Good things come to those who wait; a fact that is omnipresent in the sneaker world. In these current times of weekly releases it is logical to think that even with the general population increase, not every pair kicks that get made is being worn. And when that happens sneakers go on sale, like these [...]
Many have worked hard to embed “Dee Brown” and “dunk contest” in your head when thinking of Reebok Pump basketball sneakers. Now while it is true that Dee Brown did wear the Reebok Pump Omni Lite in the 1991 NBA Slam Dunk competition, many forget that in 1993 he was given a signature shoe with [...]
Rappers want to be ballers and basketball players want to spit raps. With the two subcultures so closely intertwined it isn’t unusual to see crossover with stars in each lane. If you’ve seen the Lance Stephenson music video to the three verses he rapped over the overwhelmingly popular Bobby Shmurda ‘Hot N****’ track then you [...]
Allen Iverson has been slaying giants for his entire career as an undersized scoring guard in the NBA. Now in his life after the NBA he has just slayed another giant. This time a corporate one. Nike. Back in October, Nike let the world know they were releasing 2-3 tribute editions of the “Zoom Flight [...]
adidas and University of Louisville today unveiled commemorative uniforms for the Cardinals basketball team to wear during Friday’s Armed Forces Classic at the US Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen in Puerto Rico. These limited edition uniforms feature a white and grey camouflage pattern with red and light blue trim as a nod to the Coast [...]
Sneaker release date be damned is one of the things I took away from Chris Paul’s recent performance in a Seattle AM game on Saturday, August 23rd. Aside from recording a triple-double in effortless style, CP3 (unknowingly or not) debuted his new signature sneaker before Jordan Brand even announces it. After having the best performance [...]
On Thursday morning the participants arrived at The Avenue Colleges gym for the first workout of this year’s Elite 24 festivities. After a light cardio workout, the participants were divided into groups to work on different skills at different stations. Then player rotation were formed to allow teams to rotate in-and-out seamlessly while scrimmaging. Not [...]