Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Law And Order NBA: Lockout Edition

Players plan to sue the NBA and it's owners collectively
Hello avenue, I know I have kept you "locked out" of the sports drop for a while. But I got a gem for you today! I will be bringing you news and updates on the world of basketball in smaller doses plus your usual sports recaps going forward, so make sure to always check back on BlvdAve to see whats new!

Unfortunately, I cannot announce the beginning of the 2011-12 NBA season, and my excitement for the upcoming games between the Chicago Bulls, New York Knicks, Miami Heat, Boston Celtics and Dallas Mavericks.

But the reality is for the NBA, things have most certainly just got real. 

Tuesday marked the day that NBA players would have started receiving those precious league issued checks. To the amount of which I have never seen in person, ESPN as reported by CNBC, the average NBA player lost about $220,000 as a result of the lockout and a disclaimer of intent to the NBA, pursuant by a lawsuit against the NBA filed by the players. 

David Boies has been picked to
 represent the NBA players
It also marked the 138th day of the lockout. Only so much talk about Basketball Related Income, 50/50 splits, "system issues", hard-caps, soft-caps, luxury tax, and rookie wages can consume the news feeds. So what we will do here at BlvdAve is give you reasons to reflect on what was, and what will be the future of the NBA.



The 2010 Season brought us alot of young talented stars that look to change the league. Dallas finally got what it had been denied for so long, winning an NBA championship for future Hall of Famer Dirk Nowitzki and mercurial owner Mark Cuban.

Each week until the NBA season picks back up, we will take a look at some things that will be missed in the NBA. Rather than jam a bunch of numbers down the readers throat (there will be enough of that everywhere else), I am going to entertain and tease you all with some of the best highlights from last season and of all time. We will also take a look which NBA superstars are going to play overseas and tour the U.S. as a result of the recent news that the players will sue the league.

In any event....

Let's take a look at the season that was for the 2010-11 NBA Champion Dallas Mavericks.





Monday, November 14, 2011

Sneaks on the AVE: Run-DMC x adidas Originals Superstar ’80s ‘My adidas’ out now !








If there was ever a time you desiered to walk through concert doors or roam all over coliseum floors, it very well might be now.  No, there's not another Live Aid/8 benefit concert coming up to commemorate the fifth birthday of the last one, but instead an anniversary for one of the first explicit instances of overlap between hip-hop culture and major sneaker brands.  The Run-DMC x adidas Originals Superstar 80s 'My adidas' 25th Anniversary edition commemorates five x five years since the song that gave a name to Three Stripes online customization service first hit radio airwaves.  These are unique for their use of custom embroidery on the rear as well as a dookie rope dubrae; are they the greatest shelltoe release of the last quarter-century?  Check out the images below and these dropped in stores this past Friday, November 11th. Truly a fittingly timed release for one of the rap game's oldest veteran groups.





New Music : Rihanna feat. Jay-Z - "Talk that Talk"



Rih Rih's new album 'talk that talk' in stores this December !


Weekend Box Office Results November 11, 2011 - November 13, 2011



We have a new box office CHAMP !!! This past weekend,'Immortals' dethroned the 2 week box office champ 'Puss In Boots' to become the top dog, raking in $32 Million bucks in ticket sales. Adam Sandler's latest film, 'Jack and Jill' made an impressive debut at #2, grossing $26 Million at the box office. Although 'Puss In Boots' dropped two spots to #3, the film continues to thrive in theaters as it made another $25 Million at the box office this past weekend, bringing the films gross past the $100 Million dollar mark. The Eddie Murphy & Ben Stiller comedy 'Tower Heist' came in at #4 with a little over $13 Million in ticket sales, and the Clint Eastwood film, 'J.Edgar', starring Leonardo DiCaprio, rounds out the top 5 films grossing $11 Million its opening week. Be back here on Friday ladies & gents to find out the latest batch of new films and we'll see if Immortals will remain box office champ or not !!!




TW
Title Studio Weekend
Total
1
Immortals Relativity Media
$32,000,000

$32,000,000

2
Jack and Jill Columbia Pictures (Sony)
$26,000,000

$26,000,000

3
Puss In Boots DreamWorks Animation
$25,500,000

$108,809,000

4
Tower Heist Universal Pictures
$13,200,000

$43,900,000

5
J. Edgar Warner Bros. Pictures
$11,470,000

$11,569,000

6
A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas New Line Cinema (Warner Bros.)
$5,900,000

$23,222,000

7
In Time 20th Century Fox
$4,150,000

$30,667,000

8
Paranormal Activity 3 Paramount Pictures
$3,625,000

$100,823,000

9
Footloose Paramount Pictures
$2,735,000

$48,876,000

10
Real Steel DreamWorks Pictures
$2,000,000

$81,748,000

11
Moneyball Columbia Pictures (Sony)
$1,100,000

$71,892,000

12
Courageous TriStar Pictures (Sony)
$1,000,000

$31,554,000


Saturday, November 12, 2011

In theaters now



Ok guys sorry for the delay, I usually deliver this post on fridays, so here it is now. There's several new movies in theaters this weekend, which Im sure will give 'Puss In Boots' a run for its money as the top movie in theaters. So without further ado, lets get right into it ! We'll have box office results posted on Monday.

11-11-11



J. Edgar



Jack and Jill



Immortals

Tuesday, November 08, 2011

Rest In PEACE: HEAVY D







Mount Vernon, New York emcee-turned-actor Heavy D (born Dwight Myers) has been reported dead today. He was 44 years of age. TMZ.com reports that Heavy D was found unconscious near the entrance to his Beverly Hills, California home and rushed to the hospital. Details are still emerging regarding the longtime Uptown Records rapper's cause of death, however peers and loved ones including rapper-turned-deejay/photographer D-Nice and author/activist dream hampton have publicly mourned the rapper's loss just moments ago.
The Jamaican-born emcee was leader of Heavy D & The Boyz, a late 1980s Hip Hop group which released five albums, all on the Uptown label. The group included G-Whiz, DJ Eddie F., and the late "Trouble" T. Roy, who helped inspired Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth's "They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)." Between 1987 and 1994, Heavy D & The Boyz worked with the likes of Notorious B.I.G., DJ Premier, Marley Marl and longtime affiliate and fellow Mount Vernon native Pete Rock.
As a solo artist, Heavy D remained close with Uptown Records executive Sean "Diddy" Combs and the mogul's Bad Boy Records imprint, despite never releasing a Bad Boy album. Recently, Heavy D released Grammy-nominated Reggae album Vibes on the Stride label in 2008. Previously, D had released Waterbed Hev in 1997 and a self-titled 1999 album.
The group performed the title track to FOX's In Living Color show, and appeared on the program. As an actor, Heavy D would appear in films such as Life.
At the time of his death, Heavy D was at work on an album called Love Opus, set to feature Anthony Hamilton and Carl Thomas. Just weeks ago, Heavy D performed at the 2011 BET Hip Hop Awards. It was days after Heavy D had performed his hit Michael Jackson collaboration, "Jam," alongside LaToya Jackson.
Heres two of Heavy D's Biggest Hits :

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