Kicks

August 31, 2011 – Ben Berry   “Pine green foams they may never see the store” are words spoken earlier this year by Wale on Maybach Music Group’s Self Made Vol. 1. The quote was in reference to the newest Foamposite Pro colorway of 2011. Dark Pine is used on the polyurethane upper and also [...]

August 24, 2011 – Ben Berry The Guangdong Sports Stadium was filled with over 1,000 in attendance to see the reigning MVP Derrick Rose while he is on his tour of China. Amongst being emcee at the adidas Summer League South Conference Final Rose also went one-on-one with recording artist Pakho and handed out the [...]

August 23, 2011 – Ben Berry For the last few years, Converse has run their Open Gym program around the country and this year they expended the program launching a Converse Open Gym in Puerto Rico with the help of NBA players Carlos Arroyo and JJ Barea. [...]

August 22, 2011 – Ben Berry The basketball world is still buzzing about the game featuring players from the Drew League and Goodman League facing off this past Saturday. [...]

August 19, 2011 – Ben Berry Kevin Durant has been making sure that the basketball world doesn’t forget about him anytime soon, and judging by the little bit of this workout he goes through its no wonder he’s putting up numbers in summer league games. [...]

August 15, 2011 – Ben Berry   Despite slightly sounding like a movie title, the Wall Season 2: Zig Encore looks to be a pretty durable basketball shoe. Which is good because a problem that many were finding with the ZigSlash was that the actual Zig sole would begin to separate from the shoe before [...]

August 15, 2011 – Ben Berry   Success with hybrid sneakers is something that the Air Jordan line doesn’t achieve too often, but Penny Hardaway might have finally found a niche in the market that Michael Jordan may never get to. Following the success of the Half Cent, another Hardaway-inspired sneaker is scheduled for release [...]

August 12, 2011- Ben Berry   Today Dennis Rodman prepares to be inducted in the NBA Hall of Fame today over in Springfield, Massachusetts and in celebration of this achievement Rodman was given a pair of custom lasered Air Force 1s. This pair of ‘white-on-whites’ gives a quick glimpse into the various parts of the [...]

August 8, 2011 – Ben Berry   With the NBA season still a mystery it is no wonder that many new shoe models haven’t seen much light of day. Last season staples like the Zoom Kobe VI and Crazy Light are still being released in new colorways without any end in sight. Images recently surfaced [...]

August 5, 2011 – Ben Berry   A current rising trend among people is purchasing specific clothing to be worn with certain sneakers they buy instead of doing the other way around like most are custom to, but how many times do those pairs have historic meaning? [...]