Kicks

December 21, 2011 – Ben Berry As the years have gone by, sneaker companies have begun taking some of their most popular silhouettes, and during the NCAA season constructing a limited set for the college programs they endorse. In this case adidas Basketball takes the signature sneakers of their two biggest players, Derrick Rose and [...]

December 20, 2011 – Ben Berry Against the New Orleans Hornets, Greivis Vasquez debuted this Under Armour Juke SMU this past Friday by coming off the bench for an impressive 7 points and 6 assists all within nine minutes. A black CompFit sleeve sits inside the mostly black sneaker upper and is set off by [...]

December 19, 2011 – Ben Berry Nike takes full advantage of the beginning of the ’11 – ’12 NBA season by dropping speacial editions for three of their biggest players in Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, and Kevin Durant. The “Cheetah” Zoom Kobe VII Supreme, “Christmas” LeBron 9, and “Copper” Zoom KD IV all release on [...]

December 14, 2011 – Ben Berry After arguably being the best basketball player of the summer, Kevin Durant has been in the spotlight since last season with his second consecutive NBA scoring title and the Oklahoma City Thunder’s post-season run til now and the Nike Basketball team has decided to give a push to his [...]

December 14, 2011 – Ben Berry With the NBA still under a league lockout, basketball sneaker companies took advantage of the freedom to come up with colorways without the restriction of team colors. How does the ‘Bango’ Micro G Bloodline weigh against the other rare UA Bloodline SMUs? Let us know in the comments below. [...]

December 9, 2011 – Ben Berry Former NBA stars-turned-broadcasters like Charles Barkley, Steve Kerr, Reggie Miller, Shaquille O’Neal, Kenny Smith, Steve Smith, and Chris Webber came together to talk kicks on a NBA TV Open Court segment titled Sole Searching. In this 10-minute segment, these men discuss the impact sneakers have had not only in [...]

December 9, 2011 – Ben Berry    The adiZero Rose 2 by adidas has been one of my favorite sneakers this year for multiple reasons. We first showed you what the sneaker looks like in the new NBA 2K12 but now we have the official release We previously gave these the “Gucci” stamp due to [...]

December 2011 – Ben Berry The ‘Weatherman’ Zoom KD IV, Kevin Durant’s favorite colorway of his new signature sneaker, now has a release date. The Nike Zoom KD IV ‘Weatherman’ is in stores on December 10th at select Nike Basketball retailers. [...]

December 2, 2011 – Ben Berry   The roster for President Barack Obama’s exhibition game isn’t the only growing aspect of the event, sneaker companies are also starting to take notice of just how big a stage the game’s participants will be on. [...]

December 1, 2011 – Ben Berry   With no professional basketball going on domestically for now and as the temperature steadily starts to drop, basketball fans and athletes alike are having to find new ways to scratch their hoops itch. [...]