Ben Berry

Continuing on the deep storytelling for the LeBron James siganture basketball sneaker line is the ‘Double Helix’ Nike LeBron 12. Playing off the inspiration that embedded in the DNA of LeBron James is basketball, the ‘Double Helix’ LeBron 12 is mostly burgundy (like a lot of DNA maps) and features a bright Volt and pink [...]

As sneaker consumers, we have become acustom to players with signature sneakers being injured as new pairs are coming out. Kobe Bryant pioneered that lane. This ‘Blackout’ edition is the latest colorway in the newly-launched Nike Kobe X series. In the podcast that Kobe did with designer Eric Avar for the Kobe X, he was [...]

Nike continues the tradition of releasing a special colorway for Kevin Durant’s aunt with the ‘Aunt Pearl’ KD 7. Inspired by the angel tattoo on Kevin Durant’s back, the ‘Aunt Pearl’ colorway of the Nike KD 7 is a Premium release colored in mostly white with gold branding accents and minimal pint hits seen in [...]

In 1979 when the adidas Top Ten was first released and embraced around the world (especially European basketball leagues) as the premiere top-tier basketball sneaker, it was likely never thought that a flower-adorned colorway would be a thing. Two months into 2015 and it is, in fact, a thing. Featuring a full leather upper with [...]

When Kyrie Irving joined the Nike signature shoe roster at the end of 2014, I really liked that his sneakers retail at $110; making it the most affordable Nike Basketball signature shoe out. Check out the inspiration & release date for the new Kyrie 1 colorway. Named the ‘Flytrap’ Nike Kyrie 1 after an actual [...]

After getting some hands-on time with a few of the Remastered versions of different Air Jordans, it is more than fair to say the quality has been raised tremendously from previous Retro releases. This Jordan 4 colorway makes its first return to stores in over a decade. Even though the Air Jordan IV (4) originally [...]

While walking to a pop-up Nike installation at the corner of Bowery & Great Jones St in NYC, I didn’t know what to expect out of the event. Especially since when looking for routes to get in that area, a tire shop kept coming up as the location when searched by address. Walking to the [...]

Sportswear retailer VILLA has teamed up with Starter again on the Slam Dunk pack; the third installment of their collaborative Legacy Series. Each of the six jackets in the Villa x Starter “Slam Dunk” Pack is inspired by previous winners of the NBA Slam Dunk Content. Vince Carter for Toronto, J.R. Rider for Minnesota, Dee [...]

For the 2015 NBA All-Star Game in New York City, Nike drew up the ‘Zoom City’ collection for their players with signature sneakers. With NYC hosting the basketball festivities this year, the All Star ‘Zoom City’ pack (made up of the LeBron 12, Kyrie 1, KD 7, and Kobe X) gets their colorway inspiration from [...]

Another NBA All-Star Weekend means another new Nike Air Foamposite One release. With an entirely chrome upper to represent this weekend being basketball’s premier moment to shine, the ‘2015 All-Star’ Air Foamposte One certainly is eye catching. A dope detail is seen in the Nike branding being slightly altered to read NYC as well. This [...]