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adidas and University of Louisville today unveiled commemorative uniforms for the Cardinals basketball team to wear during Friday’s Armed Forces Classic at the US Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen in Puerto Rico. These limited edition uniforms feature a white and grey camouflage pattern with red and light blue trim as a nod to the Coast [...]

Nike this week released these images of the Air Jordan 13 ‘Cement Grey’. Set to be released to retail on November 15th, these beauties are sure to get some attention and traffic. Previously called the Air Jordan 13 ‘Grey Toe’, this classic Jordan Brand colorway is one of a few Air Jordan 13’s Nike will [...]

adidas and the NBA today debut a new TV commercial featuring 2014 NBA Draft No. 1 pick Andrew Wiggins of the Minnesota Timberwolves to celebrate the launch of the revamped NBA Swingman jersey. adidas and the NBA also today announced an exclusive partnership with LIDS in which fans can customize the new adidas NBA Swingman [...]

adidas and the Boston Celtics announced the unveiling of the “Parquet Pride” home alternate uniform and merchandise collection, which celebrates great moments in Celtics history from the famed Parquet Floor. The year-long program will be the centerpiece to the partnership between adidas and the Celtics which is entering its eighth season. The campaign tipped off [...]

adidas today debuted the next colorway of the J Wall 1 signature basketball shoe for Washington Wizards guard John Wall. “Woven Paisley” is a nod to Wall’s unique style and desire to stand out both on and off the court. Highlighted by a gray one-piece upper with a unique paisley pattern woven throughout, the J [...]

The Hoop Doctors and Hoop Culture would like to thank all of the readers who took the time to enter our create-a-caption contest for tees. For those that missed the contest, or didn’t have the time, we were giving away 2 limited edition Hoop Culture t-shirts branded with The Hoop Doctors in mind. The t-shirt [...]

When the Air Jordan XIV (14) came out in 1998, the Ferrari design cues was apparent throughout the sneaker from the lines to the shield Jumpman logo. 16 years later there is a new Retro colorway taking the inspiration a step farther. Dressing the upper in a single-piece of suede and coloring it a vibrant [...]

After making our holy grail-ish list of the 23 best Air Jordans from the 1990s, we now have a 2014 Retro re-release of the Air Jordan VI (6) in a color not seen for over two decades. The proper name of the ‘SP Blue’ colored Jordan 6 has been officially cleared up by Jordan Brand [...]

Sneaker release date be damned is one of the things I took away from Chris Paul’s recent performance in a Seattle AM game on Saturday, August 23rd. Aside from recording a triple-double in effortless style, CP3 (unknowingly or not) debuted his new signature sneaker before Jordan Brand even announces it. After having the best performance [...]

When Reebok brought back their Blacktop division, which designed sneakers specifically for outdoor/streetball play in 1990, I was excited for the return of their classic Blacktop Battleground silhouettes to return. With the Blacktop Battleground III steadily releasing throughout this year and the news that the Blacktop Battleground II coming back in 2015, it would have [...]