As Kevin Garnett prepares to play in his 15th all-star game this Sunday, let’s look back at his most memorable all-star appearance. It was in 2003 at Phillips Arena in Atlanta. In what was Michael Jordan’s last all-star game, MJ dropped 20 points on 9 of 27 shooting. Mariah Carey’s halftime performance of “Hero” brought [...]
Hardwood Paroxysm’s and friend of Red’s Army Ananth Pandian caught-up with Antoine Walker aka “Employee #8″ at Concepts’ Adidas “Real Deal” release on Tuesday night. AP talked with ‘Toine about Adidas bringing the shoe back, the recent success of the UK Wildcats and how he was received by fans in Boston: So adidas brought back your [...]
This evening I attended the Adidas Real Deal Release Event held at Concepts in Cambridge. The Real Deal were Employee #8′s signature shoe from his second season in the league. Adidas celebrated the re-release of the shoe with an autograph signing/sneaker release party. To make the event even more special, Adidas invited Celtics stopper Avery [...]
February 12, 2013 Celtkicks CeltKicks Cambridge sneaker spot Concepts is holding a autograph signing/release party for the Adidas Real Deal on February 12th from 6:00pm to 8:00pm. The Adidas Real Deal was made famous by Antoine Walker in the 90′s. Avery Bradley has been wearing this shoe in heavy rotation this season. Concepts is known for their amazing collaborations and [...]
February 7, 2013 Celtkicks CeltKicks The Adidas “Real Deal” is making a return. Celtics fans remember these kicks as the sneaker of choice for Antoine Walker during the late 1990′s. Avery Bradley is now the latest Boston Celtic to rock them. These were part of the Adidas “equipment” line and you can see a pic of the original colorways/pairs in [...]
By now all Celtics fans are familiar with Antoine Walker’s financial troubles. The former Celtic made millions during his NBA career and lost it all to poor decisions, gambling, and an excessive lifestyle. Ultimately this lead Walker to file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in 2010. His assets were liquidated and now EBAY merchant “The_Merchandise_Group” is [...]
November 22, 2012 Celtkicks Celtics News, CeltKicks Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here… highlighting the big storyline. Because there’s nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump. Players from the 1996 national championship team will be playing in an exhibition prior to the UK alumni game on Sept. 15, the school announced. Derek Anderson, [...]
August 31, 2012 John - Red's Army Celtics News, The Morning Dump Boston has an irrational fixation with Antoine Walker. Yes, he had a few nice seasons with the Celtics, but he was also a wild chucker who twice shot under 40% for entire seasons in his prime. He also shot once 25.6% from 3 in his early years as a Celtic. He then became a [...]
August 15, 2012 John - Red's Army Celtics News Here's the latest chapter in the sad saga that is Antoine Walker's life: Antoine Walker's NBA Championship ring just sold for $21,500 … which would have been great news for Antoine, if he wouldn't have been FORCED to sell as part of hisbankruptcy case. Walker — who won the ring as a member of the 2006 Miami Heat – filed for bankruptcyback in [...]
March 19, 2012 Chuck - Red's Army Uncategorized Antoine Walker and Cedric Maxwell locked up in a tight matchup on Friday, with Max coming out on top. 54% of you had Max taking that 1-on-1 matchup. He now moves on to face Tommy Heinsohn in a future-broadcaster vs. future-broadcaster free-for-all. That's a few days off. Today, we're focusing on our next game, [...]
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