AND1 is recalling their heyday by bringing back two colorways of their popular Tai Chi Mid basketball sneaker. Aside from the 20th anniversary pair, these are the first two colorways of the classic AND1 sneaker to be released in a few years and in the age of plastic and synthetic materials making up many basketball [...]
April 25, 2014
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In my world, with warmer weather comes plenty of outdoor basketball. While it is true that asphalt courts take their tole on the soles of basketball sneakers, Reebok Classics is looking out for you playground hoopers by reviving two silhouettes from their outdoor-equipped Reebok Blacktop collection. Reebok had their Blacktop series going on in the [...]
April 24, 2014
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Most NBA players don’t ever get a sneaker named after them and only see their names on Player Exclusive shoes. Players who occupy that already small space almost never have multiple versions release, but LeBron James is anything but common. Check out a sample version of his eighth team sneaker; the Nike Zoom LeBron Soldier [...]
April 23, 2014
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Rajon Rondo is seen here lacing up a pair of his ANTA Rondo 1 signature basketball sneaker in honor of the victims of 2013’s bombing of the Boston Marathon. What we see here is a white pair of the ANTA Rondo 1 that has the initials of those hurt in last year’s bombing of the [...]
April 20, 2014
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The Air Jordan XX9 stakes the claim of being the first woven upper basketball sneaker designed for performance. Called Flight Web, its purpose is to provide the wearer with a more custom fit thanks to the upper materials to be made from a single layer. It is also said to be very resistant to scratches [...]
April 18, 2014
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Just because the Los Angeles Lakers don’t have much to play for this season, that hasn’t stopped Nick Young from putting on for his city in sought-after sneakers. Looking to out-Foamposite himself from his on-court debut of the black ‘Supreme’ Foamposite One last week, Swaggy P keeps the swagoo drippin by breaking out the infamous [...]
April 15, 2014
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In one season in Under Armour, Stephen Curry has done more for the public face of the company than the NBA players that make up Team Armour (like Brandon Jennings & Kemba Walker) have done in multiple years by giving fans a winning player they could get behind. To reward those fans, the ‘Blue Splash’ [...]
I usually read too deep into everything, but it would be fair to take from the Jordan ‘Tailored For Flight’ campaign that Russell Westbrook will be debuting a new Air Jordan sneaker. Seen here in this new commercial is Russell Westbrook walking down a city street into “Jeffrey & Sons” store (EST. 1985) which is [...]
April 14, 2014
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It is a shame that Kobe Bryant is injured at this stage in his career, especially since basketball sneaker technology is the best it is ever been. Don’t let Kobe being inactive stop you from customizing a pair of the new low top version of the Nike Kobe 9 EM. This lowtop version of the [...]
April 11, 2014
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Back in January we showed you pictures from the Rockets/Kings game where Lin debuted the low top Crazyquick 2, but here we see J Lin posing with several colorways of the adidas Crazyquick 2 Low on the Houston Rockets locker room floor. We have seen him wear the black/red-white pair as well as the Electricity [...]
April 9, 2014
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