basketball

R.I.P Jerry Buss, Lakers Owner (Video)

My thoughts and prayers go out to the Buss family on the passing of Dr. Jerry Buss. Even though I hate the Lakers with a passion, no team in sports had a better owner than Dr. Buss.

See a terrific piece from ESPN on the passing of Dr. Buss in the video above.

Great Read: Wilt Vs. Elgin When Their World Was The Playground

Via Ted’s Take, an excellent post about two of basketball’s biggest names and the pickup games they played in Washington, DC. It’s a great story to read. Click the link in the title to read it.

Move Over Armand Skele – MD Teen Shoots Impossible Shot Too (Video)

Tis the week for impossible basketball shots eh? Move over Armand Skele, you have company…

Via WJLA:

A Frederick teen has become an Internet and ESPN sensation after hitting a half-court basketball shot while doing a front flip.

Maciah Thomas’ shot was featured on ESPN Sportscenter Tuesday and has been viewed tens of thousands of times on YouTube.

The 15-year-old St. John’s Catholic Prep student says he became interested in parkour, a sport that involves running, jumps, flips, and tackling obstacles like people and walls, about a year ago.

A few weeks ago, he was in a weight lifting class at school and decided to combine his parkour skills with basketball.

“I just said, ‘I should try a front flip basketball shot half court,’” he told ABC7. “And it just went in.”

Read more at this link.

Movie To See This Weekend – The Mighty Macs

I don’t know about you, but I love it when Hollywood makes films like this.

The Mighty Macs‘ is based on the true story of Cathy Rush and the Immaculata College girls basketball team. ESPN highlighted this Immaculata College women’s team in an excellent segment which you can find at this link.

See you at the movies!

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