Sneakers

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cInspired by Carmelo Anthony breaking a Team USA record of 37 points, artist & frequent Jordan Brand collaborator Dave White worked on a special pair of the Jordan Melo M9 to commemorate this feat. Featuring Dave White’s trademark stars in gold, this Jordan Melo M9 features a white reflective upper as well as a clear [...]

I am not too big on custom sneakers as the word gets applied to sneakers simply painted in colors made popular by a different shoe. With that being said, the work that JBF Customs does on sneakers is on a completely different level as seen by this pair of adidas Crazy 8 worn by Wesley [...]

Now and again, brands take notice to the spotlight we shine on the basketball sneakers we chose to feature on The Hoop Doctors. adidas noticed that I have been a big fan of the Derrick Rose signature series and saw fit to send over the ‘Away’ adidas D Rose 4 in this special packaging. Included [...]

Injury will always be a big part of not just the NBA, but all sports. Specifically with basketball, we have seen in the last few years that elite guards have been the ones plagued; in this case Russell Westbrook. After going down in Game 2 of the Thunder/Rockets NBA Playoffs series with a knee injury, [...]

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Late last week, Kendall Marshall took to his Instagram account to show some of what he would be lacing up this season only to run into a problem. He isn’t on a NBA team right now. After packaged as part of a trade that sent Shannon Brown, Malcolm Lee, Marcin Gortat along with Marshall to [...]

The Jordan CP3.VII might be the best performing and looking Chris Paul sneaker with Jordan Brand. If the NBA preseason is any indication of what the upcoming season will bring, look for CP3 and the Jordan Super.Fly 2-wearing Blake Griffin to wear matching colorways like with the ‘Back In Blue’ sleeved jerseys from Clippers media [...]

In a very similar colorway to the ‘Big Bang’ LeBron IX from the 2011 All-Star Weekend, the ‘Forging Iron’ LeBron 11 is definitely all orange everything with the bright color seen on every notable feature like the Dynamic Flywire cables, Armorposite upper & Hyperfused mesh. All of this sits on top of a slight Walter [...]

Now that all signs point towards this upcoming season actually being #TheReturn of Derrick Rose, gear up for what is sure to be a dynamic Chicago Bulls season with the ‘Brenda’ adidas Rose 4 inspired by Derrick’s mother; Brenda Rose. Since the adidas Rose 1, all of the D Rose sneakers have featured the Sprintframe [...]