For all the talk about Shannon Brown’s hops, springiness making him a YouTube fixture, asking others about him inevitably leads to mention of his hands.

“He’s got big hands. Extremely big hands,” marvels former Charlotte Bobcats teammate Raymond Felton, who played against Brown in the 2005 Final Four.

“He’s blessed with great hands,” praises Bobcats assistant coach Jim Capel, who grew close with Brown during the guard’s half-season with Charlotte.

“I wish I had those hands,” says Nuggets guard J.R. Smith, former dunk contestant (and sick athlete in his own right) who’s known Brown since their AAU days. “If you get a set of mitts like that, it’s hard to stop.”

“They’re pretty big,” admits Brown with a chuckle as he sits on a medicine ball after Lakers practice in El Segundo.

In a nutshell, dude’s hands are ginormous.

Combined with elevation capable of making a trampoline jealous, they’re a Godsend for dunking a basketball, a skill Brown will be showing off at the Slam Dunk Contest during the All-Star Weekend. But during Brown’s time as a professional, those same hands weren’t just used to smother a Spalding. They were gripping onto an NBA life, and just barely at times.

The Staples Center buzz Brown creates by merely checking into a game makes it hard to remember how before arriving in L.A., his career was an exercise in uncertainty. Three teams in three seasons. D-League stops. The 2008 summer spent sweating a contract offer, wondering if his NBA dream was ending in a blink. But through a combination of perseverance, ridiculous athleticism and unexpectedly landing in the right place at what didn’t initially appear the right time, Brown is finally carving out the NBA existence he always believed possible with a real chance.

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Kobe ain’t playing = (

From now til Feb 28 check out some of the competitions of the Winter Olympics, an underrated sporting event. Go Apolo!

A dope- short & sweet skate video from Salazar Productions featuring Bradley Sheppard, Alien, Nate Lacoste, Chris Connolly, Nate Roline, Stacy Gabriel, Mike Klinkhamer, and Rob Rickaby.

The funkadelic soundtrack is a nice touch!

Wizard Smoke X Salazar Productions (VIDEO)

Last night, me and MyFavoritePersonInTheWorld went to see the Lakers play the Bobcats. May not seem like a game of any relevance, especially in February, but it was a game only 20,000+ were able to experience in person. I was SUPER happy to be one of them.

No one wouldve guessed that Phil Jackson would continue coaching after the glory days in Chicago unraveled. No one wouldve guessed that he would come to the Lakers and win a championship his first year. And not ONE person couldve guessed that not only would Phil STILL be the coach of the Lakers (10 years and 6 finals appearances later) but that he would become the GREATEST COACH IN LAKER HISTORY (in regards to wins).

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Here is the final artwork for my EP “The Audition”!!!! I am SUPER fuckin excited about this project!! I’m listening to it now and I truly believe its the BEST collection of music I have ever put together!!

My dudes Mick Boogie and Terry Urban have chosen to be apart of this, and its only right because their The Press Play Show on Shad 45 was the first big radio show that ever gave me an on-air interview.

MARCH 23RD!!! IT’S GOING DOWN LIKE THE CATALINA WINE MIXER!!!!

Tracklist below…

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