Kicks

July 28, 2011 – Ben Berry As with most numbered Jordans, the Air Jordan XIV holds its own special place in the career of Michael Jordan. If you remember MJ was wearing the XIV when hit that iconic crossover against Bryon Russell and drained a shot from outside the 3-point line to win the ’97-’98 [...]

July 27, 2011 – Dane Carbaugh The Nike Air Max Duncan II is my favorite basketball shoe of all-time. Go ahead, I’ll wait for you to stop laughing. I think Ben Barry just choked on his latte. Nevertheless, as a point-forward who played out of position most of my life, the requirements I demanded from [...]

July 22, 2011 – Ben Berry LeBron James’ signature line will go down as one of the most successful series in Nike Basketball history. With the many colorways seen for last seasons’ LeBron VIII you’d think there wouldn’t be anything else eye catching. I thought that until this sample pair of the V2 version popped [...]

July 21, 2011 – Ben Berry   When Ray Allen broke Reggie Miller’s 3-point record back in February, if you’re anything like me your eyes gravitated down to his feet and saw a pair of Jordan XIIIs that have never been on a store shelf before. Though no stranger to Jordan PE’s, we knew that [...]

July 20, 2011 – Ben Berry Derrick Williams becomes the second rookie entering the NBA this year with an Under Armour endorsement; the first one announced was Kemba Walker. [...]

July 18, 2011 – Ben Berry Mostly known for his “killer crossover”, Anfernee ‘Penny’ Hardaway also had one of the best signature sneaker lines Nike has ever hosted. Rivaling that of the famed Air Jordan line, the Air Penny series still has sneakers which many sneakerheads consider staples in their collection. Hardaway also introduced the [...]

July 15, 2011 – Ben Berry   In 2006 when the Jordan V made its return, several original colorways were re-released among a few new colorways. For those who aren’t as familiar with the many original colorways of the Jordan V, there are technically two versions bearing the Fire Red colorway. One pair features an [...]

July 14, 2011 – Ben Berry Trash talk in basketball is as big of a part of the game, to some players it’s almost as big as the basic fundamentals themselves. Former Stripes athlete Kobe Bryant is captured on camera talking to someone in the crowd about sneakers. When the “his shoes’ lighter” comment is [...]

July 13, 2011 – Ben Berry   Inspired by Carmelo Anthony’s alma matta Syracuse and his current team the New York Knicks, 15-year-old Allen Largin had his design chosen from over 20,000 submissions as a part of Nike/Jordan Brand’s Future Sole program. Back in March when we brought you the story on these Anthony all [...]

July 11, 2011 – Ben Berry   One of the lighter shoes coming from Under Armour this year, the MicroG Clutch features UA’s trademark Micro G foam the entire length of the shoe and on the sockliner as well. This specific pair has its upper constructed from nubuck and other synthetic materials dyed red with [...]