High School Basketball
Meet Kostas and Alex Antetokounmpo: Giannis’s Uber-Athletic Younger Brothers
Forget the Ball brothers—let’s talk about the Antetokounmpo brothers. Yes, Giannis has brothers. You may have heard of Thanasis, the eldest Antetokounmpo brother who possesses extraordinary explosiveness and once played for [...]
3 Invaluable Tips From the NBA’s Leading Mental Skills Coach
There's no room for fragile egos in the NBA. One night, you’re riding high after a strong performance in a big victory. The very next, you’re getting roasted on Twitter [...]
Prevent ACL Injuries in Women’s Basketball with a Two-Step Deceleration Drill
There are several reasons why a female basketball player has a 50 percent greater likelihood of suffering a non-contact Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injury than her male counterparts. Many experts [...]
Become a Better High School Basketball Coach With Tips from a L.A. Lakers Assistant Coach
In this video, Mark Madsen, Los Angeles Lakers Assistant, provides 3 tips for high school basketball coaches: Stick To The Schedule – Give your...
Majok Deng Grew Up in Worn-Torn South Sudan. Now He’s Preparing to Play Division-1 Basketball.
We arrived at a suburban Phoenix high school on a steamy summer morning in Arizona to begin our video shoot with Majok Deng (pronounced Ma-Juke), one of Arizona’s top high [...]
LaMelo Ball Just Became the First High School Player to Get His Own Signature Shoe
Just when I think I’ve finally escaped LaVar Ball, he pulls me back in. Big Baller Brand—the company LaVar launched in 2016 with his sons Lonzo, LiAngelo and LaMelo—just announced [...]
New Study Reveals Whether Multi-Sport or Single-Sport Athletes Have a Better Chance For Success
“You’ve got to specialize if you want to be special.” You may have heard similar sentiments before. However, a growing amount of research is finding that specializing in a single [...]
Zion Williamson Nearly Broke His Nose on the Backboard While Pulling Off the Most Vicious Block You’ve Ever Seen
Just touching the backboard is enough to make the average Joe happy. Zion Williamson has to be careful he doesn’t break his nose on it. A 6-foot-7, 230-pound small forward [...]
Watch Jay Z’s Nephew Dunk Over the Class of 2018’s Top Prospect
Hip-hop star Jay Z loves basketball. The rapper used to own a stake in the Brooklyn Nets and the Barclays Center; but you might not know that Jay Z has [...]
The Mother of Top College Hoops Recruit Michael Porter Jr. Once Averaged 58.7 PPG in High School
It's been a whirlwind couple of months for the No. 1 high school basketball recruit in the country. Once committed to play his college ball at the University Washington, Michael [...]