Official Releases

Now and again, brands take notice to the spotlight we shine on the basketball sneakers we chose to feature on The Hoop Doctors. adidas noticed that I have been a big fan of the Derrick Rose signature series and saw fit to send over the ‘Away’ adidas D Rose 4 in this special packaging. Included [...]

The Jordan CP3.VII might be the best performing and looking Chris Paul sneaker with Jordan Brand. If the NBA preseason is any indication of what the upcoming season will bring, look for CP3 and the Jordan Super.Fly 2-wearing Blake Griffin to wear matching colorways like with the ‘Back In Blue’ sleeved jerseys from Clippers media [...]

In a very similar colorway to the ‘Big Bang’ LeBron IX from the 2011 All-Star Weekend, the ‘Forging Iron’ LeBron 11 is definitely all orange everything with the bright color seen on every notable feature like the Dynamic Flywire cables, Armorposite upper & Hyperfused mesh. All of this sits on top of a slight Walter [...]

Now that all signs point towards this upcoming season actually being #TheReturn of Derrick Rose, gear up for what is sure to be a dynamic Chicago Bulls season with the ‘Brenda’ adidas Rose 4 inspired by Derrick’s mother; Brenda Rose. Since the adidas Rose 1, all of the D Rose sneakers have featured the Sprintframe [...]

Ever since the early sample colorway scans posted in June, I have been really looking forward to this sneaker. Releasing in stores today is the Air Jordan XX8 SE. Essentially the Air Jordan XX8 without the shroud, the Air Jordan XX8 SE has 2 of these 3 camouflage colorways inspired by the uniform colors of [...]

Ever since the Nike KD II, there has always been a colorway of Kevin Durant’s sneaker for that year that pays homage to the single year that KD spent at the University of Texas. That in mind, take an official look at the ‘Texas’ Nike KD VI. The mostly black upper on the Nike KD [...]

Inspired by the few seasons Shaquille O’Neal spent as a member of the Phoenix Suns, Reebok drew up this new colorway of the Shaq Attaq. For the ‘Phoenix Suns’ Reebok Shaq Attaq, the primary layer of black leather on the toe and purple on the heel lays underneath that of orange Vector branding & a [...]

After the usual rollout & marketing tactics (shouts to you Gerald Drain) for a new, premiere Jordan sneaker, this performance-drivin Jordan Super.Fly 2 makes its way to the Nike iD sneaker customization program. Available for anyone willing to put up the money for a pair, the Jordan Super.Fly 2 has multiple parts that can be [...]

Now that the Reebok Shaqnosis has been re-released in the original white-and-black colorway, the time is ripe break away from the past and put out some new colorways. This colorway is said to be inspired by the 1997 movie STEEL staring Shaquille O’Neal, what has come to be known as the ‘Steel’ Reebok Shaqnosis features [...]

When he began his NBA career, Kobe Bryant had an adidas sneaker endorsement which led to some of the most unique-looking basketball sneakers ever. One of the more memorable kicks was the ones he wore during the adidas EQT Elevation, being re-released for the first time in the ‘1997 Dunk Contest’ colorway worn by Kobe [...]