I can’t stress how good of a job Under Armour has been doing in the last two years with their basketball sneakers thanks very largely to their Micro G foam cushioning. UA has seen a rise in popularity with guard/forwards around the world with the Spawn Anatomix, so the new Under Armour Anatomix Anomaly was [...]
March 13, 2014
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The NBA Playoffs are about a month away so the time is ripe for Nike to unveil the updated versions of their premiere signature sneakers for the post season. Take a look at what Kevin Durant, LeBron James, and (possibly) Kobe Bryant will be wearing as part of the 2014 Nike Elite Team sneaker series. [...]
March 12, 2014
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In the DMV area, the Cherry Blossom festival is always an event to look forward to. With John Wall having a career season in Washington DC this year, adidas whipped up this ‘Cherry Blossom’ colorway of the adidas Crazy 1(Kobe 1) Player Exclusive for John Wall. Featuring a swirling, metallic silver upper with a pink [...]
March 12, 2014
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A nationally-televised game between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Los Angeles Lakers had all the makings of a blowout win for OKC but instead became one of the more notable Ws for this revamped Los Angeles team. Despite losing, the feet of Russell Westbrook was a winner on Sunday thanks to the Player Exclusive pair [...]
March 11, 2014
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The Miami Heat overtime loss to the Bulls in Chicago on Sunday afternoon wasn’t all bad for LeBron James. With all the extra eyeballs a nationally-televised game brings, James used this opportunity to debut the upcoming Nike LeBron 11 Elite. Just at this first glance, this updated Nike LeBron 11 Elite looks to feature an [...]
March 9, 2014
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Being born in 1989, I can say that I came of age with a sneaker entity like Sole Collector. Was a member of the forums, ordered the magazines before they were in major sneaker stores like Foot Locker, and even dated messed around with girls featured in those pages (before and after). That being said, [...]
March 9, 2014
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Taking advantage of the upcoming holiday and the brand’s namesake athlete, Ewing Athletics is coming out with new colorway of the EWING 33 Hi called the ‘St Patrick Ewing’ sneaker. Featuring a green suede upper, the aptly-titled ‘St Patrick Ewing’ EWING 33 Hi has orange hits around the shoe. The classic EWING 33 Hi features [...]
March 5, 2014
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Lance Stephenson has carried AND1 on his back for the last two NBA seasons with his high level of play, and thanks to the blossoming Indiana Pacer team he is apart of, the street ball brand from 1993 is enjoying a popularity revival. Inspired by the start of the Lent season, check out this Player [...]
March 5, 2014
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FILA is going hard for their share of the retro basketball market by bringing back signature basketball sneakers from their 1990s archive. Here we see Grant Hill’s first shoe with FILA re-releasing in a new colorway to be apart of the upcoming FILA ‘Red Pack’ collection. What was formally called the FILA GH 1 from [...]
March 4, 2014
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Even though the Oscars were last night, I am willing to bet that the majority of you readers opted out of the award show for NBA action. Jordan Brand athletes used the occasion to break out gold Player Exclusive colorways of the Air Jordan XX8 SE. Seen around the league on the feet of players [...]
March 3, 2014
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