A Gentleman and a Baller
Exploring Basketball's Influence On Culture
In light of the 2018 NBA Draft on the near horizon and recruiting scandals still being a hot-button issue, let’s revisit a few of the best basketball films, both classic and contemporary, that deal with young basketball stars navigating their way through everything they have to deal with off the court in pursuit of the ultimate goal: having their name called at the podium on that fateful June night… READ MORE
Indeed, the NBA has emerged as the sport when it comes to fashion, with ballers, in what seems like a few short years, eclipsing athletes from other sports that have traditionally been thought of as suave or refined like soccer, tennis, and golf. While most of us would agree that there have long been NBA players with great senses of style—we’ll take Clyde Frazier over any golfer or tennis player you can throw at him from the 1970s and ‘80s—the sartorialist phenomenon in the NBA seems like it sprang from nowhere in the last four or five seasons. In fact, it’s a designer-branded volcano that’s been waiting to explode with Gucci loafers, Lanvin suits, red leather pants, and non-prescription glasses for years… READ MORE
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Check out the style of the 2017 NBA draft selections. Via Sports Illustrated
As part of the NBA's commitment to My Brother's Keeper, the Warriors Community Foundation hosted middle and high school students from Oakland for a "Beyond Basketball" workshop at Oracle Arena. Center Festus Ezeli, Forward Harrison Barnes, and Forward Marreese Speights spent the evening exploring how technology improves team performance.
