The Guard Academy teaches the "Steve Nash Spin"

HoopsVibe's Very Quick Call: This is a great game and playground move. Creates spacing and useful to get past defenders.

NIke has arranged a 2012 Battle of the Boroughs for basketball bragging rights for all of NYC.

HoopsVibe's Very Quick Call: This is going to be one crazy ass competition.

Ice Cube comes out and publicly questions Andrew Bynum's will to win.

HoopsVibe's Very Quick Call: Preach Ice Preach. The truth just sounds good to hear.

Michelle Obama plays dirty politics to make sure the U.S. Olympic team votes Obama

HoopsVibe's Very Quick Call: Can we get in line too? We love hugs.

After the U.S. Basketball team defeated France 98-71, the team lined up for hugs in front of Michelle Obama. We don't know if there are any republicans in the bunch, but this group of ballers looked very excited to get a big old hug from the first lady. If they weren't voting Obama before the hug, they definitely are now.

President and first lady Obama are known to be huge basketball fans, so it came as no surprise that Michelle wanted to catch the U.S. vs. France basketball game. What no one expected was the love she showed after the game. In all honesty, it looked like it all happened innocently enough with LeBron James coming over to Michelle to say thank you for watching the game. Michelle gave him a hug and before you could say "Mitt Romney got no jumper" the entire U.S. team was lined up for their own Michelle Obama hug. 

All the players were 100% composed and respectful of the first lady and some even seemed a bit overwhelmed. After the players got hugs, the coaches knew this was their best shot at a Obama hug too and jumped in line. With all the hugs doled out, the team went in the locker to analyze their destroying of the French team.

Streetball is back with Ballup

HoopsVibe's Very Quick Call: Who doesn't love streetball?

France's Batum punches Spain's Navarro below the belt.

HoopsVibe's Very Quick Call: This hurts me to even watch.  If this isn't intentional I don't know what is.

HoopsVibe's got the sneak peak at the "Return of D Rose" Documentary.

HoopsVibe's Very Quick Call: Derrick Rose will return better than ever.

April 28th, 2012 is a day Derrick Rose and Bulls fans will never forget. With only 1 minute left in Game 1 of the first round of the playoffs against the 76ers and the Bulls leading by 12 points, Rose tore his ACL on a insignificant jumpshot. 

“I remember it. I remember everything,” said Rose. “I remember jumping in the air and coming back down and just that popping sound. I felt it tear when I laid all the way out and it just let go.”

The second his ACL tore, the entire NBA playoffs changed. The Bulls were essentially out of the hunt for a ring and Rose's season was over. 

Now, adidas Basketball is tracking Derrick Rose's return to the NBA with a multi-episode documentary. The documentary will reportedly give fans a behind-the-scenes look at his recovery. Something like this has never been done before, so it will be interesting to see how much access the documentary shows. We've got the trailer below. It looks to be one party documentary, one party humility, and one party inspiration. Definitely keep your eye out for the full series of episodes. 

For more info, updates, and future episodes follow @HoopsVibe.

Video Coverage of GQ and Hennessy's CP3 cover launch party.

HoopsVibe's Very Quick Call: HoopsVibe talks one-on-one with Chris Paul, Blake Griffin, Terrell Ownes, and more at CP3's GQ cover release party.

HoopsVibe is on location at Sayers Club in Hollywood, CA to cover the Chris Paul GQ release party sponsored by Hennessy. The stars walked the red carpet as we caught up with some of the NBA's most popular players just as they are set to return to camp for the 2012-2013 season. 

The event was put together by Hennessy and GQ Magazine to celebrate Chris Paul's first ever GQ cover. Watch Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan dish on which Clipper have the worst fashion sense as Matt Barnes and Chris Paul talk about trying to find clothes they're wives dig. Even T.O. chats with HoopsVibe about how Sports influence fashion and fashion influences Sports. 

It's a classy night for a classy man, as CP3 leads the Clippers to the promise land of style. Hennessy handles the party with R&B-Pop sensation "Miguel" killing it on the mic. See how this amazing night all got started as HoopsVibe chats with NBA All-Stars and Hollywood celebs on the red carpet.

Tattoos have taken over every blacktop court in America. Here are some tattoos of the sport we love.

HoopsVibe's Very Quick Call: The good, the bad, and the ugly.

NBA Commissioner David Stern has dropped the hammer once again.  Only this time, it was on current United States President, Barack Obama.

Hoopsvibe's quick call:  Even being the President doesn't save you from being called out by David Stern.

President Obama relaxes on Election Tuesday shooting hoops with Scottie Pippen.

HoopsVibe's Very Quick Call: Now that's cool under pressure.

According to an In Touch cover story, Lamar Odom and Khloe Kardashian are ready for a divorce.

Hoopsvibe's Quick Call:  Keep in mind, this is merely a rumor.

2 Chainz's South Beach Concert Features LeBron James, Lil Wayne, and Busta Rhymes.

HoopsVibe's Very Quick Call: The King and 2Chains have an on-stage blunder. What's wrong in this video?

In typical fashion, Andrew Bynum wasn't spotted recently on a basketball court, but rather, at a strip club.

Hoopsvibe's quick call:  Bynum is clearly enjoying himself in Philadelphia, doing everything other than basketball.

Brooklyn Nets general manager Billy King announced Thursday that the team has fired head coach Avery Johnson.

Hoopsvibe's quick call:  The Nets fell apart in December and Johnson took the fall.

Top 10 rappers who can play some legit ball.

HoopsVibe's Very quick call: Ballers want to be rappers and rappers want to be ballers, but these rappers can actually ball. No, for real.

3 Point Play covers the best buzzer beater of the year, a ref blocking Kris Humphris, and Melo's wife tastign like your favorite cereal.

HoopsVibe's Very Quick Call: The real question is does Melo's wife really taste like Honey Nut Cheerios like Garnett claims?

The latest episode of 3 Point Play dives deep into the world of NBA trash talk. Does any of it make sense? Does Melo's wife really taste like Honey Nut Cheerios. And is that a good thing or a bad. We also cover the best buzzer beater of the year and why NBA refs want to block Kris Humphries.

To follow more 3 Point Play, rumors, and gossip follow @MikeBrouillet.

Top 5 Ways Michael Jordan earns more today than when he played in the NBA.

HoopsVibe's Very Quick Call: With ballers going broke left, right, and center, MJ shows us all how branding is king for long term success.

Some ballers go broke soon after retirement, but Michael Jordan actually earns more today than while he was in the NBA. Jordan brought in an estimated $80 million last year and has a net worth close to $650 million. Some are already speculating that he could be the first former NBA player to become a billionare. Here's the breakdown of the Top 5 revenue channels for MJ.

1. The Jordan Brand. This is the golden egg. It is a division of Nike that remains hugely profitable and massively influential. In 1984 MJ originally signed a 5-year $500,000 contract with Nike, plus royalties. Last year this was worth an estimated $60 million. Yikes, that's some serious return. The Jordan brand deserves it though dominating 71 percent of the basketball shoe market in 2012.

2. Earnings from play for Bulls: This is a relatively small part of the MJ empire. If you total up all the money Jordan made for actually playing basketball it totals $93.7 million of his roughly $650 million in net worth.

3. Charlotte Bobcats: This investment has actually lost MJ money, but he double downed on it last year and upped his ownership to 80 percent of the Bobcats. Now that he is the majority owner, if MJ can turn this team around this could be a hugely profitable portion of his portfolio. It Charlotte do become a relatively successful team it would likely make Jordan a billionaire. 

4. Hanes, Gatorade, Upper Deck Endorsements: These round up to just under $20 million. MJ remains the most identifiable athlete in the world and uses that status to his advantage as Mr. Endorsement. His long-standing relationships with these companies continue to garner top dollar in the market. 

5. Restaurants: You're hardly a celebrity unless you own at least a couple restaurants. Michael Jordan Steakhouses are in New York, Connecticut, and Chicago. These are a relatively small drop in the MJ portfolio, but just go to show the diversification in the many channels of his income.

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Once again, Lebron James made dunking a basketball on a 10-foot rim look way too easy.

Hoopsvibe's quick call:  If Lebron wanted to, he could win the dunk contest every year.