Kicks

AND1 is one of those sneaker companies that I am going to relate to the way the sneaker OGs are into brands like Diadora & Pony. That being said, it makes me happy to be able to honestly type about a new pair of the AND1 Tai Chi celebrating the 20th anniversary of the company. [...]

There was high expectations for Derrick Rose since coming into the league, and before his 2012 ACL injury he seemed to be exceeding them. A player who’s stock was only rising, it wouldn’t be a stretch of the imagination to call D Rose being an All-Star if healthy this season. That being said, take a [...]

Unlike back in the 2011-12 NBA Playoffs when Blake Griffin had his Nike Hyperdunk 2011 Elite rip from the upper, Manu Ginobili actually had his foot go straight thru the bottom of the Nike Air Max Closer V (5) separating the entire sole unit of the sneaker. Manu: I'll begin playing in the new LeBron [...]

With the current NBA season’s All-Star Game finished, adidas and Packer Shoes keep the basketball celebration going by re-releasing a Player Exclusive pair of the adidas T-Mac 3 worn by Tracy McGrady exactly 10 years ago in the 2004 NBA All Star Game. While still in Orlando, T-Mac started for the Eastern Conference team in [...]

For the past few years, Under Armour has built quite the performance basketball sneaker catalog and atop the shortlist of great hoop kicks are the Spawn Anatomix. Check out three Player Exclusive colorways of the UA Spawn Anatomix previously only worn by the University of Maryland. Since Under Armour made the jump into basketball, the [...]

Even though Jerry Stackhouse might not be playing in the basketball in the NBA anymore, FILA will make sure that he isn’t soon forgotten by re-releasing the FILA Stackhouse 2 Mid. Originally released in 1995, the FILA Stackhouse Mid was worn by Jerry Stackhouse during his days as a member of the Philadelphia 76ers and [...]

2014 marks the 20th anniversary of the first adidas signature sneaker for Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo so in celebration there will be a few colorways of the adidas Mutombo releasing this year. This white and blue colorway will be the first. White a simple color blocking having a mostly white upper with black [...]

The Heat/Thunder game on February 20th was a significant one for multiple reasons. Not only did it mark the return of Russell Westbrook to the active list for Oklahoma City, it was also the his mom’s birthday. In honor of the occasion, Westbrook wore a Player Exclusive pair of the Air Jordan XX8 SE celebrating [...]

After news of Dwyane Wade not renewing his Jordan Brand contract to start Brand WADE under Chinese sportswear company Li-Ning shook the internet & sneaker community in late 2012, the hype behind the new signature line fizzled due to a lack of a wide US release of the shoes. At the time of posting, Li-Ning [...]

For the entire weekend, adidas took over the W Hotel inside of the French Quarter to hold their #adidasInTheQuarter events during the 2014 NBA All-Star Weekend in New Orleans. On display in the product quarters, next to the pool by the way, was the entire adidas Originals and adidas Basketball sneaker line-up in colorways designed [...]