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April 11, 2012 – Ben Berry Another South Beach sneaker by Nike? Not quite but the latest sneaker in the Zoom Hyperfuse series could easily be given the ‘South Beach’ label due to the resemblence it has with the LeBron 8 (or Air Max 95 depending who you ask) that made the blue-and-pink colorway popular. [...]

April 6, 2012 – Ben Berry Ever since taking part ownership of the Washington Wizards and Charlotte Bobcats, Michael Jordan has always had a place to hold a high school all-star tournament. Now in its 10th year, the Jordan Brand Classic has been built into something to look forward to and with the talent on [...]

April 5, 2012 – Ben Berry Before they called him Michael, he was Mike Jordan. During the 1982 NCAA National Championship game, Michael Jordan wasn’t laced from head-to-toe in apparel bearing his Jumpman logo he was wearing Converse. In commemoration of the game-winning shot MJ hit to mark his arrival to the basketball world and [...]

April 4, 2012 – Ben Berry With the Chicago Bulls being first in the Eastern Conference and having clinched a playoff position, the Bulls premiere player Derrick Rose will be in conversation throughout the NBA playoffs. When he’ll return to play is yet to be determined, but adidas is properly prepared with what might be [...]

March 31, 2012 – Ben Berry Blake Griffin spearheaded the Zoom Hyperdunk 2011 movement during the 2011 All-Star Weekend by jumping over a Kia to win the Slam Dunk Contest in his first Hyperdunk 2011 PE, so it’s only right that Nike continues the tradition. [...]

March 30, 2012 – Ben Berry ‘South Beach’ LeBrons part deux. Even though the colorcode on this LeBron 9 Elite reads Wolf Grey/Mint Candy-New Green-Pink Flash and not Retro/Black-Pink Flash-Filiment Green like the ‘South Beach’ LeBron 8 V1 did last year, that won’t spot most people from giving this pair the ‘South Beach’ nickname. There [...]

March 30, 2012 – Ben Berry #AreYouFromHere The UA Basketball team has been having a up-and-down NBA season to say the least. With Brandon Jennings at the point, Under Armour hand-picked the players they added to their roster as if they were forming an elite team of the top NBA prospects. During the extended off-season [...]

March 29, 2012 – Ben Berry Back in December we told you about the Toronto Raptors plan to debut special camouflage uniforms in honor of Canadian Forces Night and with further plans to wear them several more times this season, players are given the chance to get creative as far as footwear choices go. Li-Ning [...]

March 27, 2012 – Ben Berry There was a time when coming across player exclusive sneakers meant that you knew someone close enough to the player to get the shoes off their feet. It would be apparent who the pair belonged to and you wouldn’t be able to wear them unless you shared a shoe [...]

March 26, 2012 – Ben Berry Kevin Durant shows Trick isn’t the only one who loves the kids. The Nike Elite Youth Basketball League is made up of abut 40 of the best traveling basketball teams ages 17 and younger all brought together to play against each other at three separate events. When the league [...]