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adidas and McDonald’s today debuted the new uniform and footwear collection for players competing during the 39th Annual McDonald’s All American Games at Chicago’s United Center on March 30. The collection brings the latest adidas technology to the nation’s best high school basketball players, including both men’s and women’s jerseys that feature a modernized pinstripe [...]

Today, the Brand introduced its first-ever 3D printed performance trainer, the UA Architech. The UA Architech is a 360-degree performance training shoe that features a functional 3D printed midsole and 3D ClutchFit auxetic upper design that creates a “super-hybrid” trainer. This performance trainer provides athletes with the ultimate stability and cushioning to take on the [...]

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 [...]

The lowtop Jordan 5 makes a big return in 2016 with this second, new colorway of the year. Called the ‘Dunk From Above’ Air Jordan V Low, the fifth signature sneaker for Michael Jordan was originally designed after a World War II fighter plane and that inspiration translates well into the lowtop version. The official [...]

In celebration of the Reebok Question’s 20th anniversary, the Vector brand is giving the Retro treatment to a colorway that Allen Iverson didn’t get to wear. When it comes to the ‘Unworn’ Reebok Question, the backstory behind the colorway is very much noteworthy. This particular pair of the Iverson’s first signature sneaker was originally made [...]

It’s been just over two years since Sole Collector last issued a print magazine for sneaker and basketball enthusiasts alike. But the fellas over at Sole Collector have partnered with Champ Sports to make a limited, while supplies last, collectors edition of the magazine. The cover and focus of the edition will feature Kobe Bryant [...]

Derrick Rose will not be in Toronto for the 2016 NBA All-Star Weekend this year. That, however, wasn’t for lack of proper footwear as adidas had this new D Rose 6 Boost colorway ready just in case. For the ‘Aurora Borealis’ adidas D Rose 6 Boost, purple adidas Primeknit is used throughout the upper with [...]

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 [...]

It’s eye-opening to think that Allen Iverson made his NBA debut 20 years ago in 1996. Essentially the same shape as the Reebok Question we have come to know, The Prototype by Reebok features a higher-cut silhouette than the Question as well as shifted branding. Designed while Iverson was still in Georgetown, the Reebok Question [...]

Inspired by the location of the 2016 NBA All-Star Game is this new, upgraded version of Damian Lillard’s current adidas signature sneaker. For the ‘Aurora Borealis’ adidas D Lillard 2.0 Boost, the upper usually made from synthetic materials have been replaced with adidas Primeknit woven textile. The cushioning has also been drastically updated with a [...]