Pretty inspiring ad from Adidas following up on their latest All In campaign. THe ad clip features Derrick Rose of Chicago Bulls who just became NBA’s Most Valuable Player (MVP) for the season. The ad plays on the notion of question(s), “why can’t I be the best player in the league? Why can’t I be the MVP?” Well D. Rose got his answer becoming the youngest MVP in the NBA history. Dedicate yourself to the game you play and never look back. Awesome stuff.

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This is probably like the third post on this particular collaboration but when something this cool comes along, it just needs to be shared. Needless to say I’m a big fan of the joint venture project between coolrain and MINDstyle, in association with the NBA of course. The NBA Collector Series 1 features a number of NBA players in a unique collectible figure form. It’s all in the details. I really hope to cop one of the figures on my desk. Probably won’t have the space for the entire collection but one should suffice. Check out pictures of the collection below and for more detailed pictures check out J.M.E.

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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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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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LeBron has a lot of weight on his shoulders, folks expecting him to rally Miami to another title. I think LeBron is hungry for a ring of his own as well. But the on-court and media pressures are not slowing him down, especially on the sneaker front. He is after all one of the better players in today’s NBA. Speaking of sneakers, LeBron’s fresh Nike LeBron 8 V/2 sneaker is making its way to the store shelves and in promotion of this, Nike has a little video out there that is sure to catch some buzz. Titled Lion, the clip represents the Lion within the player, or the shoe. Not planning to go through all the semantics of the ad, but found it pretty cool. Thus sharing it with all of you. Speaking of new sneakers, I need to get me mines. Perhaps LeBrons this time?

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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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Jordan brand continues its set of entertaining basketball related ads with another one featuring Carmelo Anthony. The ad has a semi-original approach with Carmelo Anthony taking up the role of pretty much each individual in the ad from players to photographers. “Carmelo Anthony plays multiple roles as he shows the full extent of his versatility in the commercial for the Jordan Melo M7.” (Jumpman23)

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We saw the new Tron variants by Marvel. Artwork that had many comic book purists cringing their teeth in agony. Although some of the titles were on point and pretty damn cool the whole buzz about the titles was more focused on a fear of Disney influence on Marvel. Disney did indeed acquire ownership on this comic book giant and although an idea of Donald Duck meeting Spider-Man even gets me cringing my teeth, I don’t really think this is going to hurt Marvel. Moreover I recently came across a good reason why this new partnership might actually work. You see, Disney also owns ESPN, the beloved sports central. So what’s the catch? How about NBA meeting Marvel in with original Marvel artwork on every team in the NBA?

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“His name is Slim Chin. His favorite word is quickishness. And his favorite big man Dwight Howard, is about to go block to block in his Beast sneaker tops.” (adidasbasketball) That is all that needs to be said about Mr. Slim Chin, but I don’t settle for a mere quote. So Fast is the word of the day and it’s obvious that you don’t get a cheetah, pile of Benjamins or a sky-whip by being slow. Another sweet ad from Adidas Basketball brings back the dynamic duo of Slim Chin (the Beast from the Far East) and Dwight Howard (Fast Don’t Lie, Beast from the regular East). Nike’s new ads are pretty dope but this stuff is just hilarious. So cop a pair of Adidas Beast kicks and get fast!

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