Have you ever had someone ask you what your vertical is? What was your answer? If it was something like, “I have no idea,” you’re in the right place. It’s also a nice number to show off if you can indeed jump out of the gym. As athletes, we make benchmarks for ourselves. Say you…
Have you ever found yourself ready to shoot some hoops but without a basketball pump in sight? Being forced to shoot hoops with a deflated basketball can be a heart-breaker when you’re at the gym and ready to roll. Avoiding situations like these can be the reason it’s crucial to know how to pump a…
Too many times in my life, I’ve headed to the gym with my new basketball in hand, ready to get some shots up, only for me to realize the ball was hard as a rock. Of course, I’d try to shoot with it, but I soon found out how hard it is to play basketball…
I’ve always been one of the tallest players on any team I’ve played on. With great height comes great expectations. By the time I got to high school, everyone around me was saying that I should be dunking over everyone. My self-confidence was at an all-time low because I couldn’t dunk at all. To be…
It didn’t take long after getting a gym membership for the first time to realize the basketballs they had sucked. It was an old metal basket full of old, overused basketballs. I wondered if they even knew how to deflate a basketball. Balls that were too small, balls with the leather skin picked off by…
As far back as I can remember, basketball players have gone to great lengths to secure a pair of basketball shoes from one of the greatest players of all time. The Nike LeBron 21 will be no different. Way back in middle school and traveling basketball, you were looked at in awe if your parents…
When I was a kid, there was nothing better than getting shots up in the driveway. There’s much more freedom and less anxiety about whether I made or missed the shots that I threw at the hoop. A lot of times, my dad would come out and rebound for me. He’d even try to shoot…
Have you ever watched Ja Morant fly around the court, grabbing steals, dicing through the defense, and throwing down thunderous dunks? Wouldn’t it be cool if YOU wore the same kicks he does? Now I’m not saying this will be any sort of Like Mike scenario. I’m pretty sure the shoes would need to be…
Sick of your portable hoop rattling like a snake every time the ball careens off the rim? Want to make sure that bad boy is secure against the weather? You clicked on the right link, my portable basketball hoop-owning friend. We all love the convenience of a portable basketball hoop: the ability to move it…
Ever wonder what it would be like to step into the shoes of Nikola Jokic? Are you curious about what it would be like to be an NBA MVP and lead your team to the franchise’s first NBA Championship? Unfortunately, there’s not much I can do about the second question, but for the first one,…