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In celebration of The Pump’s 25th anniversary, Reebok is adding the Pump custom fit technology to some of their most iconic silhouettes. Coming next is a Pump Kamikaze II. Not only does the ‘Pump It Up’ Reebok Pump Kamikaze II combine the Shawn Kemp-worn Kamikaze II sneaker with The Pump, this sneaker also has some [...]

Stephen Curry becoming the face of the basketball division at Under Armour was a excellent move to bring the brand into mainstream popularity. With the Curry One sneaker now out, a strong marketing campaign would propel the shoe into a position that Under Armour has never been in. Enter comedian Jamie Foxx as the face [...]

Sneaker colorways are at an all-time high with the nickname inspirations and backstories. The first colorway of the LeBron 12 Low is a perfect example of that. Brilliantly called the ‘LeBronald Palmer’ Nike LeBron 12 Low, the new lowtop silhouette features an Air Max cushioning unit in the heel; something that has come to be [...]

What is arguably the best (and most popular) fusion sneaker, the Jordan Dub Zero is back in 2015 with a new colorway. I really don’t want to call these the ‘Laser’ Jordan Dub Zero because, I feel, that would be the same as saying that the Dub-Zero didn’t have lazered print on the upper when [...]

It is widely publicized that Kevin Durant had ambitions to be a weatherman when he was younger if basketball didn’t become a focus. Inspired by that idea is the ‘Weatherman’ colorway of the Nike KD7. Featuring doppler radar graphics on the Hyperposite heel, the ‘Weatherman’ KD7 is colored mostly green to represent the chromakey that [...]

{image via Dexter Gordon, AND1’s Director of Player Development & Grassroots} AND1 is looking to reclaim a sizable share of the basketball sneaker market. Aside from the classic Tai Chi, the Xcelerate Mid is the first real step. Check out two upcoming colorways. Rumored to be called the AND1 Xcelerate ‘Regal Pack’, these two sneakers [...]

Nike had NYC on lock during the 2015 NBA All-Star Weekend with multiple installations in different boroughs. We gave an exclusive look into the Nike SNKRS space, and now we are unveiling the latest sneaker in the Scottie Pippen signature line as seen on the man himself. With the Williamsburgh bank into the Nike Zoom [...]

Continuing on the deep storytelling for the LeBron James siganture basketball sneaker line is the ‘Double Helix’ Nike LeBron 12. Playing off the inspiration that embedded in the DNA of LeBron James is basketball, the ‘Double Helix’ LeBron 12 is mostly burgundy (like a lot of DNA maps) and features a bright Volt and pink [...]

Once again, The Hoop Doctors were fortunate enough to receive an invitation from adidas to attend their VIP Gifting Suite at NBA all-star weekend. We stopped by last year in New Orleans and did the same this year in New York as well. After checking in, we were immediately pointed towards a photo shoot, of [...]

As sneaker consumers, we have become acustom to players with signature sneakers being injured as new pairs are coming out. Kobe Bryant pioneered that lane. This ‘Blackout’ edition is the latest colorway in the newly-launched Nike Kobe X series. In the podcast that Kobe did with designer Eric Avar for the Kobe X, he was [...]