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Inspired by an amazing second-half perfomance a high school Kobe Bryant had lead his time to win their first state title in over 50 years is this new Kobe X Elite Low colorway. Directly pulling the colorway inspiration from the rival high school team is the aptly titled ‘Rivalry’ Kobe X Elite Low. Featuring a [...]

As time goes on, I find myself delving deeper into all aspects of sneaker culture. Recently I teamed with Campless (sneakerhead data resource) to quantify the statistics that reigning NBA MVP Stephen Curry recorded in each colorway of the Under Armour Curry One and Under Armour ClutchFit Drive that he wore throughout the entire 2014-15 [...]

Some would say that we are in the “golden age” of podcasts. As a media type, this medium is increasing with popularity everyday as interest in media figures paired with the emergence of a cerebral type of person searches out for more content to consume. With the first episode of the Nike Prototype podcast being [...]

Yesterday, July 7th, John Wall took to the official adidas Basketball Periscope account and produced a series of videos that documented a few hours in his day. Viewers watched Wall at a photoshoot and in various places around Washington DC. Via this livestream, the public got their first look at the upcoming adidas J Wall [...]

Inspired by the AAU basketball team that Damian Lillard played on as a kid in California is this new adidas D Lillard 1 colorway. For the ‘Oakland Rebels’ adidas D Lillard 1, the nickname comes directly from the youth basketball program in Oakland, California that Damian was apart of. During his tenure with the team, [...]

Inspired by a former car of Kevin Durant is this upcoming colorway of the recently-released KD8. For the ‘V-8’ Nike KD8, the colorway comes from the all-red Camaro than Durant picked up after going as the 1st overall pick in the 2007 NBA Draft. The actual “v-8” name is pulled directly from the engine type. [...]

Inspired by a specific time where Kobe Bryant played thru a lot of pain to win is this new Nike Kobe X colorway. As the story goes, while in high school en route to the state championships (which they went on to win), Kobe Bryant was playing with a broken nose from a game the [...]

The biggest selling point of Retro basketball sneakers is the nostalgia that comes with them. Brands seem to be hoping that the people who connected with certain sneakers would buy them a decade later when the purchase isn’t as significant. Originally released in 2005 during a time where Tracy McGrady was THAT. DUDE. in the [...]

In a somewhat terrifying letter posted on the official Nike News site, Marvin the Martian introduces the Jordan Super.Fly 4. Blake Griffin has been the face of the Jordan Super.Fly series since the Super.Fly 2 which is why it makes sense that he is specifically mentioned in Marvin’s letter as being the chosen one to [...]

Half-way through the 25th anniversary year of The Pump, Reebok adds the Shaqnosis to the list of silhouettes getting the custom fit technology. With the release of the ‘Pump It Up’ Pump Shaqnosis (the official name of the sneaker should be in the opposite order for ease of reference but it isn’t), this makes the [...]