September 27th was the first NBA Media Day of this upcoming season and basketball sneaker fans were in for a surprise. Over at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, the Warriors greeted various members of the media with attention quickly going to Stephen Curry and his feet. Wearing what is likely to be a player exclusive [...]
September 29, 2013
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Exclusives, Kicks
Retro kicks from the 1980s and 1990s are more popular than ever making it the perfect time for older basketball sneaker brands to reclaim their position in the sneaker realm. FILA has been making good use of the current environment According to the line drawings from the upcoming Spring 2014 catalog, we see a new [...]
September 13, 2013
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Exclusives, Kicks, Sneak-a-Peek
A sneaker that recently returned from the Reebok archive & made popular on the feet of Shawn Kemp, the Kamikaze II basketball sneaker has released in five different simple TEAM-based colorways. Releasing in five different suede-based colorways, each Reebok Kamikaze II color option features a simple leather white overlay layer. The two-toned colorways help these [...]
September 10, 2013
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Kicks, PE Corner
Ready for the upcoming season with the Phoenix, Kendall Marshall displays seven custom pairs of current NBA All-Stars signature sneakers made in Suns colorways on Nike iD. Marshall has a very diverse selection to choose from as seen thru this recent Instagram picture. Present are pairs of the LeBron X Elite, Kobe 8 System, Zoom [...]
September 9, 2013
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Exclusives, Kicks, PE Corner
An entire decade after Nike & Michael Jordan created the lane of annual signature shoes, 1995 was the year FILA released the first Grant Hill signature sneaker simply titled the “FILA Grant Hill”. Now known as the FILA 95, two OG colorways of this sneaker release this September. Officially titled the FILA ‘Re-Introduced’ pack, these [...]
September 6, 2013
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Kicks, Sneak-a-Peek
Quickly becoming a poster boy for Nike Basketball to accompany his rise in the NBA as an elite point guard, Kyrie Irving is on track for great things. Take a detailed look at this Player Edition pair of the new 2013 Lunar Hyperdunk directly inspired by Irving. This colorway gets the teal and volt from [...]
September 6, 2013
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Kicks, PE Corner
LeBron James is at the top of his career so it is not surprising that his signature sneaker line is more popular now than it has even been in the 10 years that James has had his Nike endorsement. That being said, check out three of the first colorways releasing for the upcoming Nike LeBron [...]
September 5, 2013
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Kicks, Sneak-a-Peek
Inspired by the few seasons Shaquille O’Neal spent as a member of the Phoenix Suns, Reebok drew up this new colorway of the Shaq Attaq. For the ‘Phoenix Suns’ Reebok Shaq Attaq, the primary layer of black leather on the toe and purple on the heel lays underneath that of orange Vector branding & a [...]
September 4, 2013
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Kicks, Official Releases
After the usual rollout & marketing tactics (shouts to you Gerald Drain) for a new, premiere Jordan sneaker, this performance-drivin Jordan Super.Fly 2 makes its way to the Nike iD sneaker customization program. Available for anyone willing to put up the money for a pair, the Jordan Super.Fly 2 has multiple parts that can be [...]
September 4, 2013
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Kicks, Official Releases
Produced in a limited first run, Starter Brand teams up with Foot Locker to bring about the return of their satin NBA jackets! Notoriously popular in the 1990s, having a satin Starter jacket, no matter the team, was a status symbol and a cool looking way to stay warm. These coats, especially the NBA ones, [...]
September 3, 2013
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