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Minnesota Timberwolves Defeat The Los Angeles Lakers (111-102)

by Travis Singleton | Oct 29, 2022 | Featured, Minnesota Timberwolves, NBA

The Minnesota Timberwolves have found their groove as a team as of late and aren’t looking back. Game by game the Timberwolves are learning how to play with each other. Tonight the Timberwolves took out that chemistry on the Lakers. It was going to be different this time around as Russell Westbrook was going to be coming off the bench for the Lakers who were without Anthony Davis.

It was all about the Timberwolves in this matchup as it seemed from the beginning they could score whenever they wanted. Rudy Gobert set the tone for the Timberwolves as he was able to control the paint with no issues. On the night Rudy had 22 points with 21 rebounds. Gobert was making the smaller Laker defenders pay as he was able to punish them inside on the boards and defensively. When Rudy Gobert is locked in the NBA is in trouble. Now add Rudy to the fact you still have Karl-Anthony Towns this team has been causing mayhem all year long. The Lakers tried putting different bigs on Towns & Gobert but it didn’t work out as planned

Oct 29, 2022 No Comments

Li-Ning Officially Unveil Jimmy Butler 1

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by Angel Ortiz | Oct 28, 2022 | Featured, Sneaker Releases, Sneakers

Miami Heat superstar Jimmy Butler has his very own signature sneaker with the Li-Ning brand coming soon. Butler was seen wearing the Li-Ning JB1 on court against the Portland Trail Blazers.

The JB1 is a low cut sneaker which features Li-Ning BOOM technology all along the midsole, honeycomb traction pattern and a carbon fiber plate on the outsole. The JB1 “Tough” comes dressed with a black upper and orange throughout the midsole and outsole areas. It is inspired by Butler’s love of sports cars and wildlife according to Nick DePaula.

The JB1 “Tough” hasn’t been made available in the United States as of yet, but it was made available in China on October, 22nd. A release date has yet to be announced for the United States but look for the JB1 to release very soon.

Oct 28, 2022 No Comments

Primetime Preview: Baltimore Ravens vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (TNF Week 8)

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by Christopher Dozal | Oct 26, 2022 | Featured, NFL

Here we go into week 8 of the 2022 NFL season with a matchup on Thursday night between the Baltimore Ravens and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Two teams that aren’t where they were expected to be at the start of the season. Both teams struggling to find ways to win games or just struggling to compete at times and that has dealt with major injuries to their rosters. Each quarterback has something to prove this week and it’s a must-win for both teams to turn around their seasons in a matchup of the future and from what it looks like the past in their second matchup in their careers.

Did anyone expect the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to be 3-4 at this point of this season I sure didn’t. The Bucs are coming off a blowout loss to the Carolina Panthers which no one expected to happen after recent trade made by the Panthers. They have been struggling this season going into week 8 with so many injuries that included Julio Jones missing some time due to knee issues having only played 2 games so far and recently losing starters in secondary Sean Murphy-Bunting, and Antoine Winfield Jr. who is out for Thursday nights game. The Buccaneers will also be without TE Cameron Brate due to a neck injury. Things aren’t getting any better for the Bucs and possibly may not get better. So that begins to make fans wonder if should have Tom Brady come back for this season and just should have stayed retired because he is not playing his best now. Brady is currently in the top ten in yards and passing percentage but has yet to break 10 touchdowns on the season sitting at 8 when last year he had 10 touchdowns by week 3. So, is Tom Brady not as great as he was last year, and age is starting to show, or is it just this entire Buccaneers team that is the problem and all their injuries? Maybe Thursday night’s matchup versus the Ravens may give us our answer.

On the other sideline, we have the Baltimore Ravens who aren’t that far off from the way the Bucs have been playing despite having superstar Lamar Jackson. The Ravens looked to be the team to beat early in the season with Lamar Jackson putting up Madden numbers racking 10 passing touchdowns and 2 rushing touchdowns in the first three games but since he has only recorded 1 passing touchdown per game and zero rushing. But unlike Tom Brady, there are better chances of Lamar Jackson getting out of his funk and putting up the numbers we expect, and leading the Ravens to wins. Despite only being 4-3 the Ravens are at the top of their division but tied with the Bengals for the lead. Just like the Buccaneers, the Ravens have been dealing with their own injury issues that could have been part of the reason for some of their losses. And the injuries continue as J.K Dobbins has been ruled out for 4-6 weeks after going through arthroscopic surgery on his knee so it is next man-up situation for Kenyan Drake and Justice Hill who just came back after missing two weeks due to hamstring injury. As for Thursday night’s game, Calais Campbell has also been ruled out due to illness which marks his first missed game in his 5-year career. With these recent injuries will the Baltimore Ravens overcome them and turn their season around with a win this week? I say chances are high and we could see the Lamar Jackson we saw early this season.

PREDICTION: Baltimore Ravens 34 – Tampa Bay Buccaneers 17

Oct 26, 2022 No Comments

The Timberwolves Get Revenge Against The Spurs Tonight (134-122)

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by Travis Singleton | Oct 26, 2022 | Featured, Minnesota Timberwolves, NBA

The Minnesota Timberwolves played the Spurs on Monday night and didn’t go as planned. Tonight the Timberwolves came into this game with revenge on their minds. It seemed the Timberwolves were in attack mode and didn’t look back. The Spurs were without Vassel and Primo but the Timberwolves didn’t have Kyle Anderson. Anthony Edwards set the tone on the offensive end from the tip-off. Edwards said that he put the loss to the Spurs on Monday on him. So he came out, put on a show, and didn’t look back all night. On the night Anthony Edwards finished with 34 points, 9 assists, and 3 rebounds. He was able to get to the basket at will and he was hitting his 3-point shot at a high clip. When Edwards is playing like this he’s unstoppable and there is nothing an opposing team can do about it. The Spurs were putting multiple defenders on Anthony Edwards but it wasn’t working at all. Edwards play was able to create and draw a couple of double teams which opened things up for his teammates.

The Timberwolves in total had 4 players in double figures tonight against the Spurs. Anthony Edwards had the most points but it was the 6th man Jaylen Nowell who stole the crowd spotlight. Jaylen came in the game and gave the Timberwolves instant offense as he makes scoring look effortless. Jaylen has improved his defense and he showed that by guarding multiple players on the Spurs. It was Jaylen Nowell’s scoring that came and gave the Timberwolves a spark when it was needed. Jaylen was scoring inside and out tonight against the Spurs. Nowell even had a poster dunk on Poeltl that got the crowd hyped as they were chanting his name.

This Timberwolves team has a lot of potential to blow teams out every night but they need to buckle down on the turnovers and the defensive end. Karl-Anthony Towns and Rudy Gobert had some great stat lines as well but it’s always nice to take the backseat when you have a couple of other scorers that got it going like Nowell and Edwards. Jaden McDaniels showed a lot of promise tonight as well hitting his jumper consistently. If McDaniels adds that to his game it could be scary because the Spurs weren’t able to stay in front of him. McDaniels had a couple of dunks in the game and made the Spurs pay on the defensive end with his quickness and length.

The Spurs Keldon Johnson had 27 points on the night but the Timberwolves just had too much firepower. The Spurs have a great future ahead of them and they ran into a Wolves team that’s built for the present.

The Timberwolves will be playing against the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday as they look to stay in the win column. The Lakers are coming into this matchup against Minnesota (0-4)

Photo Credit: The Canadian Press

Oct 26, 2022 No Comments

Air Jordan 1 X Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse coming summer 2023

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by Angel Ortiz | Oct 26, 2022 | Featured, Sneaker Releases, Sneakers

After the Success of the Air Jordan 1 “Origin Story” that released in 2018, Jordan Brand is set to release a Spider-Man “Across the Spider-Verse” Air Jordan 1 in 2023 according to @zsneakerheadz.

Back in 2018 Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse was one of the biggest movies to release that year and now its sequel Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is set to release in 2023. Miles Morales AKA Spider-Man laced up the Air Jordan 1 “Origin Story” in the “Into the Spider-Verse ” movie. It is unknown if Spider-Man will lace up the new Air Jordan 1 colorway in the “across the spider-verse” movie.

The mock-up down below is just for reference as it is a concept from @zsneakerheadz, no information about the colorway has been provided or an official look at the all new Air Jordan 1 “Across the Spider-Verse” but it is expected to release in full family sizing in the summer of 2023.

Update 12/4/2022: Here’s a leaked first look at the Air Jordan 1 “Across The Spider-verse”, what looks like to be another variation of a Chicago colorway. The Upper has graphic prints that seem to have to do with the multiverse and deal with different cartoon styles that will be used in the movie. While no release date has yet to be announced, they are expected to release in 2023. For now enjoy a first look at the “Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse” Jordan 1.