Kicks

June 22, 2011 – Ben Berry   Back in 2008 when the Hyperdunk first came onto the scene, it was an instant hit. Flywire became one of the new standards for sneaker construction for Nike Basketball. With this third incarnation, Flywire is the prominent material with carbon fiber being the base for Zoom cushioning. For [...]

June 21, 2011 – Ben Berry Between the 3 versions of the LeBron VIII there’s been over 30 different pairs, greatly exceeding the usual amount for the average signature shoe in a season. The third time must have been the charm because the V3 PS version takes elements from all current kicks from the Swoosh. [...]

June 15, 2011 – Ben Berry   With the resurrection of the adidas Crazy 8 this year, the team at adidas Basketball looks to rejuvenate the T-Mac line starting with the Return of the Mac II. The Return of the Mac II seen here is a slightly resigned T Mac II with all of Tracy [...]

June 14, 2011 – Ben Berry While many say that Jordan Brand are running out of original colorways to bring back, those same people should realize that there are still a couple of shoes that have never been seen in stores since their first release. One shoe that will definitely get a lot of attention [...]

June 13, 2011 – Ben Berry To have a custom pair of Jordans used to mean that you’d have to be a member of Team Jordan or have a very close relationship with someone over at Jordan Brand. The Air Jordan 2011 was only produced in custom colors for people with the last name of [...]

June 10, 2011 – Ben Berry The team at adidas Basketball will have Derrick Rose finish out the second half of next season in the new adidas adiZero Rose Dominate.  With the same sole as the Crazy Light, use of laser printing and SprintFrame can also be seen on this shoe.  With adidas’ miCoach logo [...]

June 9, 2011 – Ben Berry In the past season, adidas gave their reigning bigman Dwight Howard two signature shoes for the season; the adidas Beast and Superbeast. They seem to be following with that same pattern for next season as well and we bring you the first images of the adidas adiPower Howard II. [...]

June 9, 2011 – Ben Berry At last week’s Best of the Best amateur basketball combine sponsored by UA, the 80 participants were treated to pairs of the yet-to-be-released Micro G Supersonic. The last time we heard anything about this shoe was back in March when we covered Under Armour’s 2011 entire basketball lineup. Peep [...]

June 8, 2011 – Ben Berry In the year that LeBron James could very well capture his first NBA title, this seasons shoe, the Air Max LeBron VIII could be called the most popular of the series so far. [...]

June 7, 2011 – Ben Berry With Hyperfuse proving to be the driving force behind Nike Basketball right now, Shane Kohatsu and Ben Shaffer take us through parts of Nike’s Innovation Kitchen. First Shane breaks down the making of the Hyperfuse then Ben takes us through some of the other application for Hyperfuse technology. [...]