Feast Or Famine: The McDonald’s All-American Game
Every year, I watch players in high school, stars in high school, and think to myself: “Damn, that kid is on his way to big things.” It’s always hard to sort out the truth from the phonies because at...
View ArticleThe 35 Greatest McDonald’s High School All Americans
Growing up, your goal might’ve been just to make varsity. Once there, maybe you started shooting for All-Star status. A select few possibly made it all the way to All-State. But if you’re chosen to...
View ArticleVideo: High School Girl Throws Down 2 Dunks In McDonald’s Slam Dunk Contest
As our friends at High School Hoop showed off earlier, this year’s McDonald’s All-American Powerade Jamfest was entertaining mostly because a girl didn’t just dunk; she dunked twice, and made the...
View ArticleAdidas Unveils New Short-Sleeve Uniforms For McDonald’s All-Americans
Well, that didn’t take long. When the Golden State Warriors executive team said they believed their new, adidas short-sleeved alternate uniform would catch on quickly, I guess they didn’t technically...
View Articleadidas Unveils Special Edition Crazyquick for McDonald’s All American Games
The McDonald’s All American Games snuck up on me. We’re only two days away. On April 3, the best high school players in the country will take the court in Chicago for an all-star game that is always...
View ArticleMcDonald’s Announces All American Games Rosters
Last night, McDonald’s announced the full rosters for this year’s All American Games, to be played at Chicago’s United Center on April 2, 2014. The West team will be anchored by Chicago’s very own, the...
View Article12 McDonald’s All-Americans Ready To Make Instant Impact In College
On November 14, 2002, Carmelo Anthony, a 6-8, 230-pound former McDonald’s All-American, dominated in his first collegiate game, scoring 27 points and grabbing 11 rebounds in a Syracuse loss at Memphis....
View ArticleWinners & Losers From The 2014 McDonald’s All-American Game
Let’s be honest for a second here. No matter what your parents told you when you were growing up, everybody knows that there’s always a winner and a loser, right? If winning isn’t everything, then why...
View ArticleFuture Kentucky Wildcats Do Work At The McDonald’s All American Game
Last night in Chicago was definitely an exciting one in McDonald’s All American Game history as more than 20,000 fans (an all-time record) came out to the United Center to watch 48 of the nation’s best...
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The 2015 McDonald’s All-American Nominees Have Been Announced
Kelly Oubre Jr., Cliff Alexander (Mike DiNovo-USA TODAY Sports) Think of your favorite NBA superstar. No, seriously, take a second. Who did you come up with? Derrick Rose? LeBron James? Kevin Durant?...
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Talkin’ Hoops And Hip-Hop With 2015 McDonald’s All-American’s Carlton Bragg,...
USA TODAY Sports The 2015 McDonald’s High School All-American Game tipped off last night, adding to the annals of a game that’s seen every heavily hyped hooper in recent memory make an appearance. Dime...
View ArticleFlashback: Carmelo Anthony Upsets Amar’e Stoudemire In The 2002 McDonald’s...
Let’s go back to 2002 (if you need some help doing this, listen to Nelly’s “Hot In Herre“). Specifically, let’s go back to the 2002 McDonald’s All-American Game, which featured a couple of future NBA...
View ArticleWatch A Teenage Kevin Garnett Throw Up Bricks In The McDonalds 3-Point Shootout
Have a seat in the Delorean, hop in the wayback machine, slip into the TARDIS – we’re going back, way back in time. How far back, exactly? 20 years ago, to 1995. Toy Story was the first ever wholly...
View ArticleWatch Shaquille O’Neal Go Coast-To-Coast For A Soaring Slam In The McDonald’s...
A sizable portion of basketball followers only know one Shaquille O’Neal, the hulking, occasionally overweight interior force who won four combined championships with the Los Angeles Lakers and Miami...
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The 2016 McDonald’s All-American Uniforms Make Sleeves Look Cool
adidas For the fourth year in a row, the McDonald’s All-American jerseys will feature short sleeves. McDonald’s and adidas unveiled the threads that the nation’s top high school basketball prospects...
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McDonald’s All American Selection Show Tomorrow Night
With the high school basketball season wrapping up in the next month or so, it’s time to see who’s made themselves the best of the best. With that in mind, don’t forget to tune in to the 2010...
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Syracuse’s Lack Of McDonald’s All Americans Could Cost Them The Title
DeMarcus Cousins With multiple Cindarellas and plenty of drama at this year’s Big Dance, many fans are wondering who will be crowned the king. While it’s too late to adjust your bracket, the answer is...
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The Season’s Best Sports Gift Is Just A Click Away
Kevin Garnett & John Wooden, 1995 Looking for the season’s perfect gift? The chance to purchase advanced tickets to one of the country’s best sporting events while also giving back? We’ve got you...
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Austin Rivers Wins 2011 Morgan Wootten Player Of The Year Award
Doc Rivers & Austin Rivers (photo. McDonald's All American Game) If you know anything about high school basketball, you know that name Austin Rivers. And yesterday afternoon, the Winter Park (Fla.)...
View ArticleAustin Rivers McDonald’s All American Game Diary (Day 1)
With the 2011 McDonald’s All American Game taking place in Chicago this week, we have our guy Austin Rivers (the No. 1 player in the nation) checking in. In his first video diary, Austin talks about...
View ArticleAustin Rivers McDonald’s All American Game Diary (Day 2)
With the 2011 McDonald’s All American Game taking place in Chicago this week, we have our guy Austin Rivers (the No. 1 player in the nation) checking in. In his second video diary, Austin chats with us...
View ArticleBonus: Austin Rivers Warms Up For Powerade Jam Fest
Before Austin Rivers took the floor for the Powerade Jam Fest last night, he gave us a little update while warming up with fellow competitor Chane Behanan. We’ll have Austin all week, so if you have...
View ArticleAustin Rivers McDonald’s All American Game Diary (Day 3)
With the 2011 McDonald’s All American Game taking place in Chicago this week, we have our guy Austin Rivers (the No. 1 player in the nation) checking in. In his third video diary, Austin chats with us...
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Carmelo/MSG Produce Fireworks; The Rest of the League Goes Crazy
Normally, starting Smack with a Knicks/Nets game must’ve meant that the rest of the league either had the night off or every other game just sucked. We could’ve started with all of the misplaced anger...
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