PE Corner

While the celebrity game is a cute way to engage the most casual of basketball fans, I never considered it apart of All-Star Weekend. From my few years experience, it is never in the NBA arena of that city and there is always overlap between the end of this game, and the start of the [...]

Though it might not seem like it, James Harden is having a career year. Not even a full year after switching from Nike to an adidas sneaker endorsement, we are seeing his first Player Exclusive pair release. Thanks to a career-high in points, assists, and rebounding averages, James Harden earned his way into the 2016 [...]

After James Harden made the highly-publicized endorsement switch from Nike to adidas there wasn’t much else heard. Nick DePaula, now of Nice Kicks, had access to three Player Exclusive pairs of the adidas Crazylight Boost 2.5 and shared this picture. The 2.5 Primeknit upgrades from the regular Crazylight Boost 2 are clearly seen; but what [...]

Inspired by his Andrew Wiggins’ mother, Marita Payne-Wiggins, and her own personal success as an Olympic sprinter is this new adidas Crazylight Boost 2.5 Player Exclusive colorway. Upgrading the second sneaker in the adidas Crazylight series to feature the industry-leading Boost foam technology, the ‘Marita’ adidas Crazylight Boost 2.5 features a red-to-silver gradient fade on [...]

Until becoming a paid professional, working in that sports doesn’t come with too many tangible rewards at first. When young, one of the most sought-after perks when you play at a consistantly high level (and with proper positioniong) is a sportswear connect. Everything from last name-branded apparel to team shirts are worn with pride. That [...]

Reebok dominated the basketball market for years. From the 1990s into the early 2000s, the Vector brand was the market leader in the hoops footwear space. Aiming for future relevance, Reebok signed Allen Iverson to a lifetime contract which featured a signature sneaker with the closest silhouette amount to Michael Jordan’s shoe series. Here we [...]

Let’s face it: Under Armour basketball sneakers look better as a low top. This has been clear since the Prototype series back when Brandon Jennings was the lone Under Armour wolf in the NBA. That early loyalty has out Jennings in an interesting position if UA takes off in the basketball market the way they [...]

Any company that aligns themselves with Drake will get extra eyeballs they wouldn’t get otherwise. Going away from the stingray leather used on the first set of OVO Jordans, both the white and black Air Jordan 8 OVO editions feature what looks to be a high-quality tumbled leather throughout the entire sneaker’s upper. Back at [...]

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Stephen Curry is on top the basketball world right now. Along with being the reigning NBA MVP and capturing his first Larry O’Brien trophy with the Golden State Warriors, the elder Splash Brother also is toward the end of the rollout for his first signature sneaker. Not to be complacent, Under Armour looks ready to [...]