While back NBA and Marvel joined forces for some pretty epic NBA styled Marvel cover art. Now these two names have joined forces again for some exclusive Marvel styled NBA apparel. Now in most cases these types of shirts would not look too cool. But don’t let the idea fool you. The shirts and caps produced for this collaboration are pretty damn cool.

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As if you would need any more reasons to tune in for the SuperBowl Sunday match up between Pittsburgh Steelers and Greenbay Packers, Marvel has hinted that first footage of the upcoming Captain America movie would be shown during its commercial break. “Marvel will have a little something extra for you to get excited about, with your first look at “Captain America: The First Avenger” and a fresh peek at “Thor” in two all-new spots! Airing during the FOX Super Bowl broadcast on Sunday, February 6, these new spots will help whet your appetite until “Thor” hits theaters on May 6 and “Captain America: The First Avenger” bursts onto the big screen on July 22.” (Marvel)

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Conan is a hilarious dude and when Kobe Bryant visited his show on it was bound to be good. Not only did they chat about Kobe’s alter ego the Black Mamba, they touched upon Kobe’s rivalries with Kevin Garnett and Shaquille O’neal, the coaching strategies of Phil Jackson and cussing in foreign languages, not to mention President Obama’s trash talking. Conan also introduced Kobe’s new Nike Zoom Kobe VI 3D sneakers. It was a pretty hilarious interview so check it out.

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Fear of snakes or ophidiophobia is a very common fear. I mean even Indiana Jones threaded these squamates. Snakes have a pretty bad reputation and Black Mamba might be one of the most feared individuals among snakes. So does the Ophidiophobia also include fear for Kobe Bryant aka the Black Mamba on the basketball court? I’m pretty sure most of the players have mixed feelings of fear and respect towards the the Black Mamba and he would not gotten the moniker without any reason. The latest Nike Basketball ad/clip looks into this particular fear while promoting the new Kobes.

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I’m sure most of you caught the trailer for Robert Rodriguez’ the Black Mamba starring Kobe Bryant, Danny Trejo and Bruce Willis. Well this already somewhat epic Nike Basketball production is just getting crazier. It seems that Mr. Kanye West is also starring in the film playing role of the Boss. As Bruce Willis put it in the trailer, “some take souls, some take scalps, boss takes shoes.” So Kobe must fight not jsut for his soul but also for his Nike Zoom Kobe VI kicks because the Boss wants those shoes.

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You might remember the awesome NBA figures/collectibles by MINDstyle and Coolrain? The other day I came across an awesome set of photos for the NBA Collector Series by these two toy/design houses. The figures themselves are just awesome, but when you combine great surrounding for the photoshoot you get something even better. At least the pictures made me smile.

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Robert Rodriguez makes badass movies, Bruce Willis and Danny Trejo star in badass movies and Kobe Bryant is a badass basketball player. So what do we get when we combine all of the above. We get the Black Mamba, a film by Robert Rodriguez.

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Nike did their thing with a number of great ads featuring LeBron James, one of the most popular ones bein “the LeBrons”. The ads featured LeBron James’ different alter egos such as Kid LeBron, Wise LeBron, Athelete LeBron and Business LeBron. Now this ad concept is made into a animated series featuring the “beloved characters” as well as some support cast. The series will be exclusive to LeBron’s YouTube channels and his website. It will be interesting to see what they cook up with the series, but I’m sure it won’t hurt. What do you think about the concept? In case you got an opinion let us know.

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You might remember the first edition of the Jumpan 23 – Jordan Brand’s new Dwayne Wade commercials titled Dominate Another Day. Well there are three new releases featuring Kevin Hart as Specialist H and Dwayne Wade as D3, you know like the sneaker?

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“1, 2, 1, 2. King James and Kobe too.”

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