Kobe Bryant Interview

On Wednesday, ahead of their game against the Knicks in the Garden (which they lost), and in the midst of a 3 game losing streak and 4 game under .500, Kobe Bryant sat down for an interview with ESPN’s Screamin’ Stephen A. Smith. The 40 minute interview naturally touches the Lakers’ pre-season great expectations and their terrible […]

Swunk Contest: Blake Griffin “Blake Show” vs DeMar DeRozen “Kobe VI”

The Players This first round match-up features two very different player types, Blake Griffin and DeMar DeRozan. Griffin is built for power, standing 6’10, and weighing 250 lbs. He makes a habit of using this size to not only dunk on players but sometimes through players. DeRozan on the other hand is a shorter, wiry, slasher. […]

Ad Review: Kobe vs Messi: Legends on Board – Turkish Airlines

I guess it’s bad form to start off a Blog category that features reviews of basketball-related product advertisements with a blatantly non-basketball ad, but it does feature the best active basketball player on earth, Kobe Bryant (quiet down, you), so…here we go. This ad, released December 6th, 2012 for Turkish Airlines, starts off with a young boy […]

Swunk Contest 2012 Preview

The Swunk Contest: where dunks and swag matter. Basketball Reviews will be pitting the best dunkers in the NBA against each other in a playoff style format. Each week readers will vote on which player moves onto the next round. The winner of this contest will not just be the player with the best highlights […]