Kicks

Matthew Walzer, a 16 year-old high school from Florida living with Cerebral Palsy wrote a blog post explaining his condition to Nike hoping to raise awareness for other people living with similar conditions as him. Already a fan of basketball sneakers, Walzer addressed how great it would be if Nike would create either a basketball [...]

Spring of 2013 will bring two new colorways of the third Air Jordan basketball sneaker.  Not as unconventional as the black/purple/green pair is what has come to be known as the ‘Bright Crimson’ Jordan III. Bright Crimson was used earlier in the year on a Foamposite Pro, so this sneaker gets its name from that [...]

The recovery process of Derrick Rose thankfully hasn’t stopped adidas from continuing with the release of colorways of the adidas Rose 3 sneaker and the latest pair to drop pays tribute to Derrick Rose’s mother, Brenda. Similar to last season’s adiZero Rose 2.5 with the same inspiration, the adidas Rose 3 ‘Brenda’ features a high-quality [...]

During this past NBA preseason, a lot of games were played overseas.  The Los Angeles Clippers played two games against the defending NBA Champion Miami Heat over in Beijing, China.  While a lot of the sneaker attention was put on Dwyane Wade and his move to Li-Ning during that time, Under Armour used the trip [...]

Being a basketball player and getting a PE is one of the biggest perks of the job; a sneaker made in a way that no one else can get but you.  Being a former UNC player, Kendall Marshall is no stranger to Jordans but now in the NBA, the rookie PG for the Phoenix Suns [...]

This season especially, it feels like the endorsement deals that NBA players have signed has been as publicized as actual league roster moves. With the amount of Blake Griffin sightings in Baltimore this summer its no wonder that many believed that Griffin would be leaving the Swoosh for Under Armour; which when thought about, the [...]

On November 12th in NYC, Footlocker held a party for members of the media celebrating next week’s Week of Greatness event; the most packed release week of the year for kicks. A wide variety of sneakers hit store shelves and anticipated releases are literally dropping every day.  Besides the open bar, there were screens set [...]

With college and professional basketball underway, there is no better time for Player Exclusive basketball sneakers right now.  Going on that notion is Jordan Brand who made a special pair of the Jordan Super.Fly for Georgetown University and Marquette University. The entire amenity package seen on other pairs of the Jordan Super.Fly like both Lunarlon [...]

The 10th anniversary of the Sneaker Pimps tour has had to put its NYC show on hold due to the effects Hurricane Sandy had on the east coast. While many heads anxiouslywait for a confirmed date to the event, we take a look at a even more limited version of the ‘Statue of Liberty’ edition [...]

Under Armour flagship basketball player Brandon Jennings gets a new shipment of Player Exclusive pairs of the Charge BB and Spine Bionic. In the picture, there are five pairs of the Charge BB and two pairs of the Spine Bionic shown as part of the PE shipment Jennings received.  Note that the Spine Bionic pairs [...]