Duke

Just a real ass dude.

[Duke @authenticduke]

I miss when signature shoes that the player actually wore himself on the court and it matched his uniform was available for consumers.

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I find it simultaneously funny and asinine that Dodgers haters are claiming the team is ruining baseball. How are they ruining it when they have now lost 7 straight games even after recently acquiring Tarik Skubal?

[Duke @authenticduke]

I hope it isn't a bad omen for the upcoming season for the Raiders with reports of altercations in training camp.

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I'm looking forward to seeing the next Dark Side Of The Ring episode covering The Renegade later this evening. It's definitely going to be tragic because he committed suicide. But I know I'm going to laugh when they reference him being a copycat Ultimate Warrior.

[Duke @authenticduke]

That's awesome the Dodgers strike again with acquiring Tarik Skubal. I'm going to love how everyone outside of L.A. is going to hate on this one.

[🕺🏽 @JealousCloud]

@kylekuzma @twynx_x “Loosing”? Wtf are you talking about.

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Wearing 2020 Reebok Question Red Toe for today.

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Going back to my custom of wearing red on Sunday today.

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LeBron James opted to work smart by picking the 76ers with a balanced starting lineup.

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It's somewhat interesting to see that throwback jerseys returned to cult status with true sports fans continually wearing them after the fad died out after the early 2000s.

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Jordan Brand is really trying to tap into the Japanese baseball fan demographic with signing Munetaka Murakami.

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You shouldn't have to subscribe (pay) to a streaming service just to watch any sporting event or games like how they had the MLB Home Run Derby on one yesterday.

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The Clippers are just a perennial failure of a team. They tried to beat the system to acquire an additive player who was a never a cornerstone star you could build around.

[Shams Charania @ShamsCharania]

Developing: The Los Angeles Clippers-Toronto Raptors trade centered on Kawhi Leonard will not be complete until the NBA investigation into the Clippers is over. Statement from the Clippers to ESPN:

For the past 10 months, our organization has fully cooperated with an NBA investigation, participating in dozens of interviews, providing tens of thousands of documents, and facilitating access to our staff. While the process has been challenging, we have remained committed to transparency.

On June 30, we reached an agreement in principle to trade Kawhi Leonard to the Toronto Raptors. We have since been informed that the trade can only be finalized if the Raptors' ownership group assumes the risk of penalties related to Kawhi’s contract that could theoretically result from the ongoing investigation.  The investigation is ongoing, and we expect the trade to be finalized following its conclusion.

At the heart of this investigation are Joe Sanberg and Aspiration. We did not funnel money to Kawhi Leonard through Aspiration. Like many sophisticated investors, financial institutions, and business partners, we were victims of a fraud initiated by Sanberg, who has been convicted and sentenced to 14 years in prison.  

We recognize the uncertainty this has created and the impact it has had on our team, our fans, the Raptors organization, their fans, and the players whose futures remain affected while this process continues.

We remain confident that, when the facts are evaluated fairly and thoroughly, the NBA will confirm exactly what we have said from the beginning: We have not done what we are accused of doing.

[dank @cptdankkk]

Richard Jefferson says Magic Johnson is the greatest Laker of all time and one of the three most important players in NBA league history

“Magic Johnson is the greatest Laker of all time. He prolonged Kareem's career, which allowed Kareem to reach the heights that he did. Magic Johnson changed the game. What he was able to do, he made the NBA relevant”

“I feel like we have a duty as people that love the sport and love talking about it. The league was tape delayed. The NBA Finals were tape delayed in the '80s. Magic Johnson, his name is fucking Magic Johnson. He built this empire with Larry Bird, and then Jordan came after”

“As far as importance to the league, he's got to be a top three player, especially during the years the league was actually expanding. You had to have something to market, and he did it beautifully. You go back to what he did as a rookie in the damn NBA Finals, going for fucking 40 and playing center with no Kareem. As a rookie, that's the shit this man was doing”

“Obviously, his career was cut short, but there was no doubt. Michael Jordan used to look at Magic and be like, ‘That's the fucking dude.’ Not Isiah, not Larry. MJ used to look at Magic and be like, ‘That's where I need to get to.’ Just how everyone looks at Michael Jordan is how Jordan used to look at Magic. Not as the same player, but as in, ‘That dude got five championships’”

“So I think Magic Johnson's the greatest Laker of all time. He only played for the Lakers. Shaq played for other places. Kobe would be the other person. Kareem had another stop”

[Duke @authenticduke]

Thinking about this married couple today because it's their anniversary. They're spending it in Mexico. It's 19 years for them now.

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Aren't Mystikal and C-Murder in the same prison now? Perhaps they can have a little No Limit reunion while both are imprisoned for a long ass time.

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Vanessa Bryant isn't doing things right regarding the current availability of inaccurate Kobe Bryant authentic jerseys by just having a deal with Nike instead of Mitchell & Ness so that they could put out correct versions of authentic jerseys.

[Duke @authenticduke]

@BarkeviousMing7 Please come correct instead of typing some retarded shit like that if you want to communicate with me.

[Duke @authenticduke]

The Spurs are a perfect example of talent with no brains whatsoever. They were more talented than the Knicks. They clearly lacked IQ.

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Wearing the 2022 Reebok Question Blue Toe today.

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What I'm wearing today for America 250/4th of July since the color schemes of the hat, jersey and shoes correlate with America.