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May 5, 2021
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Vancouver Basketball Writers

Originally from Montreal, Wilfried is making a name for himself out West as one of the leaders of the SFU Men's Basketball Team.

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March 27, 2021
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Jack Cruz-Dumont

After a difficult year away from competition, Jack reflects on his UBC Experience and looks towards the future.

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April 2, 2020
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The Vancouver Basketball Foundationā„¢

City of Vancouver launches 'Give a Hand' community support initiative

Donations of goods / services / food can now be accepted at GIVEAHANDVANCOUVER.CA.

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Athletes
August 18, 2018
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The Vancouver Basketball Foundationā„¢

Congratulations to UBC Menā€™s Basketball Alumni Luka Zaharijevic who has signed his first Professional Contract

Luka Zaharijevic will join BK NH Ostrava of the 1st League in the Czech National Basketball League.

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Athletes
August 1, 2018
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The Vancouver Basketball Foundationā„¢

Conor Morgan has signed in the Top Spanish League

Divina Seguros Joventut plays in the ACB, which is widely considered the third best league in the world.

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Athletes
July 25, 2018
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The Vancouver Basketball Foundationā„¢

Congratulations to Drew Urquhart on signing his first pro contract

Drew will play for Parnu Sadam of the Estonian KML and Baltic League in 2018/2019.

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Athletes
July 19, 2018
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The Vancouver Basketball Foundationā„¢

Congratulations to Diego Kapelan for signing in Lithuania to continue his professional career

Diego Kapelan will join BC Å iauliai in Lithuania.

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Athletes
July 13, 2018
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John Leong

UBC Alum, Phil Jalalpoor, signs Pro Contract in Spain!

Phil will join CB Clavijo starting next season.

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Athletes
April 27, 2018
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Nike News

NIKEā€™S WNBA UNIFORMS ARE BUILT SPECIFICALLY FOR THE GAMEā€™S ELITE

To make a uniform for the gameā€™s top female athletes, Nike designers began by doing extensive research on and gathering feedback directly from the players.

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Athletes
April 24, 2018
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John Leong

Conor Morgan of UBC signs professional deal in New Zealand

Conor will play for the Southland Sharks in the NBL.

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April 13, 2018
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Walk A Mile In My Shoes: Jordan Jensen-Whyte - "The Comeback"

Vancouver Basketball gets a check-in from Jordan Jensen-Whyte, now two months into his recovery.

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Athletes
January 29, 2018
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Six Years In the Blink of an Eye: UBC Graduating Senior Conor Morgan

Conor Morgan reflects on past six years at UBC.

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Athletes
December 10, 2017
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The Vancouver Basketball Foundationā„¢

British Columbia Basketball Community mourns loss of Raphael Alcoreza

We also send our love, support & energy to Raphā€™s family & friends at Panorama Ridge and far beyond..

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Athletes
December 7, 2017
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Byrne Creek Boys Impress In Home Opener

Byrne Creek was on a mission for excellence in their recent match up against Burnaby North..

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Athletes
December 5, 2017
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OKM senior girls win three of four in opening basketball tournament of the season

Ranked eighth in the pre-season polls, the Okanagan Mission Huskies have their sights set..

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Athletes
December 5, 2017
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Walk A Mile In My Shoes: UBC Alum Jordan Jensen-Whyte

I was born and raised in Calgary, Alberta Canada and have been playing basketball since I was about 4.

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Athletes
December 5, 2017
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Hailey Counsell Signs With UBC Women's Basketball

Hailey Counsell, a member of Basketball BC's Under-17 provincial team, will be joining the UBC..

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Athletes
November 30, 2017
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Nike News

What is NikeConnect?

Here's how to use the jersey's new NikeConnect technology to tap in to..

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Athletes
October 31, 2017
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Mike Bibby Q&A: On Grizzlies History, Coaching High School Hoops And Playing For Ice Cube

Former Vancouver Grizzlies point guard Mike Bibby was in town Sunday to help show off the leagueā€™s new Nike-designed jerseys.

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Athletes
October 30, 2017
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Giannattasio Leads Vikes to Sweep of UBCO

Amira Giannattasio scored 36 overall to help lead the UVic Vikes womenā€™s basketball victory

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Athletes
October 27, 2017
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Three-Point Whiz Jalalpoor Aims To Pace T-Bird Offence In Final Season

6-2 Jalalpoor, 24, is starting his final season of U Sports eligibility.

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Athletes
October 26, 2017
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Windsor's Mulder Taken In First Round Of NBA G League Draft By Windy City

The Windy City Bulls made Windsorā€™s Mychal Mulder a first-round pick

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Athletes
October 12, 2017
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Daily Hive

Andrew Wiggins Becomes Highest Paid Canadian Athlete Ever

Andrew Wiggins has made history.

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Athletes
October 2, 2017
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NBA playersā€™ Twitter Reactions to Las Vegas Shooting Incident

#PrayForVegas

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Athletes
September 27, 2017
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Nothing will stop Bramptonā€™s Rans Brempong from following his hoops dream

He has overcome a shredded knee, and a car crash on a B.C. mountain highway that broke his back..

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Athletes
September 26, 2017
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Gophers basketball to headline Vancouver Showcase in 2018-19

Vancouver will host its first ever college basketball tournament next year with the Gophers as one of the headliners

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Athletes
September 7, 2017
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The Lehigh menā€™s basketball coaching staff worked until the final hours of the recruiting period this spring...

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August 16, 2017
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The Fire's Christian Dean is easy to spot on the soccer field.

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Athletes
May 27, 2017
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Mario Soriano

Vancouver's Doug Plumb & former NBA Draft Pick Royce White winning in Canada

Man on a Mission, via Esquire: "I'M FUCKING WEIRD": HOW ROYCE WHITE BECAME THE MOST IMPORTANT BASKETBALL PLAYER ALIVE

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Athletes
May 4, 2017
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Athlete Feature - A closer look at High School Phenom, Kobe McKnight: Britannia Bruins

Kobe McKnight is an amazing and dynamic player out of Britannia Secondary School on the east-side of Vancouver, BC.

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Athletes
February 2, 2017
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Athlete Feature: Luka Dolman - Kitsilano Blue Demons

Luka is a stand-out player amongst the top Grade 10 players in BC. An agile athlete...

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Athletes
January 18, 2017
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Taylor-made routine helps Browne deliver goods as 'Birds explosive sixth man

To truly embody the 24/7 life of basketballā€™s sixth man...

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Athletes
November 27, 2016
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Zags Sign Four To NLIs During Early Signing Period

Louise Forsyth joins former Zag Janelle Bekkering and current Bulldog Emma Wolfram in the Canadian pipeline..

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Athletes
November 27, 2016
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AGGIES ADD FRONT COURT SIZE WITH 3 HIGHLY TOUTED SIGNEES

Highly ranked Canadian post joins a pair of Southern California standouts in 2016 class

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Athletes
November 23, 2016
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REPOST: THE AUDACITY OF HEIGHT,ā€ˆelenaā€ˆdelleā€ˆdonne

When you're 6-5, it's just assumed you'll play hoops. But it wasn't until Elena Delle Donne questioned her path that she really..

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Athletes
November 23, 2016
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Mark Starkey

#TBT: VANCOUVER BASKETBALL SITS DOWN WITH ROB SACRE

Vancouver Basketball, alongside University of British Columbia Athletics, sat down with...

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Athletes
November 22, 2016
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Carling Muir: Battles on and off the court

Many of us in the local basketball community have been following...

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Athletes
November 22, 2016
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Storm sign former Saint Mary Huskies player

The Island Storm has announced Saturday the signing of Demitri Harris.

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Athletes
November 9, 2016
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Cascades hoopsters have home-and-home with Spartans

The Cascades basketball teams havenā€™t faced the Spartans in conference play since 2013-14

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Athletes
November 6, 2016
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LETTER TO MY YOUNGER SELF: RAY ALLEN ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT

Dear 13-year-old Ray, when you get off the school bus tomorrow, youā€™re going to be in a whole new world.

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Athletes
November 5, 2016
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Mario Soriano

Vancouver Photographers join KD in touring The Bay Area

Photographers from East Vancouver join Kevin Durant on his first tour of the Bay Area

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Athletes
April 19, 2016
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The Vancouver Basketball Foundationā„¢

Wiggins Non-committal for Olympic Qualifier

That was the response given by Minnesota Timberwolves forward Andrew Wiggins earlier this week...

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Athletes
March 16, 2016
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Mario Soriano

Five Canadians to Watch in NCAAā€™s March Madness

Here are five players to watch in NCAAā€™s March Madness.

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Athletes
February 9, 2016
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Nike News

DEMAR DEROZAN'S TORONTO

Itā€™s about 2,200 miles from where DeMar DeRozan grew up, in Compton, California, to Toronto, Canada

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Athletes
January 1, 2016
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The Vancouver Basketball Foundationā„¢

Top 5 Stories of 2015 ā€“ #1 ā€œSteve Nash Calls it a Careerā€

Vancouver Basketball picks the Top 5 ā€œBritish Columbiaā€ related stories of 2015.

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Athletes
December 30, 2015
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The Vancouver Basketball Foundationā„¢

Top 5 Stories of 2015 ā€“ #3 ā€œPhilip Scrubbā€™s CIS Careerā€

Vancouver Basketball picks the Top 5 ā€œBritish Columbiaā€ related stories of 2015.

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Athletes
December 29, 2015
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The Vancouver Basketball Foundationā„¢

Top 5 Stories of 2015 ā€“ #4 ā€œBennett-Boire Lights it Upā€

Vancouver Basketball picks the Top 5 ā€œBritish Columbiaā€ related stories of 2015.

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Athletes
December 28, 2015
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The Vancouver Basketball Foundationā„¢

Top 5 Stories of 2015 ā€“ #5 ā€œOlynyk Injures Loveā€

Vancouver Basketball picks the Top 5 ā€œBritish Columbiaā€ related stories of 2015.

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Athletes
December 17, 2015
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Exclusive: Jermaine Haley ā€œPatience in the Processā€

Former Burnaby South star Haley was one of the most highly sought after recruits...

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Athletes
December 14, 2015
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Steve Nash & Hoops Headline 2016 B.C. Sports Hall of Fame

Basketball took centre stage on the 2016 BC Hall of Fame Inductees list...

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Athletes
November 25, 2015
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Exclusive: Kara Spotton ā€œLeading by Exampleā€

Spotton talks about her breakout season with the ā€˜Birds and what brought the Colorado native to UBC.

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Athletes
November 11, 2015
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Vancouver athlete, veteran, 94, honoured for role in D-Day

ā€œThatā€™s quite an honour, not for me, but for my guys,ā€

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Athletes
October 3, 2015
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VBN 2015-16 NBA Team Preview: Orlando Magic

VBN 30 NBA Team Previews in 30 Days

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Athletes
October 1, 2015
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The Vancouver Basketball Foundationā„¢

B.C. player gets support from fans in Spain, Greece as son battles brain tumour

To Donate to Skyler, Levon, Alexandra Kash Go to the fundraiser page at Gofundme.com.

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Athletes
September 18, 2015
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Elena Delle Donne Wins WNBA MVP

Chicagoā€™s Elena Delle Donne has proven in her three seasons in the WNBA that...

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Athletes
September 22, 2014
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A Day in the Life With Doug Plumb!

Iā€™ve written articles on a lot of subjects and dozens of people.

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Athletes
September 20, 2014
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The Vancouver Basketball Foundationā„¢

Flip Saunders isnā€™t committing to Andrew Wiggins

Andrew Wiggins is the future of the Minnesota Timberwolves.

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Athletes
September 19, 2014
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SI.comā€™s Top 100 NBA players of 2015

SI.com is proud to offer our list of the Top 100 NBA players of 2015...

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Athletes
September 19, 2014
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The Vancouver Basketball Foundationā„¢

Nikeā€™s new LeBron James banner in Cleveland

A Cleveland city design committee has approved

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Athletes
September 19, 2014
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The Vancouver Basketball Foundationā„¢

SI.comā€™s Top 100 NBA players of 2015

SI.com is proud to offer our list of the Top 100 NBA players of 2015...

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Athletes
September 19, 2014
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The Vancouver Basketball Foundationā„¢

ā€˜NBA 2K15ā€™ offers option of 3D faces

ā€œNBA 2K15ā€ is angling for a slam dunk with...

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Athletes
September 11, 2014
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The Vancouver Basketball Foundationā„¢

Sacramento Kings Sniper Nik Stauskas

Nik Stauskas the eighth overall pick of the 2014...

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Athletes
September 9, 2014
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The Vancouver Basketball Foundationā„¢

How Far Behind Is Trey Lyles After Missing Bahamas Trip?

In the wake of the Kentucky Wildcatsā€™ 5-1...

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Athletes
September 5, 2014
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Under Armour CEO Happy to Make Nike Overpay for Kevin Durant

The Swoosh had to shell out a ton of money...

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Athletes
September 1, 2014
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The Vancouver Basketball Foundationā„¢

Kevin Durant responds to angry online fan after resigning with Nike

The swoosh was able to top Under Armourā€™s...

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Athletes
September 1, 2014
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The Vancouver Basketball Foundationā„¢

Tristan Etienne Exceeding Early Expectations

Thereā€™s so much attention being given to the prospects...

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Athletes
August 29, 2014
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The Vancouver Basketball Foundationā„¢

Nike Basketball Presents ā€“ Rise ā€“ Episodes 1-6

This summer, Nike taps into the passion of aspiring...

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Athletes
August 28, 2014
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The Vancouver Basketball Foundationā„¢

Timberwolves Wise to Double Down

It was a good move, from acquiring an elite prospect like...

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Athletes
August 27, 2014
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The Vancouver Basketball Foundationā„¢

Doc Rivers, Clippers Agree to New Contract

Steve Ballmerā€™s first major act as Los Angeles Clippers...

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Athletes
August 26, 2014
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The Vancouver Basketball Foundationā„¢

ANTHONY BENNETT CAN CRACK MINNESOTAā€™S ROTATION

Anthony Bennett can be a solid contributor in the NBA...

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Athletes
August 21, 2014
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The Vancouver Basketball Foundationā„¢

Boston College's Olivier HANLAN 2013-14 Mixtape

All eyes will be on Boston College point guard...

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Athletes
August 6, 2014
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The Vancouver Basketball Foundationā„¢

Nash: A Documentary Film Premiere at KITSFEST

An Exclusive Outdoor Screening on one of Canadaā€™s most...

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Athletes
August 5, 2014
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The Vancouver Basketball Foundationā„¢

Joel Embiid Is The Most Important Sixers Player Since Allen Iverseon.

Professional basketball is about more than...

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Athletes
March 7, 2014
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Comparing the Career Nights by Lebron James, Michael Jordan, and Kobe Bryant!

So much has been made of high scoring games by Kevin Durant and a few others...

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Athletes
March 5, 2014
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The Vancouver Basketball Foundationā„¢

Joey Haywood 2013-14 Highlights

2013-14 Basketball Highlights of Vancouverā€™s very own...

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Athletes
February 24, 2014
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Mario Soriano

Kent Bazemore and Robert Sacre Duo Will Be Greatest Bench Celebrators Ever

So many people are mistakenly dismissing the...

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Athletes
February 8, 2014
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The Vancouver Basketball Foundationā„¢

Michael Jordan Dunks from Free-Throw Line in Dunk Contest

No dunk is linked to one person the way Michael Jordan...

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Athletes
January 11, 2014
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Michael Jordanā€¦The G.O.A.T.! Episode 1 ā€“ The OJ Mayo files!

For those who are new to basketball terminology...

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Athletes
January 11, 2014
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Michael Jordanā€¦The G.O.A.T.! Episode 1

For those who are new to basketball terminology...

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Athletes
December 11, 2013
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Laker Fans Are Spoiled: Kobe Bryant Returns!

I know it has been a while since I posted my first installment of ā€œLakers Fans Are Spoiledā€.

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Athletes
November 6, 2013
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Mario Soriano

LeBron Jamesā€™ Latest Scoring Milestone Puts Him Among NBA Greats

Jamesā€™ 500-game double-digit scoring streak in two graphics.

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Athletes
November 4, 2013
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NBA Pretenders & Contenders

When my man Clint asked me to do an NBA Preview piece...

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Athletes
October 31, 2013
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Mario Soriano

Lebron James "Rubber City Soul" Poem

As LeBron James celebrates a full decade in the league, Nike Basketball is proud...

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Athletes
October 28, 2013
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The Lebron James ā€œTraining Dayā€ Campaign

ike Basketball launches a new campaign, entitled ā€œTraining Day,ā€ which pays tribute to LeBron James...

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Athletes
October 18, 2013
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The NBA Comparison Corner: Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, and Lebron James

After baited breath and even longer anticipation, the birth of ā€œThe NBA Comparison Cornerā€ is now here!

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Athletes
August 13, 2013
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Vancouver Metro League basketball dominates the Draft Card Selection!

With the Summer heading into the ā€œ4th quarterā€, Nikeā€™s Summer is Serious campaign has...

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Athletes
August 8, 2013
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Are you kidding me?!

I love seeing a player doing something so phenomenal that...

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Athletes
August 8, 2013
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Mario Soriano

How good is your Eurostep? #summerisserious

James Harden. The Full Experience.

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Athletes
July 22, 2013
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Cream Always Rises to the Top! Joey Haywood is on the Draft Board!!!!

Three years ago, I wrote an article on a humble and unassuming young baller, Joey Haywood...

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Athletes
July 12, 2013
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Mario Soriano

Meet Anton ā€˜The Spark Plugā€™ Barrels #SummerIsSerious

Next up in our look at Nike Basketballā€™s line-up of streetballers: Anton ā€œThe Spark Plugā€ Barrels.

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The Vancouver Basketball Foundationā„¢

New Zealandā€™s Haka Dance v USA

In the USA-New Zealand FIBA matchup...

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