Ben Berry

Inspired by long-time Nike/Air Jordan friend of the program Spike Lee and his 40 Acres & A Mule production company, a new Air Jordan VI colorway is releasing at the end of this week. Featuring a red upper constructed from a very premium-looking tumbled upper, the ‘Spizike’ Jordan 6 has an entirely white sole and [...]

Fans of the Reebok Question (like the homie Nick Engvall from Finish Line) have enjoyed a steady stream of solid releases for the last 18 months, a trend that will continue with the upcoming ‘First Ballot’ colorway. Inspired by Allen Iverson being almost guarenteed to make the NBA Hall of Fame on his first nomination, [...]

While trying out for Team USAB team in Las Vegas, Stephen Curry previews all three heights of the upcoming Under Armour Clutchfit Drive basketball sneaker. Ankle problems and Stephen Curry seemed to go hand-in-hand, so it makes perfect sense that Under Armour (a brand that does a fantastic job when it comes to dealing with [...]

This past weekend, I was invited out with the AND1 design team as they toured around the Coney Island side of Brooklyn, NY with Lance Stephenson as they gather inspiration for the upcoming Born Ready collection thru AND1 apparel. Very fittingly, the first stop on the tour was famed Abraham Lincoln HS where Stephenson led [...]

Social media has become the best and worst way to keep informed with current happenings. While not everything that goes up on an outlet like Twitter is reliable, it is safe to assume that if a NBA All-Star gives an unreleased sneaker a name; that is its name. Paul George took to his Instagram account [...]

When it comes to LeBron James signature sneakers, Nike has a specific way of doing things. The full height sneaker comes out, then the Elite version is unveiled before the NBA postseason and the lowtop version drops and comes out multiple colorways until the next model releases. Its down to a schedule. Sticking to the [...]

Debuted in 1992, the Air Flight Huarache is a pivotal shoe in the world of performance basketball kicks due to its minimalist design with not having more materials than need and minor visible branding. Nike is bringing back an original colorway of this classic sneaker early next month. Also releasing as sort of a package [...]

With a marbleized camouflage print seen on the midsole and inner lining, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle colorway of the FILA M’Squad features tumbled leather on the upper and a perforated tongue both in the same shade of green. The orange on the M collar, laces, and FILA branding represents the ooze that the TMNT [...]

After over a year of instense wear-testing done by top NBA and NCAA basketball players, adidas officially unveils the Crazylight Boost. Designed to be both comfortable while wearing and responsive to sudden body movements, the difference in the Boost foam provides comes from it replaces the standard EVA compound that makes up the midsole of [...]

Battle torn, tested, and tuned, Derrick Rose can is in place to be seen back in basketball action soon. On his feet for this return will be the new adidas D Rose 5 Boost basketball sneaker, which is an upgrade to the industry-standard TPU midsole materials and replaces it with the popular adidas Boost foam [...]