On Thursday morning the participants arrived at The Avenue Colleges gym for the first workout of this year’s Elite 24 festivities. After a light cardio workout, the participants were divided into groups to work on different skills at different stations. Then player rotation were formed to allow teams to rotate in-and-out seamlessly while scrimmaging. Not [...]
While MANY sneaker news outlets (including us in April ago SORRY but we corrected in time for the August releases) reported this year’s Blacktop Battleground silhouette revival as the II or the second installment in the streetball sneaker line, the Reebok Blacktops that have been seen and releasing all of 2014 is actually the Blacktop [...]
August 27, 2014
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John Wall has a signature sneaker coming out this year with adidas. As with any sneaker, there have been images around of the John Wall adidas shoe, but once Wall himself wore them around training camp, a bunch of different pairs started to surface. While he is currently on a tour of China, these very [...]
August 27, 2014
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To kick off the 2014 Elite 24 weekend, Kemba Walker stopped in during practice at The Avenues College gym where the event’s participants had their first training session. Along with famed athletic trainer Jay Hernandez, Walker took the opportunity to get a workout done while in the new Under Armour ClutchFit Drive. This ClutchFit Drive [...]
August 22, 2014
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Ben Berry, Exclusives, Kicks
FILA is making your feet are will be seen this winter when wearing this upcoming KJ7 colorway with plenty of reflective 3M panels. Despite having the ‘Winterized’ nickname officially attached, this new FILA KJ7 colorway will not be waterproof or built differently to accommodate wet weather conditions but you will definitely be seen thanks to [...]
August 19, 2014
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Ben Berry, Kicks, Sneak-a-Peek
When an athlete with a signature sneaker with his name on it opts for a team shoe, it should be noted. That has been the case with the Zoom Soldier series; the team shoe series that Nike made for LeBron James back in 2007. For the eighth version, the Nike Zoom LeBron Soldier 8 Premium [...]
“Is it the shoes” was once a popular moniker to sell sneakers over two decades ago, but after the breakout (and injury-free) season Stephen Curry just came off of having after switching to Under Armour; there seems to be some type of truth to the old saying. Into his second year protecting this house with [...]
While looking thru still from the 2014 Reebok Breakout Camp held at Philadelphia University in mid-July on display were these two upcoming, unannounced Reebok sneakers. One pair is labeled as being apart of the Blacktop division which is the Reebok basketball sneakers made with outdoor hoops in mind while the other has a training shoe [...]
August 13, 2014
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When it comes to Jordan sneakers, many sneakerheads tend to stick with the Retro versions, or the Air Jordan sneakers from the top tier line that Michael actually wore while playing (Jordan 1 – 17). This leaves a lot of signature Jordan sneakers for players like Carmelo Anthony and Chris Paul left to take a [...]
August 12, 2014
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Ben Berry, Kicks, Sneak-a-Peek
When many think about Jordans these days what immediately comes to mind is the Air Jordan line. While at the time those were the premiere performance shoes from the brand, a couple decades of sneaker tech development has happened. Via Nike Inc’s official website we get an official look at the Jordan Super.Fly 3. The [...]