second round of the playoffs by defeating the Orlando Magic 4-2 in the first round. In the Game 6 closeout game Horford laced up an exclusive pair of kicks.




The Nike Air Max Hyperdunk was made for Al and the teams color scheme.




Nice line in the closeout game of 10 points 12 rebounds and 6 assist for Horford. House of Hoops may have a pair for you if you like them. Do you?

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LeBron's Entourage Too Much?

Lebron James has had a healthy deal with Nike since before that debut night in Sacramento. Since that time her had of of Nike's top flight shoe designers on his team, up until sometime up in 2008. Well this designer, Tinker Hatfield, had had enough and while making an appearance in Miami he spoke about it.



According to the Heat Index via Brian Windhorst...




Well how should we take this? Most times players and their entourage's are in the news for bad press that hurt the athlete. With this coming on the heels of Lebron's crew not being allowed in the "Q" on their latest trip to Cleveland could this be another sign albeit a subtle sign that the "boys" are "in the way". To be fair we can't say that LeBron's crew has caused much bad press compared to those we've come to know throughout the history of sports.

Here's the video: the LeBron comments are at 6:10ish

“I don’t like working with LeBron’s entourage,” Hatfield said. “It’s too many people, too many ideas, too many opinions.”

It is the second time in the last six months Hatfield has publicly taken a shot at James various friends and managers. During a similar event last October in Santa Monica, Calif., Hatfield told a group of listeners at a shoe store that “I used to work on LeBron’s, until his entourage kind of pissed me off.”

Hatfield was the main designer on the first generations of James’ shoes, starting in 2003. But according to sources, in 2008 he stopped working with him to focus working on Kobe Bryant’s shoes and the Jordan Brand. In the meantime, Hatfield said last week that James’ products have “suffered a little bit” and “hasn’t done as well as the Kobe stuff.”

“[Working with Bryant] one guy comes into the room with him and he has ideas and is very forward thinking and is smart about what he needs to do, what he thinks he needs to do to be a better player,” Hatfield said last week.

“LeBron is a great guy, I really like him, but when he comes into the room and he’s got like eight other guys saying things. That is one reason why the LeBron stuff, even though it does OK, it isn’t quite as exciting to me as the Kobe stuff or what we’ve done with the Jordan Brand.”

Here's the video:

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Video: the new Kobe VI Spot

I know you may have seen it already watching basketball games yesterday...but here it is and it will also live in our eternal video gallery.

The new Kobe Nike Zoom Kobe VI can add to your game.

Kobe's shoes

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New Shoes: Happy Black History Month

Nike, Converse and Jordan Brand will be making history as they will for the a history making first time join forces to unveil special shoes for players to wear as what they are calling "a new limited-edition Black History Month 2011 Collection."

Check the rest of the release:

BEAVERTON, Ore - ...inspired by its most iconic and pioneering athletes – Kobe Bryant, Julius “Dr. J” Erving, and Michael Jordan. In keeping with a tradition of honoring this holiday by giving back to organizations that work to inspire youth towards greatness, NIKE, Inc. will make a significant financial contribution to Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. Learn more about Big Brothers Big Sisters at http://www.bbbs.org.

“We are bringing together our top basketball brands and athletes to celebrate this important day and month,” said Craig Zanon, Nike Vice President and General Manager, Global Basketball.

“We’re also shining a spotlight on three of the game’s most pioneering spirits: Kobe Bryant,

‘”Dr. J”, and Michael Jordan by creating product inspired by them.”



On January 17, 2011, Nike, Inc. basketball athletes from 26 teams playing 13 games will wear key Nike, Converse, and Jordan Brand basketball performance shoes fashioned in black and gold on the court in honor of the holiday.

BHM Collection

THE BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2011 COLLECTION
This collection of footwear and apparel celebrates pioneering athletes Kobe Bryant, Julius “Dr. J” Erving, and Michael Jordan who each made major impacts on their sport both on and off the court. It is inspired by their amazing careers and the iconic moments that altered the course of sports history. For Kobe, besides his championships, it was in ’06 when he scored 81 points in a single game. For Erving, that moment was unifying the ABA and NBA ushering in a new era of offense with his foul line dunk during the ‘76 ABA All-Star Dunk Contest, and his “Rock the Baby” dunk during the ’83 NBA championships. For Jordan, in addition to winning six championships, it was winning the ’87 Slam Dunk title with flair that inspired kids everywhere. To symbolize their legacies, the collection highlights:

• Modern Gold to represent all three pioneers’ championship call to greatness.
• Historic Black to recall the black Converse Chuck Taylor All Star sneakers commonly worn by basketball pioneers in the 1960s; bestowing black sneakers with a magical aura.
• Black African-American Handcraft to celebrate classic African-American art.

Converse Star Player EVO

Converse EB3

Converse Six Ox

Other highlights include four limited-edition iconic footwear models: the Nike Zoom Kobe VI, Air Force 1, Air Jordan III, and Converse Star Player, along with the NSW Destroyer jacket and NSW Dri-FIT tee.

The Converse Star Player will be available at Converse specialty stores, select retailers nationwide, and Converse.com; whereas the Air Force 1, NSW Destroyer jacket and NSW Dri-FIT tee will be available at Nike Sportswear at 21 Mercer and select Nike Sportswear retailers nationwide starting February 12, 2011.

The Nike Zoom Kobe VI and the Air Jordan III will be available in NikeTown stores, select retailers nationwide, and Nike.com starting February 26, 2011

ALSO...check the sportswear jackets.
 Nike Sportwear Destroyer

Destoryer

Destroyer

Destroyer

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Video: Lebron and MJ Nike Ad's Together

Jordan had a quote somewhere one time "it's not what you do when everyone is watching, it's what you do when no one is watching".

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Kobe's Christmas Shoes

It's more like the color of the Grinch. But that's probably his plan.

The Lakers play the HEAT on December 25th on ABC.

Here's what Kobe will wear on his feet.

Nike

2010

What do you think about these babies?

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Vintage Video: Scottie Pippen's for Nike

Because sometimes you need to remember how the good old days were.

Scottie!

Your welcome.  

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Video: Kevin Durant is the mother of Four

...well he has the car...or shall I say minivan to suit one.
His stalker neighbor (or Nike...because we think it's a Nike campaign. Check the Youtube channel here.), is now guiding us through a tour of his tricked out mini van.



(Also proof we think it's a commercial...it's 30 seconds.)

Kevin Durant

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Video: D-Wade and Nike Commercial

A few minutes ago Dwyane Wade told us on twitter to look at his new Nike spot.

dwadeofficial Ready to Dominate Another Day....check out my new Jordan commerical http://fb.me/xRs6FGlG

And so we did!

Here it is:

Yup! We love it!

Wade is back

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Video: LeBron's Nike "What should I Do"

LeBron's new NIKE commercial is out.





So...what should he do?

What do you think?

the decision

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