At the end of 2013, Li-Ning announced a partnership with distributor Extreme Sales Group Inc. as their official distributor of the Way of Wade line of sneakers in Canada, and the non-exclusive distributor for the United States market. We wanted to keep you updated with the latest in the partnership, as Extreme Sales Group and [...]
April 1, 2014
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Just yesterday we showed you Dwyane Wade’s new shipment of Li-Ning Way Of Wade 2 Player Exclusives but had no idea they would featured way beyond the average sneakers worn during the average nationally-televised NBA game. In the picture below it can be clearly seen that Wade was in-bounds when he shot and made a [...]
March 27, 2014
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With the NBA Playoffs just around the corner, Nike gears up their signature basketball athletes with their Nike Elite sneakers in this new ‘Hero’ colorway. All of the technical sneaker aspects of the Nike Basketball Elite ‘Hero’ Series are the same as from the Team Elite series colorways scheduled to release in April. There is [...]
March 26, 2014
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In 2014, social media paired with someone who is recognized as a celebrity is a powerful thing. That combination can create awareness of anything as seen by the relevance of Dwyane Wade’s WADE Brand subsidiary under Chinese sportswear company Li-Ning. On his Instagram feed, Dwyane Wade posted a picture of five new colorways of the [...]
March 26, 2014
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With the weather (gradually) getting better adidas caters to outdoor basketball players by re-releasing the adidas Streetball 2. Made and debuted in 1993 during the Streetball series of basketball tournaments adidas held around the globe, the adidas Streetball 2 features reinforced rubber in the toebox to help the shoe last thru extended basketball games on [...]
March 21, 2014
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Ewing Athletics is going full steam ahead with the revived Patrick Ewing basketball sneaker line from the 1990s by going back into their archive to Retro release the Ewing Center Hi. Originally released in 1990, the Ewing Center returns in 2014 very true to the original with a very high collar around the ankle and [...]
March 20, 2014
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Is it just me or is the NBA seeing more sneaker problems this season than any other? It sure feels like that with players like Manu Ginobili and LeBron James both already having problems with their shoes during a game, Tony Wroten is latest victim. No stranger to playing in Jordan 10s during games with [...]
March 18, 2014
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Though the Kobe 1 might have been a bit progressive for the year 2000, being in 2014 this design is definitely more suited for the times. In celebration of the Spring season and to highlight the NBA Playoff run of both John Wall and Damian Lillard, adidas put together the Florist City pack featuring two [...]
March 17, 2014
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Originally releases in 1986, this adidas Basketball-turnt-adidas Originals sneaker returns this weekend. Featuring a black-and-white colorway with a reptilian skin upper, the adidas Attitude was designed in Paris, France and is the second to release since adidas Originals brought it back in late 2013. The adidas Attitude is one of the best silhouettes from the [...]
March 14, 2014
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Ignoring the sickly-looking ankles and elastic foot-collar on the pants, check out the upcoming Jordan Future sneaker. With direct inspiration from the Air Jordan XI (11), the Jordan Future takes the Jordan Retro silhouette and reconstructs the upper with a reflect, woven material. The bottom from the Jordan 11 remains the same by using the [...]
March 14, 2014
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