2012

Even though Anfernee ‘Penny’ Hardaway hasn’t played an NBA game in over AMOUNT years, he is still very relevant in the sneakerhead world. Not just because of his signature sneakers from his NBA days, but from the new shoe silhouettes coming out these days with his name on it. 2012 in Orlando featured Penny Hardaway’s [...]

Under Armour is a brand that I have come to look forward to their sneaker releases especially for multiple reasons. Since they are still growing their basketball division, there are much less sneaker silhouettes released than seen at the competitor brands and that isn’t a bad thing. In their second real year in this market, [...]

If Nike really wanted to, they would just regurgitate the same sneakers from 2011 in new colorways, resurrect several basketball sneakers from their archive, and choose a few silhouettes to be used as a base for collaborative efforts with currently-popular brands and would sell just fine. In 2013 look for the Elite series to return [...]

Fly Over, Fly Through, Fly Around. Back when Michael Jordan was playing, the Air Jordan line was not only appealing from an namesake standpoint but also for providing the pinnacle of performance when it came to basketball sneakers.  Lately the brand has shifted focus, appealing to those who have little use for features like carbon [...]

After two different event dates & performance lineups, it seems like “third time’s the charm” for the NYC stop of Sneaker Pimps with December 19th being the new date.  Originally set for late October, Hurricane Sandy put a stop to that also forcing the cancelation of the rescheduled time which was set for November. Besides [...]

The Miami Heat received their NBA championship rings tonight in their season opener at home against the Boston Celtics. The 14k white gold rings had the words “All In” on one side, and “Family” on the other. The classy ceremony (video after the jump) centered around this nice little piece of jewelry: Video of the [...]

A couple years ago Marvel Comics previewed the NBA season by creating a comic book cover for each NBA team. It was pretty cool, and resonated with NBA fans and bloggers quite quickly going viral. Now, ESPN has teamed up with Marvel Comics to create an entire comic book dedicated to Lebron James “King of [...]

September 17, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors We’ve done a variety of recap highlight mixes this summer, showcasing the amazing 2012 lockout season. But one player who went off in the scoring department again this season that hasn’t received as much love as he should have from “THD Video”, is Kobe Bryant. Not to worry [...]

August 23, 2012 – Ben Berry Since the kicks worn by Elite 24 players were always exclusive to participants, a welcome change of pace is that the entire Under Armour Micro G Torch set will be available for sale through Eastbay and UA.com starting the day each sneaker debuts at the event. Today, the Red/Capri [...]

August 21, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Even though there were less games played in this lockout shortened season, the 2012 year was chalk full of excitement on a nightly basis. It was extremely difficult for us to whittle down all the buzzer beaters and game winning shots to a Top 10 this year, but [...]