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Did DeMarre Carroll Changing Sneakers Cause His Knee Injury?

Did DeMarre Carroll Changing Sneakers Cause His Knee Injury?

Signature basketball sneakers are usually the most popular, so it isn’t uncommon to see a player wearing kicks made with one of their NBA co-workers name on them. But what happens when your team is playing the team and you’re wearing the shoe of your opponent? This is the dilemma that DeMarre Carroll of the [...]

May 22, 2015 admin Ben Berry, Exclusives, Kicks 0

PRICE DROP: ‘Superstar’ adidas D Rose 5 BOOST

PRICE DROP: ‘Superstar’ adidas D Rose 5 BOOST

A lot of times sneaker wants doesn’t always align with your personal budget, but that doesn’t change you still want kicks. To help spread the word about basketball sneaker discounts our new PRICE DROP feature. For the first entry into the Price Drop section, the ‘Superstar’ adidas D Rose 5 Boost is the inaugural choice. [...]

May 20, 2015 admin Ben Berry, Exclusives, Kicks 0

SNEAKERSHOTS: Nike KD7 Elite ‘Elevate’

SNEAKERSHOTS: Nike KD7 Elite ‘Elevate’

When sportswear companies like Nike officially announce sneakers, the pictures tend to have the same type of formulaic composition. Always high quality, just framed in the same angles with a bland background. And that is perfectly acceptable. However there are people who are interested in picking up a pair and whose only option to buy [...]

May 14, 2015 admin Ben Berry, Exclusives, Kicks 0

Kevin Durant Teases Nike KD8 Day After Picture Leaks

Kevin Durant Teases Nike KD8 Day After Picture Leaks

A lot of parallels can be made between the current state of the music business and sneaker business. Thanks to the internet, information is very widespread and it is harder to keep secrets. Yesterday, alleged pictures of the Nike KD8 started to go around. What started with a single, profile-type shot was seemingly used as [...]

May 13, 2015 admin Ben Berry, Exclusives, Kicks, Sneak-a-Peek 1

Does NBA Players Wearing Older Sneaker Models Matter?

Does NBA Players Wearing Older Sneaker Models Matter?

James Harden has been a pseudo-signature athlete for Nike for the last two seasons. After starting the 2013-14 NBA season in the Nike Run The One, Harden made the transition into the current Nike Hyperchase. Despite none of those silhouettes having his name attached, all official Nike media surrounding last season’s Run The One and [...]

May 1, 2015 admin Ben Berry, Exclusives, Kicks 0

Look: Robin Lopez Freehand Draws On Damian Lillard’s adidas

Look: Robin Lopez Freehand Draws On Damian Lillard’s adidas

Who knew Robin Lopez was artistic? In a season-saving Game 4 win against the Memphis Grizzlies, Robin Lopez customized a adidas DLillard 1 for Damian Lillard by freehand drawing on them. This isn’t the first time that Lopez has taken his talents to sneakers as he has customized adidas sneakers for himself for the last [...]

April 28, 2015 admin Ben Berry, Exclusives, Kicks, Offbeat 0

Raptors Greivis Vasquez’s Under Armour Player Exclusives ‘The North Six’ Launch This Weekend

Raptors Greivis Vasquez’s Under Armour Player Exclusives ‘The North Six’ Launch This Weekend

March 19, 2015 (TORONTO) – Greivis Vasquez’s player exclusive edition of the ClutchFit Drive, dubbed The North Six, celebrates the city of Toronto and the Toronto Raptors. A red GV logo adorns the tongue and a claw slash design on the white and metallic silver upper represents the speed and aggression synonymous with his team’s [...]

March 26, 2015 admin Exclusives, Kicks, PE Corner 1

Inside the Under Armour ‘Charged By Belief’ Commercial Debut With Jamie Foxx & Stephen Curry

Inside the Under Armour ‘Charged By Belief’ Commercial Debut With Jamie Foxx & Stephen Curry

Stephen Curry becoming the face of the basketball division at Under Armour was a excellent move to bring the brand into mainstream popularity. With the Curry One sneaker now out, a strong marketing campaign would propel the shoe into a position that Under Armour has never been in. Enter comedian Jamie Foxx as the face [...]

March 1, 2015 admin Ben Berry, Exclusives, Kicks 0

Scottie Pippen Debuts Air Pippen 6 At Nike Zoom City Bank

Scottie Pippen Debuts Air Pippen 6 At Nike Zoom City Bank

Nike had NYC on lock during the 2015 NBA All-Star Weekend with multiple installations in different boroughs. We gave an exclusive look into the Nike SNKRS space, and now we are unveiling the latest sneaker in the Scottie Pippen signature line as seen on the man himself. With the Williamsburgh bank into the Nike Zoom [...]

February 24, 2015 admin Ben Berry, Exclusives, Kicks 0

Inside the Nike SNKRS App Pop-Up Installation

Inside the Nike SNKRS App Pop-Up Installation

While walking to a pop-up Nike installation at the corner of Bowery & Great Jones St in NYC, I didn’t know what to expect out of the event. Especially since when looking for routes to get in that area, a tire shop kept coming up as the location when searched by address. Walking to the [...]

February 16, 2015 admin Ben Berry, Exclusives, Kicks 1