Kicks

July 19, 2012 – Ben Berry Back in May we gave you your first look at the ‘Scoring Title’ Zoom KD IV with detailed pictures but now there is a definitely release date. A lot of Kevin Durant’s fourth signature sneaker had plenty of detailing and this one is no different. The Zoom KD IV [...]

July 18, 2012 – Ben Berry adidas has sponsored a lot of high profile players with signature sneakers for as long as I can remember. Arguably the most liked signature series was the one given to Tracy McGrady. McGrady, being a Stripes lifer, exclusively rocked with adidas throughout his entire career and because of that, [...]

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 [...]

July 13, 2012 – Ben Berry Sole Collector has been one of the premiere authorities for a while now when it comes to sneakers. They have collaborated with companies on more sneakers than the ones listed we listed, but over here at The Hoop Doctors, we’re only focusing on the ones done specifically on basketball [...]

July 13, 2012 – Ben Berry There is no doubt in my mind that the recent surge of popularity the classic Foamposite One & Foamposite Pro has been in the last three years is the reason why Nike has decided to revive Penny Hardaway’s Air Penny line. There have already been images of pairs inspired [...]

July 13, 2012 – Ben Berry Between the detailed images of the ‘Yellow Bracket’ pair surfacing recently as well as pair the ‘Pink Bracket’ Bloodline getting a surprise release last week, it is safe to say that Under Armour hasn’t completely forgotten about the Micro G Bloodline. The ‘Patterson High School’ player-exclusive Micro G Bloodline [...]

July 12, 2012 – Ben Berry In the last few years, sneaker nicknames have become out of control. Its getting to the point where companies themselves are promoting the unofficial nicknames themselves. [...]

July 11, 2012 – Ben Berry The first installment in the Zoom Soldier was crazy, but ever since then the series fell into a bland combination of Zoom Air capsules and rubber with very little pleasing aesthetics. Zoom Air has been a staple in this series but with this model comes into the realm of [...]

July 9, 2012 – Ben Berry Being in a position to get professional athletes to sign memorabilia is always an experience. No matter who you are, just the allure of having something signed by the person who had a hand in making that product [...]

July 9, 2012 – Ben Berry Since the announcement of Ewing Athletics returning, there has been a lot of speculation on which models would be the first Patrick Ewing sneaker to be given the Retro treatment. Enter the Ewing 33 Hi. The two Knicks-inspired colorways were a given and will drop alongside a Red/Black pair [...]