Kicks

February 15, 2012 – Ben Berry Do not adjust your screen or hit the ‘back’ button, you are actually on The Hoop Doctors and we only report the most authentic of sneaker news over here! I feel the need to say that first because this pair definitely looks like something you’d find on Canal St [...]

February 14, 2012 – Ben Berry Just like Josh Smith and Derek Fisher before him, Dwight Howard is next up in the What’s in the Bag series from adidas. Along with the new adiPower Howard II, the three-time NBA defensive Player of the Year walks us thru some of the items that he keeps in [...]

February 13, 2012 – Ben Berry We are in a time in sneaker history where sometimes a nickname can help a sneaker sell; enter the ‘Invisibility Cloak’ Zoom Kobe VII. [...]

February 13, 2012 – Ben Berry When I first showed you the adiZero Rose 2.5 there were multiple colorways on display but little did I, or anyone else, know just how early we were looking at these colorways. For his third All-Star appearance, adidas will lace Derrick Rose with a special colorway of his new [...]

February 10, 2012 – Ben Berry For years Nike has released a limited set of sneakers in February to commemorate Black History Month and 2012 is no different. This year an entire pack of sneakers will be released, not just basketball sneakers but us being The Hoop Doctors and all I’m going to just focus [...]

February 8, 2012 – Ben Berry After going with yellow for 2011, adidas Basketball unleashes another set of vibrant colored kicks for the 2012 All-Star Weekend which ensures that the Orlando Magic’s six-time MVP Dwight Howard will be seen. The current Superman of the league will be laced with a new colorway of the adiPower [...]

February 7, 2012 – Ben Berry With the first month of 2012 behind us already, Jordan Brand begins to bring the heat by releasing the classic ‘Cement’ colorway of the Air Jordan IV. When the Jordan IV was chosen for as the Air Jordan for the 2011 Doernbecher collection, that meant that 2012 would see [...]

February 3, 2012 – Ben Berry Fans of the newest Derrick Rose sneaker have a lot to celebrate this week since the adiZero Rose 2.5 becomes the first signature basketball sneaker to come through the adidas miadidas program. Aside from coloring different panels of the sneaker, other customization options not seen on other sneaker creating [...]

February 2, 2012 – Ben Berry This pair of the adidas adiZero Rose 2.5 was dubbed ‘Brenda’ after Derrick Rose’s mother who’s favorite color is also red. A subtle monotone cement-like print can be seen on the entire upper which is fitting for the fourth sneaker of the current MVP; very reminiscent of the fourth [...]

January 31, 2012 – Ben Berry As with the last few NBA All-Star Weekends the sneakers released have a theme that varies between companies. Since this ’11 – ’12 season has more eyes on the league than in recent memory, Nike goes for the flashy by releasing their biggest signature sneakers in glow in the [...]