Sneakers

March 26, 2012 – Ben Berry After winning their 3rd straight state championship, members of the Simeon Career Academy Wolverines took their sneakers off and left them on the hardwood as a sign of them “owning the court”. Coach Robert Smith had this to say: They were trying to make a statement saying this was [...]

February 7, 2012 – Ben Berry With the first month of 2012 behind us already, Jordan Brand begins to bring the heat by releasing the classic ‘Cement’ colorway of the Air Jordan IV. When the Jordan IV was chosen for as the Air Jordan for the 2011 Doernbecher collection, that meant that 2012 would see [...]

January 5, 2012 – Ben Berry New year, new model in the Air Jordan series. This time around the first incarnation of the Jordan 2012 series comes already constructed from Flywire. The design seen on the toecap of the Jordan 2K12 reminds of the styling seen on wingtip shoes, maybe to giving a nod to [...]

December 9, 2011 – Ben Berry Former NBA stars-turned-broadcasters like Charles Barkley, Steve Kerr, Reggie Miller, Shaquille O’Neal, Kenny Smith, Steve Smith, and Chris Webber came together to talk kicks on a NBA TV Open Court segment titled Sole Searching. In this 10-minute segment, these men discuss the impact sneakers have had not only in [...]

October 10, 2011 – Ben Berry On Saturday October 8th, the FUI arena in Miami played host to the South Florida All-Star Classic. Both teams were led by Miami Heat stars with Team Wade in white at one side and Team James at the other end in black in what was probably the most hyped [...]

May 16, 2011 – Ben Berry With the first and second seeds facing off in the East and the third and fourth in the West; The Hoop Doctors brings you a comprehensive breakdown of the sneakers that will hit the hardwood for the remainder of the season. From signatures shoes of the likes of Kevin [...]

May 4, 2011 – Ben Berry Jose Juan Barea goes up for a layup in the Converse Poor Man Pro Team Low. In the Air Max Fly By, Shawn Marion defends a cutting Kobe Bryant in the Zoom Kobe VI “Del Sol”. Lamar Odom shoots in the Nike Hyperdunk 2011 while defended by Jason Terry [...]

March 21, 2011 – Ben Berry Since his draft in 2004, Nate Robinson has been an asset to every team he’s put on a jersey for.  Always with heat on his feet, Nate keeps up-to-date with the latest releases and dips into the vault occasionally which leaves us to wonder what he’ll lace up next. [...]

February 18, 2011 – Allen Moll That’s right, you read it correctly. As part of Nike’s new “Hollywood” collection, the designers for the athletic footwear juggernaut have come up with a new special edition “3D” themed version of the Zoom Kobe VI’s that are currently selling off the shelves, probably behind the now viral marketing [...]

January 25, 2011 – Joshua Sexton For all of you basketball players who have been waiting for a versatile, light weight, cost effective basketball shoe to hit the market, your wait is over. During this year’s All-Star Weekend festivities, Macleem will be unveiling its new B7 mid-cut basketball sneaker. The new B7 mid-cut sneaker was [...]