I vote for TOZ as the most gangsta~
Rodman names team of former NBA players for exhibition in North Korea next weekBy Dan Gelston - The Associated Press | January 4, 2014Dennis Rodman has named a team of former NBA players to participate in an exhibition basketball game in Pyongyang, North Korea.Rodman leads a team that includes former NBA All-Stars Kenny Anderson, Cliff Robinson, and Vin Baker. Craig Hodges, Doug Christie and Charles D. Smith are on the team, as well. They will play against a top North Korean Senior National team on Jan. 8, marking Kim Jong Un’s birthday.Rodman is the highest profile American to meet Kim since the leader inherited power from his father in late 2011.Rodman calls the game his version of “basketball diplomacy.”“My previous travels have allowed me to feel the enthusiasm and warmth of fans,” Rodman said. “The positive memories and smiles on the faces of the children and families are a testament to the great efforts we have put into fulfilling our mission wherever we go voiding any politics. We are all looking forward to arriving in Pyongyang, meeting the citizens, visiting various charities and using the opportunity to develop new relationships that result in our annual return.”Rodman made his latest visit to North Korea shortly before Christmas to train the North Korean basketball team, though he did not meet with Kim. Rodman, known as much for his piercings, tattoos and bad behaviour as he was for basketball, travelled to the secretive state for the first time last February with the Harlem Globetrotters for an HBO series produced by New York-based VICE television. Rodman has called Kim a “friend for life.”Rodman said his trips would not be affected by the recent execution of Kim’s uncle.Smith, who played for the New York Knicks, said he was looking forward to the game with Rodman.“Dennis and I are total opposites but we work very well together,” Smith said. “Dennis is one of the few people I know that doesn’t just talk but actually lives a culturally diverse life. We have travelled everywhere together so I was not surprised with his first visit to North Korea.“Cultural exchange is about sharing. Sharing ideas and thoughts on education, culture and life.”Rodman has been criticized for not talking about North Korea’s human rights record, described as one of the world’s worst by activists, the U.S. State Department and North Korean defectors. The defectors have repeatedly testified about the government’s alleged use of indiscriminate killings, rapes, beatings and prison camps holding as many as 120,000 people deemed opponents of authoritarian leader Kim Jong Un, the third generation of his family to rule.
Ok, who in the blue hell was the moron that thought it would be GOOD to have a mascot that gives kids nightmares? http://ftw.usatoday.com/2013/10/new-orleans-pelicans-unveil-terrifying-new-mascot/http://news.sportslogos.net/2013/11/01/new-orleans-pelicans-unleash-garish-mascot/
Quote from: JFC on November 02, 2013, 10:44:34 PMOk, who in the blue hell was the moron that thought it would be GOOD to have a mascot that gives kids nightmares? http://ftw.usatoday.com/2013/10/new-orleans-pelicans-unveil-terrifying-new-mascot/http://news.sportslogos.net/2013/11/01/new-orleans-pelicans-unleash-garish-mascot/ Guess they finally got the message.Pelicans Reportedly Making Their Extremely Terrifying Mascot Less Scaryhttp://bleacherreport.com/articles/1933038-pelicans-reportedly-making-their-extremely-terrifying-mascot-less-scary
Published on Mar 15, 2014The Cleveland Cavaliers may not be the best team in the NBA, but they have some of the coolest toys when it comes to pregame technology. Check out their extremely cool projected full court video which they had on display last week prior to their halftime ceremony honoring Zydrunas Ilgauskas.
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver: Logos on jerseys likely in 5 yearsUpdated: March 20, 2014, 12:57 PM ETBy Darren Rovell | ESPN.comGet ready to see sponsors' logos on NBA jerseys.They're most likely coming in the next five years, commissioner Adam Silver told an audience at the IMG World Congress of Sports on Wednesday."It just creates that much more of an opportunity for our marketing partners to get that much closer to our fans and to our players," Silver said at the conference, put on by the Sports Business Daily/Journal. "It gives us an opportunity just to have deeper integration when it comes to those forms of sponsorship."In 2011, as deputy commissioner, it was Silver who said putting logos on jerseys would be worth about $100 million a year to the league. But Silver told ESPN.com last month that the discussion over the logo patches on jerseys had slowed in recent years because it was unclear how advertising on jerseys might compromise the advertising being sold by the league's national television partners, Turner and ESPN."We know what the value is to advertisers in a world of 1,000-plus channels to be able to show fans in-game branding," Silver said last month.Perhaps no North American sports league has gone more all-in on jersey advertising than the WNBA. The sponsors' logos are so big on many teams' jerseys that they dwarf the teams' actual logos.The current idea for the NBA is to allow a single patch for each team. Each sponsor patch would be 2½ inches by 2½ inches.
Right now i'm a bit like to watch d.rose play again? He's getting better