Pau Gasol Contest ! Special NBA.com Gift Pack Up for Grabs!

Giving away a nice NBA.com LeBron Poster the last time made me feel great that I'm doing this with more regularity during the 2010 NBA Playoffs. (BTW, congrats to Kevin Codamon for winning the prize!)

Big Lakers Fan is now launching a blog contest that will give away an awesome NBA.com gift pack! The gift pack has a t-shirt, a hat, and a mug and if you win, NBA.com will send those great items to your doorstep. :D

The theme of the contest is Pau Gasol, who has been huge for the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference Finals against the Phoenix Suns.To win the contest, post a comment on what you think is the better play featuring Pau Gasol:

• Outlet pass to Gasol in Game 1: http://www.nba.com/video/channels/playoffs/2010/05/17/0040900311_phx_lal_play8.nba
• Gasol fadeaway in Game 2: http://www.nba.com/video/channels/playoffs/2010/05/19/0040900312_phx_lal_play1.nba
  

Watch those videos on NBA.com and just post your comment in this blog post. The winner will be selected by a raffle, so feel free to comment as much as you like (just remember, one raffle ticket per comment). You can get an extra raffle tickets by posting a tweet with a link to NBA.com with the hashtag #paugasolcontest.

The deadline for the contest is on Monday, May 24, 12mn EST. And the winner will be announced shortly after. :)

So watch those videos on NBA.com and you could get the awesome gift pack! :D


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Sprite and The NBA Seeking the Best Amateur Dunker in Los Angeles

Last year Lebron James crowned Air Up The the best "amateur dunker" in the world and Kenny Smith raved about him after watching the NBA dunk contest. Here's a little reminder of those awesome dunks:



It's now time again to find the best kept secrets of dunking with Sprite's Slam Sunk Showdown! This year, there are new cities and new dunkers who will wow fans with original dunks.

Sprite and the NBA are stopping in Los Angeles this Saturday (May 22) for a competition to find the city’s best amateur dunker. The winner will receive $1,000 and the chance to win $10,000 in the Sprite Slam Dunk Showdown judged by LeBron James at the 2011 All Star Weekend in Los Angeles.

The competition is open to all local dunkers ages 18 and up, and will be judged by a panel that includes NBA legend Darryl Dawkins and local dunker Carlos “Los” Smothers, the runner–up in the 2010 Sprite Slam Dunk Showdown. 

The event will be held at the Universal City Walk and it will start at 4pm. The good news is that it's open to the pubilc so everyone can catch a glimpse of the high flyers who could be featured in the 2011 All Star Game.

To know more about the Sprite Slam Dunk Showdown, go to http://www.nba.com/dunk, or be a fan in the Showdown's Facebook page.



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We Have Our First PurplenGoldLA T-Shirt Winner!

We have the first winner of our PurplenGoldLA T-shirt contest!

Congratulations to Hampton Forbes (@hampforbes) for getting this nice Ron Artest-inspired shirt:

So to you Hampton, I'll be contacting you via Twitter and I'll be waiting for your confirmation response within 3 days.

For everyone who joined, thanks and don't lose hope because we will be giving away more PurplenGoldLA Los Angeles Lakers-inspired graphic t-shirts in the weeks to come!


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The Great Run Athletics Shoes Giveaway Winner Drawn!

Congratulations to the winners of The Great Run Athletics Shoes Giveaway from Big Lakers Fan and NBA Basketball Jerseys drawn last January 4, 2008: Kati Marshall for Big Lakers Fan and Ronald Ryan Ignacio for NBA Basketball Jerseys.

Please expect an email from me and you must respond within 3 days to confirm your prize.

Thanks to all who joined and always visit this blog for more great contests. The Great Run Athletics Shoes Giveaway was made possible by Run's House, new episodes every Thursday on MTV.

UPDATE:

Due to the non-confirmation of Kati Marshall, I have drawn a new winner for Big Lakers Fan and the lucky person is Lesha of Fashion Fling. Congratulations!




Tags: Run's House

The Great Run Athletics Shoes Giveaway

I'm giving away shoes!

Thanks to MTV and Run's House, I'm having a tie-up event with NBA Basketball Jerseys to give away Run Athletics shoes. I'll be giving away a two pairs of shoes-- one pair for ladies and another pair for guys.

The women's shoe is a pair of Pastry brand Fab Cookie Boots with the Chocolate Chip colorway pictured below:

The guy's shoes is a Run Athletics Arthur Ashe pair, with the Aussie Grandslam colorway:


Take note that sizes are not guaranteed.

So how do you take home either one of these fine kicks? It's very easy in three simple steps:

1. Answer the question: "What is the name of the reality show of Reverend Run and his family that is shown in MTV?"
2. Leave a comment in this blog with you name and email address. (The email address may be in the format xxx (at) domain.com to protect you from spam.) One comment entitles you to one virtual raffle entry and one person can leave one comment for himself/herself. If you are a blogger, you can create a link to this post and that will earn you 5 raffle entries. A maximum of 10 raffle entries can be earned from this method. To create a link, use the "Create a Link" link below this post to post the link of your blog.
3. At January 4, 2008 (+800 GMT), the winner will be drawn via an electronic raffle. Blog links will also be checked on that day. The winner will be notified by email and must respond within 3 days to confirm you are interested in claiming the pair of shoes. You will be contacted by MTV and they will send you the pair of shoes, where ever you are in the world.
   

Two winners will be drawn, one for Big Lakers Fan and another for NBA Basketball Jerseys. A coin toss will determine which winner will get to choose between the two pairs of shoes.

Have a new pair of shoes at the start of the new year! Join this giveaway and take home the nifty Run Athletics shoes. Also, don't forget to watch Run's House at MTV every Thursdays 10P/9C.




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