After including the WNBA roster for the first time in last year’s game, EA Sports is going a step further in its embrace of female athletes in NBA Live 19 by bringing women to its create-a-player feature. EA says this marks the first time a basketball game has let players create female characters. Using the […]
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Recommended Reading: Please bring back ‘NBA Jam’
How the silver anniversary of ‘NBA Jam’ could resurrect the franchise Law Murray, ESPN Will the iconic basketball game NBA Jam be revived for its 25th anniversary? EA already rebooted the franchise once, but the original voice of the game wants to bring it back once more. ESPN caught up with Tim Kitzrow, the man […]
LeBron James is turning 33 — take a look at the life of the Lamborghini-driving, mansion-buying ‘cheapest guy in the NBA’
Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images LeBron James turns 33 on Saturday, December 30, but his on-court play shows no signs of aging. Neither has his spending, which has only increased as he accumulates wealth. With over $ 233 million in salary and millions more in endorsements over his career, the Cleveland Cavaliers star has made quite […]
Nike’s ‘NBA Connected’ jerseys tap into the game with NFC tags
Nike is the new apparel maker for the NBA and tonight it officially rolled out updated jerseys for the teams. They’re specially constructed to keep players cool and allow for freedom of movement, but there’s a new feature for fans too. They’ll debut the new NikeConnect system, which relies on a mobile app of the […]
‘Inside the NBA’ segment goes off the rails when Shaq and Charles Barkley threaten to punch and throw chicken wings at each other while trading barbs
NBA on TNT/Twitter TNT’s “Inside the NBA” postgame coverage went off the rails on Tuesday following the Cleveland Cavaliers’ Game 4 over the Boston Celtics as Shaquille O’Neal and Charles Barkley traded barbs. That in itself is not all that rare, but this particular segment got particularly sidetracked when O’Neal claimed Barkley can’t discuss the […]