In 2002, in the weeks leading up to that year’s NBA draft, scouts were drooling at the rare combination of gifts that Brazilian forward Maybyner “Nene” Hilario was ready to bestow on a lucky NBA team. That year’s draft was well on its way to acting as a sharp repudiation of the stateside prep...
The Los Angeles Lakers’ Kobe Bryant has retained the top spot on the NBA’s Most Popular Jerseys list, the ranking he has held since the start of the 2008-09 season. The rankings are based on sales at the NBA Store in New York City and NBAStore.com since the start of the 2009-10 NBA season The...