KOBE SHOULD HAVE GONE TO THE LINE!

 

Kobe Bryant says Dahntay Jones' dangerous defense left him with a sprained left ankle, and the NBA agreed saying that the re Now, the Los Angeles Lakers are hoping the injury doesn't keep their star away from a playoff push for long. 

Dahntay Jones has always been considered a sly dirty player. What he did with Kobe is pure passive aggressive. He knows better but won't own up to it. The NBA has always protected the shooter and it's too bad that the ref's missed this call. Kobe would have tied it up and the game would have gone into overtime.

I love that Kobe wants to get even with he superior play.

LATEST LAKER RUMORS

If you live in Los Angeles you can't escape the on-going Laker rumors. I hate and love sport talk radio at the same time. Out of every 10 statements or opinions there is one or two that makes some kind of sense. 


Lakers want Triangle back?


Could Lakers still get Dwight Howard?


Lakers want Ramon Sessions

NBA HOPE

If you are like me all you really care about is the players and the owners get together and let common sense take over. I know there is a lot of stake but if they don't play then there is 0 at stake.

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NO MORE SPRAINED ANKLES - BROOKLYN HOOPS - DIRECTED BY CHRIS BAVELLES

Play Anywhere

Who needs  a real court. All you need is a ball, some guys, some gravel, weeds, tall ladder, 

milk crate and Ektios Directed by Chris Bavelles: For info on how to protect and defend your ankles go to:

http://www.ektio.com & for more Videos and Reels go to www.cbreels.com by: Chris Bavelles

Spraining Your Ankle is F'd Up

PLAY ANYWHERE NO MORE PAIN

If you play hoops you know what it is like to sprain your ankle - PAIN - lots of pain, lots of ICE...most likely you can't go to work, can't put on your shoes. Most people think that taping your ankles and or wearing ankle braces will prevent you from spraining your ankle but that is just not true.

I played basketball in high school, college and a little bit of pro ball in Europe, then I played for years in the Y leagues and at the parks. I would tape my own ankles, wear braces and it really didn't prevent a thing.



JOHN STARKS AND NEW BASKETBALL SHOE EKTIO

Recently I got a chance to help create and direct 6 different videos and a commercial for a new basketball shoe called EKTIO in Brooklyn NY. Former Knick Superstar John Starks is in a couple of them and is currently recruiting NBA players to wear them.

It was created Dr. Barry Katz who happens to be a former ballplayer. I tried them and played a few games during the shoot. They really make you feel safe. Your foot feels like it is always moving with the shoe. I never felt like I could sprain my ankle. I wish I had them when I played for real.

Check out a couple of the videos at my Youtube channel at: http://www.youtube.com/user/CBTWEAK 
Click on "Play Anywhere" and then check out "Spraining your ankle is F'd UP"

You can learn more about the shoes at their new website: www.ektio.com

Here is an press story with John about the shoes:

Ex-Knick superstar John Starks has unveiled a new basketball sneaker he says he wishes he had during his heyday playing against Michael Jordan and Reggie Miller.

The shoe is billed as the first kind of sneaker to prevent ankle injuries, Starks told the Daily News recently.

"It's 99.9% effective against ankle sprains," Starks said.

The shoe is tightly secured to the foot with a strap, and the side features a protruding bumper designed to keep players from rolling their ankles.

"Once I put the shoe on, and strapped it in, immediately you feel secure in the shoe, and you feel like this is the shoe that's going to protect your foot," said Starks, who now works in the New York Knicks front office.

"I had many ankle injuries, some that put me out a day, some that put me out a week or two," said the 6-foot-2 former shooting guard. "I wish this shoe was out on the market at the time that I was playing."

The sneaker, made by a new company, Ektio, is the brainchild of New Jersey radiologist Dr. Barry Katz. He knows first firsthand what it's like to suffer an ankle injury while playing ball.

Katz played college basketball for the State University at Binghamton, and suffered three serious ankle sprains. His son also sustained a serious ankle injury on the court.

"We're very confident we are going to protect people," Katz said, noting 25,000 ankle sprains occur every day. "It keeps the foot and the shoe together, kind of like a ski boot."

Starks and Katz are working to push the sneaker to high school ball players, with hopes of picking up interest from colleges and the NBA.

"We want to grassroot it through the high school system, and bring it up through college," Starks said.

The $199 sneaker, which comes in high top and three-quarter styles, will be available for purchase online in time for the start of the NBA season on Nov. 1. Sizes will initially range from 8 to 14. A women's version will be available next year.

Katz and Starks are confident the sneaker can compete with the Jordan brand, or sneakers named after LeBron James and Kobe Bryant.

"People are going to want to wear our shoe, not necessarily because of the name, but because of what it does," Katz said. "It's the real deal."

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/lifestyle/2010/10/06/2010-10-06_exknick_superstar_john_starks_his_new_basketball_sneaker_is_999_affective_agains.html#ixzz15zCyVgxK