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Dwyane Wade Surprises Fan, Shows Up At Her Prom

May 18, 2013  ·  7:29PM

ALL BALL NERVE CENTER — Nicole Muxo, a senior at Miami’s Archbishop Coleman Carroll High School and a rabid fan of the Miami Heat, decided to swing for the fences when it came time for prom: About a month ago, she extended a video invite to Miami Heat G Dwyane Wade.
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Credit to Muxo for having the moxie to go public with her invite. (Also, probably a shrewd move to use Wade’s fellow Chicago-native Kanye West as the video’s soundtrack.)

The video racked up tens of thousands of views, and eventually made its way to Wade. As it turned out, Wade and the Heat were busy the last few weeks, dispatching the Milwaukee Bucks and Chicago Bulls on their way to the Eastern Conference Finals. But after defeating the Bulls in five games, the Heat suddenly had the weekend off. And as Wade explained to WSVN in Miami, Muxo left nothing to chance:

“She actually DM’d me on Twitter and said, ‘This is the address, this is where I’m gonna be just in case,’ and when I got that I said, I won’t be doing nothing tomorrow night and I can go and make this a memorable moment for her.”

Seems like Wade was on the mark with his wish:

I had a blast at Prom w @nicole_muxo... Never be 2 scared to ask.. They might just say yes...#dreamsdocometrue

Ol what a night... More pics from @nicole_muxo prom...oh yea I was there 2... Her date and her best friends.

Wade actually brought along a video crew to document the evening…
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Oh, according to the Miami Herald, Muxo’s date, Laurent Chaumin, took it all in stride: “At least we both know how to dress.”

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Craig Sager Photobombs Will And Jaden Smith

May 16, 2013  ·  11:45AM


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ALL BALL NERVE CENTER — Midway through the third quarter of Game Five of the Heat/Bulls series last night, the Bulls had built a 9-point lead and seemed poised to push the series back to Chicago for a Game 6. As the TNT broadcast returned from a commercial break, the cameras focused in on superstars Will Smith and his son Jaden, who were sitting courtside. As Marv Albert introduced them, immediately behind them was visible a blazer that seemed to be made from a bag of tropical Skittles.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, this coat of many colors belonged to our favorite intrepid sideline reporter, Craig Sager. Noticing the camera was on him, and encouraged by Marv and Steve Kerr, Sager broke into a full-on photobomb.

Gotta figure Will Smith hasn’t been photobombed very often. And never by a jacket like that.
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(gif via @CJZero)

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Phil Jackson Has More Championship Rings Than…Everyone

May 15, 2013  ·  11:40AM

ALL BALL NERVE CENTER — Phil Jackson joined Twitter a few months ago as a means of promoting his forthcoming book, Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success. He’s mostly used Twitter to speak out about big-picture NBA stuff, as well as live-tweeting the NCAA Championship game and interacting with Kobe Bryant.

And then yesterday, Phil casually dropped a reminder that he owns more titles as a player and coach than anyone, ever — 11 as a coach, 2 as a player for the Knicks — after a Twitter follower asked a simple question…

That’s a lot of bingo. Blowing that photo up just a bit…

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NBA Style: Spotlight On The Modern Suit

May 15, 2013  ·  10:30AM

NBA Style
By the NBA.com Style Crew

While many NBA players have different interpretations of high fashion and the latest trends, some are sticking with basic suits, while still mixing it up a bit. Perhaps the most important facet of today’s suit is an ability to break up the pieces and wear them with other items in your wardrobe. Let’s take a look at several different styles, including trends that can become part of any closet. Keep up with the conversation using #NBAStyle.

THE EXPERTLY TAILORED SUIT
Derrick Rose, Amar’e Stoudemire and Zach Randolph are in favor of finely tailored, slim cuts.

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NBA Style: Dwyane Wade’s Game 4 Suit

May 14, 2013  ·  9:00AM

NBA Style
By the NBA.com Style Crew

After breaking out a colorful printed jacket following Game 2, Miami’s Dwyane Wade showed up for last night’s Game 4 in his home town of Chicago with his most fashion-forward outfit yet: A double-breasted suit with a polka dot pattern, with pants cut at an aggressive, Thom Browne-inspired length. (Or rather, lack of length).

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It was enough to draw a response from Chuck, Shaq and Kenny…
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Now it’s your turn. Would you choose D-Wade’s suit? Or would you lose the suit? Vote below, and don’t forget to continue the conversation on Twitter using #NBAStyle…
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NBA Style: Great Sneaker Moments

May 10, 2013  ·  10:30AM
NBA Style
By Lance Fresh, NBA Style Correspondent

In the words of Mars Blackmon circa 1990, “It’s gotta be the shoes!”

That must be the reason Michael Jordan was able to torment defenders, right? During the 1991 NBA Slam Dunk Contest, Dee Brown stopped and took the time to pump up his Reebok Pumps before successfully reversing a pass to himself. Moments like these were monumental for sneaker culture. Sports fans — both athletes and non-athletes — wanted to be like NBA superstars. Buying jerseys wasn’t enough. People wanted the shoe that Jordan was wearing when he knocked down the game-winner over Craig Ehlo.

Here’s a look at some current NBA superstars’ “career kicks” — shoes these players wore during signature moments of their careers. Don’t forget to let us know your favorite kicks in the comments below or on Twitter using the hashtag #NBAStyle…

• LeBron James — Career high 56 points vs. TOR on 3/20/2005: Nike Zoom LeBron II, released November 2004, a fan favorite!

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Local Ads: Scottie Pippen For Mr. Submarine

May 9, 2013  ·  4:00PM

ALL BALL NERVE CENTER – Moving forward here on the All Ball Blog, we need some running items. What I mean by that is, I want topics that are evergreen, where you, our amazing readers, will see a photo or video or tweet or something that fits into that category, and send me the link right away.

To begin with, we definitely need to celebrate local ads. It’s hard these days with the internet connecting us all for ads to be truly local, but these are still plenty of spots created to serve a local audience, that when viewed out of context can appear awkward and usually hilarious.

So let’s kick this series off with former Bulls star Scottie Pippen, who back in 1991 starred in a local advertisement for Mr. Submarine, a Chicago-area sandwich shop chain. There’s so much going on in this ad that I really don’t even need to break it all down, but make sure you notice:

• The catchy theme song

• Pippen doing dribbling drills through a row of huge vertical submarines

• The party segment where they sit cross-legged at halfcourt and eat subs

• Pippen dunking a basketball that mysteriously morphs into a sandwich

All in all, it’s a real tour de force. By the way: Have a favorite local ad? Let us know about it by emailing me via the link above, dropping a comment down below, or hitting me up on Twitter. Take it away, Scottie…
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Chicago Billboard Urges Bulls To Extingush The Heat

May 8, 2013  ·  3:26PM

ALL BALL NERVE CENTER – The electronic billboard on the Command Transportation building in Chicago not only has a great sense of humor, it has its own Twitter account. Cars driving past on the Edens Expressway are regularly greeted by a series of funny, topical messages themed to whatever is happening in the world. And right now in the Chicago sports world, there’s no bigger story than Da Bulls and their incredible run/limp through the postseason. They’re up 1-0 on Miami as of now, and as this sign makes clear, Bulls fans have a pretty good idea of a way to keep the postseason run going, at least as long as the Heat are involved…

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(via @commandsign)
(h/t The Basketball Jones)

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NBA Style Spotlight: NBAStore.com

May 8, 2013  ·  11:30AM

NBA Style
By the NBA.com Style Crew

We’ve spent a lot of time this postseason spotlighting what players have been sporting off the court. Now it’s time to show some of the best options for fans, straight from the NBA Store. One key aspect of these collections is the ability to transition from the court to your everyday wardrobe.

And a special NBAStore.com offer for our NBA.com readers: For the next two days, receive 10 percent off your order, plus free shipping on any US order. This offer is valid from 5/8 through 5/9 (deal ends @ 11:59pm EST on 5/9). Use promo code NBASTYLE. (Exclusions apply. See website for details.)

Take a look at some of the items we’ve highlighted, and send us your favorites using #NBAstyle.

• Try on these irresistible Comfy Feet collection slippers from your favorite team. Here is the Thunder version.

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Luol Deng Tweets Support From Hospital Bed

May 7, 2013  ·  3:50PM

ALL BALL NERVE CENTER – We knew Luol Deng, like pretty much everyone else on the Chicago Bulls, was injured/sick and unable to play Game One of the Eastern Conference Semifinals last night. He’d also missed the tail end of the first round, after falling ill and being sick enough that he was given a spinal tap to make sure he did not have spinal meningitis. He was give the all-clear on meningitis, but he was still so sick that he ended up in the hospital. Deng took to social media to make sure everyone knew exactly how sick he was…

That all happened three days ago. Since then, Deng has remained out, battling this illness but rooting for the Bulls. And though he still couldn’t get out of bed yesterday, after last night’s huge Bulls win over the Heat in Miami, Luol took to Twitter to show where he was forced to watch Game One…

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Get well, soon, Luol!

(h/t Yardbarker)

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