Kicks

June 11, 2012 – Ben Berry After riding the Hyperdunk 2011 deep into this year, Nike Basketball prepares to drop the latest installment in the Hyperdunk series with the Lunar Hyperdunk 2012. Exposed Flywire cables are used this time around which maintains the strength of the sneaker while cutting back on weight. The 2012 Hyperdunk [...]

June 7, 2012 – Ben Berry Next-generation Flywire, a Hyperfuse upper, and Lunaron and Zoom Air cushioning are all packed in this performance monster from Jordan Brand. Even though the focus of the company seems to be more on the Retro models these days, its releases like that that shows us that sneakers with a [...]

June 6, 2012 – Ben Berry Thanks to the internet, information about upcoming sneakers are easier to get your hands on. There are pictures of the ‘Gold Medal’ Jordan VII on MarqueeSole but those are the GS (grade school) pair which features slightly different tooling like a different neoprene bootie that doesn’t feature the “zig [...]

June 5, 2012 – Ben Berry In 1996, Scottie Pippen debuted the Air Pippen while the year earlier in 1995 Chris Webber did the same with the Air Max Sensation. Both pairs feature the respective player’s jersey number on a ball similar to the ones used in the draft as the insole image. Whether this [...]

June 4, 2012 – Ben Berry With the unfortunate injuries that plagued Derrick Rose during the shortened ’11-’12 NBA season, the adiZero Rose 2.5 did not get nearly as much attention as the signature kicks of healthy players. Always on their grind now, adidas seems to be “on to the next” and that is evident [...]

June 1, 2012 – Ben Berry After taking a closer look at the next sneaker in Derrick Rose’s signature series with adidas earlier, we now get a detailed look at what is set to be the next sneaker for Dwight Howard. Just like with the adiZero Rose 3, the adiPower Howard 3 shows off a [...]

May 31, 2012 – Ben Berry With the rising number of people calling themselves “sneakerheads”, adidas has done a great job as far as catering to that ever-growing market while still keep on top of performance. Even with players like Josh Smith and Dwight Howard under the Stripes with signatures sneakers, it is Derrick Rose [...]

May 29, 2012 – Ben Berry Averaging more points in a season than elite NBA players like Kobe Bryant and LeBron James to be the NBA scoring champion of any season is no easy task. Kevin Durant has done it three times. In a row. Impressed yet? Despite being a Nike-sponsored player, this is the [...]

May 25, 2012 – Ben Berry adidas Basketball has taken big steps to be the leading developer of lightweight footwear; and not just in the basketball realm but in all sports with their adiZero line. Starting with the skin that covers the upper, you could choose to go with either the standard material or decide [...]

May 24, 2012 – Ben Berry The Philadelphia 76ers is in a position to be the most successful in the postseason that the team has even been. In celebration of this, Li-Ning rallies behind [...]