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Almost two years ago, adidas made the decision to take their “all in” moniker heart by locking then-premiere NBA point guard Derrick Rose to a lifetime sneaker endorsement contract. With the 2011 NBA MVP out of the Chicago Bulls active roster again with an injury, adidas keeps the ball rolling with a new, high-performance basketball [...]

For 2013, Jordan Brand will release a Christmas-themed set of sneakers called the ‘Flight Before Christmas’ pack. Made up of the Jordan Super.Fly 2, Air Jordan XX8 SE, Jordan CP3.VII, and Jordan Melo M10, the Flight Before Christmas pack is the 2013 Christmas set of sneakers that Jordan Brand players like Chris Paul, Carmelo Anthony, [...]

At the beginning of October before the NBA season started we brought to attention the Anta ‘Team Fearless’ website and pointed out the two open spots next to Kevin Garnett and Luis Scola. With both KG and Scola with Anta sneaker deals and talk of Rajon Rondo leaving Nike for the Chinese brand I remained [...]

Being in the final few weeks of 2013, the sneaker releases from now to the end of the year are all known. Stay ahead of the curve by taking an early look at some Air Jordan Retro sneakers coming out next year. The ‘SP Blue’ Air Jordan VI (6) is also seen below signifying the [...]

Kyrie Irving has improved his level of play every year he has been in the NBA, and entering his third season with the Cleveland Cavaliers, he has enjoyed a success players with double or triple his professional career length have not. One benefit that is granted to elite basketball players is being the face of [...]

Along with being into his 11th NBA season, Carmelo Anthony is about to reach another milestone with his 10th shoe with Jordan Brand. Here we have an official look at the Jordan Melo M10, Carmelo Anthony’s tenth Jordan sneaker. Using the Flight Plate debuted on the Air Jordan XX8 last year and used on the [...]

Kobe Bryant’s first signature sneaker returns after its 2000 debut under the name adidas Crazy 1. Originally called the adidas Kobe 1, the Stripes has decided to bring back this before the end of 2013 despite having a lukewarm re-release back in 2006. Inspired by the Audi TT design, the adidas Crazy 1 is sure [...]

Following the annual tradition of holiday-themed sneakers for premiere Nike Basketball players, take a look at the ‘Christmas’ colorways for Kevin Durant, Kobe Bryant, and LeBron James. On the Nike LeBron XI (11) ‘Christmas’ edition,a minty theme is used with standard Christmas-red highlights seen on the laces, Swoosh branding, and inner lining. A snowflake pattern [...]

When does your obsession for collecting sports memorabilia go too far. Maybe when you spend more than $100k on sneakers that a famous basketball player previously wore. Even it that famous basketball player was Michael Jordan and we’re talking about the ‘flu game’, that’s still a pretty penny. All told, the shoes sold for $104, [...]

During the Eastern Conference Finals of the 2012-2013 NBA Playoffs, Lance Stephenson rose to the occasion stepping up into a pivotal role with the Pacers while wearing his first Player Exclusive pairs of the AND1 Tai Chi. Being the only And1 Basketball player in the NBA at the time (now there are three), Stephenson didn’t [...]