Alexander, you are one lucky dude. Alexander's a 19-year-old basketball fan from Frankfurt, Germany. The teenager won a Facebook contest, courtesy of Nike Basketball, with a simple purpose: dream as…
Nike Creates Custom Bespoke Air Force 1 For Dirk NowitzkiAuthor: Eddie Maisonet, III
Starting Lineups: Parents, Letting Kids Stay Up Late To Watch Overtime Games Is Cool
You're conditioning your child for greatness; trust me on this. Mike Emrick, the play-by-play announcer for the NBC Sports Network, for Game Three of the Eastern Conference Semifinals between the…
Starting Lineups: Parents, Letting Kids Stay Up Late To Watch Overtime Games Is Cool
Starting Lineups: Derrick Rose's Depressing Return To The United Center
Whoever makes these decisions for the Chicago Bulls needs to be fired. Okay, maybe not fired, but a stern talking to seems to be in order. Goodness gracious, I haven't…
Starting Lineups: Derrick Rose's Depressing Return To The United CenterKobe Bryant, LeBron James and Bad Advice In All-Star Games
This article is probably two-and-a-half months late, but this is the result of watching way too many old clips of NBA All-Star games and talking with fellow basketball fans. That…
Kobe Bryant, LeBron James and Bad Advice In All-Star Games
Ed's Inconsistent Relationship with Hockey
None of this is the Philadelphia Flyers fault. This is all on me. I can remember one night, maybe two years ago about this time, when the Flyers were battling…
Ed's Inconsistent Relationship with Hockey
Starting Lineups: Amare Stoudemire Loses His Damned Mind, Punches Fire Extinguisher
Two tweets, and a quote represent what happened between Amar'e Stoudemire and that damn fire extinguisher. First, from Amare: I am so mad at myself right now, I want to…
Starting Lineups: Amare Stoudemire Loses His Damned Mind, Punches Fire Extinguisher
Starting Lineups: The Grizzlies Give Up The Ghost; Clippers Comeback For 99-98 Win
I was already thinking about Monday. Most of you were already asleep. The Memphis Grizzlies had a sound 22-point advantage, fans were already headed out of the FedEx Forum to…
Starting Lineups: The Grizzlies Give Up The Ghost; Clippers Comeback For 99-98 WinNike Basketball Unveils Its 2012 Elite Series Kicks In The NBA Playoffs
The NBA Playoffs causes everyone to raise their game. From the players, the coaches, the referees, and even the fans, they all seem to take it to another level. Everybody…
Nike Basketball Unveils Its 2012 Elite Series Kicks In The NBA Playoffs
Derrick Rose's Torn ACL Messes It Up For Everyone Else In The Playoffs
I don't feel at my best unless I have the fresh cut. Doesn't matter if it's a big corporate meeting or taking a woman out on a date; if my…
Derrick Rose's Torn ACL Messes It Up For Everyone Else In The Playoffs
Starting Lineups: What NBA Team Is Most Likely To Be Upset In Round One?
The NBA Playoffs are finally here. Hallelujah. For all the trash talk that has ensued since the beginning of the 66-game NBA season, none of that matters now. The playoffs…
Starting Lineups: What NBA Team Is Most Likely To Be Upset In Round One?
Eddie Maisonet is the founder and editor emeritus of The Sports Fan Journal. Currently, he serves as an associate editor for ESPN.com. He is an unabashed Russell Westbrook and Barry Switzer apologist, owns over 100 fitteds and snapbacks, and lives by Reggie Jackson’s famous quote, “I am the straw that stirs the drink.”
