The NBA’s Cleveland Cavaliers recently announced plans to incorporate some spiffy technology to the basketball court this upcoming season. The new tech, an “Ultra-High 3D” on-court image projection system, will help to enhance the fan experience. The Cavaliers organization invested in Quince Imaging’s new projection image-mapping technology, which was first unveiled last March for Cavalier […]
(LeBron James Instagram) “I’m coming home.” These three words, inducing ecstatic tears of joy from Cleveland Cavaliers fans and the aching feeling of abandonment from fans of the Miami Heat, will undoubtedly go down as one of the most historical phrases in Cavalier history. In his letter to Sports Illustrated, LeBron James announced his return to the Cavaliers for a second and likely last stint with the team. It was almost like a fairy tale for James, who played his high school basketball at St. Vincent-St. Mary High School in Akron, Ohio. After deciding to forgo his college career, he entered the NBA draft at the raw age of 18. Distinguished by his gravity defying slams and his knack...
Television made the Highlight Era of sports possible, giving birth not just to 24-hour sports media outlets but also cementing iconic moments like Kirk Gibson’s 1988 walk-off home run and Michael Jordan’s “The Shot.” Digital media has transformed the Highlight Era beyond on-field heroics. What used to be a blooper, annoyance or worse now has […]
Basketball is a well-established sport in the United States and is growing in popularity around the world. While 1892 saw Dr. James Naismith invent the modern day version of the game, the sport may have gotten its roots from a similar game played by the Olmec people of Mexico as early as 500 years ago. […]
“Fuck sneakers. Let’s sell speakers.” This infamous remark sparked the epiphany behind building Beats Electronics. Music mogul Jimmy Iovine simply took a stroll down a California beach one day and serendipitously bumped into Dr. Dre several years ago. Dr. Dre discussed with Iovine that his lawyer stressed to him to consider giving his likeness for […]
