Nerlens Noel looks like the clear shot to be the #1 draft pick in this years NBA draft after just one year at the University of Kentucky. Noel tore his ACL during the year, and during that time he made frequent visits to the Kentucky Children’s Hospital in Lexington. HeContinue Reading
Owen Groesser is normally the Van Hoosen junior high school basketball team’s manager, but not this game. On the final game of the season, the coach made him a starter. His teammates passed him the ball on the first play of the game and he nailed a 3 pointer! WithinContinue Reading
Oaklahoma City Thunder fan Heath Kufahl had a chance to shoot a half court shot during Tuesday’s game for $20,000….and he nailed it! Check out the excitement in the video from Heath and the shocked look on his wife’s face 🙂 What makes this jackpot even more special is thatContinue Reading
Julian Newman doesn’t care that he is the shortest on the court, standing at only 4’5”, or that he is only in 5th grade. His love is basketball and that is what he is good at. After scoring 91 points in a middle school game, he was promoted to theContinue Reading
Everyone wishes they could have a day off on the Monday after the Super Bowl. Mater Dei School in Maryland decided to make things interesting. They told all of the students that they could have Monday off if and only if a first grader made a free throw shot. BlakeContinue Reading
50 year old Miami Heat fan, Michael Drysch, did the unimaginable. He was given the opportunity to shoot a half court shot at the game…..and nailed it! Michael got to go home with $75,000 cash and a very memorable bear hug from “King James” himself. “That was awesome, man,” LeBronContinue Reading
PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina. NC State vs Duke basketball. 5…4…3…2…1… and the crowd goes completely wild!!! NC State won a stunning 84-76 upset over Duke’s heavily favored basketball squad. Keeping up with tradition, hundreds of fans stormed the court! Hundreds stormed the court as the Wolfpack upsets theContinue Reading
Standing at 7 ft 6 inches, Yao Ming, the former NBA star from China is a rarity with respect to height. Yao Ming is now protecting another increasingly rare population – rhinos and elephants. He is using his fame and big heart to convince his fellow Chinese citizens and theContinue Reading
Carmelo Anthony makes his fans smile both on and off the basketball court. “Melo” is the star player on the New York Knicks known for his clutch shooting. For all of us upstate New Yorkers, he led Syracuse Orangemen to their first NCAA title in 2003! Go ‘Cuse!! Recently, MeloContinue Reading
Allan Guei knows how to pay it forward. He was not only was the star basketball player of Compton High School in LA, but he also had over a 3.0 GPA. His high grade point average allowed him to be in a free throw competition to win $40,000 in scholarshipContinue Reading