Zoom Kobe VII

September 18, 2012 – Ben Berry Despite the fact that Team USA brought home the gold medal at this past Olympic Games in London over a month ago, Nike Basketball decided to continue the celebration by releasing the ‘Gold Medal Pack’ later on this month. The set will feature the current signature sneakers of Kevin [...]

July 17, 2012 – Ben Berry The World Basketball Festival is in full swing right now and to celebrate, Nike Basketball is scheduled to release a set of sneakers drawing inspiration from the event early next month. Unlike the more tonal sneaker sets seen on the Jordan Brand City Pack for the WBF, this pack [...]

February 22, 2012 – Ben Berry Kevin Durant, Kobe Bryant, and LeBron James make up the Swoosh’s “Big 3” and will be the only Nike players to have their signature sneakers given the ‘Galaxy’ treatment. All five sneakers tie into the space theme and have glow in the dark soles. Along with All-Star versions of [...]

February 13, 2012 – Ben Berry We are in a time in sneaker history where sometimes a nickname can help a sneaker sell; enter the ‘Invisibility Cloak’ Zoom Kobe VII. [...]

February 10, 2012 – Ben Berry For years Nike has released a limited set of sneakers in February to commemorate Black History Month and 2012 is no different. This year an entire pack of sneakers will be released, not just basketball sneakers but us being The Hoop Doctors and all I’m going to just focus [...]

October 13, 2011 – Ben Berry   From our first look of the Zoom Kobe VII, the biggest change is the ankle sleeve that appears to be made of a neoprene; a feature very similar to that of Under Armour’s Micro G Juke. A stitched repeating square pattern and Kobe’s most popular logo, the Shozoku, [...]

June 28, 2011 – Ben Berry   After a disappointing run in the playoffs and talk of trades, the Los Angeles Lakers are going to try to rejuvenate their team, and as always, Kobe Bryant is at the center of that. Continuing with the low-cut design which started with the Kobe IV, the Zoom Kobe [...]