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December 2, 2011 – Ben Berry   The roster for President Barack Obama’s exhibition game isn’t the only growing aspect of the event, sneaker companies are also starting to take notice of just how big a stage the game’s participants will be on. [...]

December 1, 2011 – Ben Berry   With no professional basketball going on domestically for now and as the temperature steadily starts to drop, basketball fans and athletes alike are having to find new ways to scratch their hoops itch. [...]

November 30, 2011 – Ben Berry adidas Basketball continues on with the “What’s In The Bag” series started by Derrick Rose a few weeks back by asking the Atlanta Heat’s Josh Smith to participate in the series breaking down what he keeps in his backpack at all times. The differences between their two bags go [...]

November 28, 2011 – Ben Berry    Just off the strength of the internet, the fourth signature sneaker for Kevin Durant by Nike is already seen as the most successful of the line. The Nerf Zoom KD IV takes its inspiration from a company known for making toy basketball hoops that hang from doors with [...]

This week the Crazy Light got another push with the help of Footlocker and this new commercial. The video pushes the difference the adiZero Crazy Light makes not just on the courts but also in places like the club or your latest private jet. To help hammer the point home adidas turned to rapper Big [...]

November 22, 2011 – Ben Berry Next month adidas Basketball is set to release a new adiZero Rose 2.0 inspired by the uniforms of the Simeon Career Academy Wolverines; the high school team Derrick Rose played on. Those familiar with the Simeon Wolverines know that their colors are fluorescent blue and a bright yellow so [...]

November 18, 2011 – Ben Berry The UA Juke is in stores right now but has been met with a lukewarm welcome, mostly due to the limited amount of colors available for the shoe. With only the SMUs available right now being a white pair with a black toecap and HeatGear ankle sleeve and a [...]

November 4, 2011 – Ben Berry When it comes to sneakers, guards have had the signature shoe game on lock for a long time. There are of course a few breakout exceptions but shoes made for guards seem to be the ones preferred. Dwight Howard and adidas want to change that mentality with the new [...]

November 3, 2011 – Ben Berry Last week the team from Under Armour Basketball was gracious enough to extend an invitation to us to attend an Under Armour launch event in NYC. In attendance were UA athletes Brandon Jennings, Kemba Walker, Derrick Williams, and Greivis Vasquez. A few of the known rare Bloodline SMUs were [...]

November 2, 2011 – Ben Berry When super-producer Swizz Beatz became the acting Creative Director of the Reebok Classic division, a few things became certain in regards to the future of the company. It has been well documented already that Mr. One-Man Bandman is an admirer of Jean-Machel Basquiat’s work and since the artist already [...]