All-Star Weekend

One of the major traditions associated with NBA All-Star Weekend every year is the proliferation of NBA trade rumors, those days are officially over. Traditionally the NBA trade deadline is the Tuesday after the NBA All-Star Weekend, but now the deadline has been moved up to February 8. [tweet https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/885182731868528640] This is a smart move [...]

The NBA announced the participants for the 2017 Three-Point Contest on Thursday, and a certain someone was conspicuously absent from the final list of eight: [tweet https://twitter.com/BenGolliver/status/827314148836978690] No Stephen Curry? Say what? The Golden State Warriors’ point guard, who will be partaking in the Feb. 19 superstar showcase as a starter, offered an explanation for [...]

According to a report from the Associated Press, the NBA has officially decided to move the 2017 NBA All-star Game and Weekend to New Orleans. [tweet https://twitter.com/SInow/status/766634841165205504] This will be the 3rd time New Orleans has hosted the game since 2008, also hosting the event just three years ago in 2014. As you may remember [...]

Every few weeks there is a new “sneaker event” popping up. While any gathering of sneaker collectors/sneaker buyers is enough for some, just like anything in life quality tends to be more sought after than quality. Celebrating their fourth consecutive show during All-Star Weekend is the 2016 All-Star Sneaker Summit. Formerly known as the H-Town [...]

Stephen Curry becoming the face of the basketball division at Under Armour was a excellent move to bring the brand into mainstream popularity. With the Curry One sneaker now out, a strong marketing campaign would propel the shoe into a position that Under Armour has never been in. Enter comedian Jamie Foxx as the face [...]

Nike had NYC on lock during the 2015 NBA All-Star Weekend with multiple installations in different boroughs. We gave an exclusive look into the Nike SNKRS space, and now we are unveiling the latest sneaker in the Scottie Pippen signature line as seen on the man himself. With the Williamsburgh bank into the Nike Zoom [...]

While walking to a pop-up Nike installation at the corner of Bowery & Great Jones St in NYC, I didn’t know what to expect out of the event. Especially since when looking for routes to get in that area, a tire shop kept coming up as the location when searched by address. Walking to the [...]

For the 2015 NBA All-Star Game in New York City, Nike drew up the ‘Zoom City’ collection for their players with signature sneakers. With NYC hosting the basketball festivities this year, the All Star ‘Zoom City’ pack (made up of the LeBron 12, Kyrie 1, KD 7, and Kobe X) gets their colorway inspiration from [...]

Damian Lillard was named to the All-Star Game after Blake Griffin became unable to participate. adidas has this colorway of his first sneaker, the D Lillard 1, in the cut and officially announces that it will release. Made in a white-and-black color blocking to hook up to the 2015 NBA All-Star uniforms, the ‘NYC All-Star’ [...]

A little over 6 months ago, Paul George posted pictures of an new, upcoming Nike Basketball sneaker before anyone knew what it was and many thought it would be his signature sneaker (which was quickly dispelled after he took to Twitter to set people straight); that shoe was the Zoom Hyperrev 2015. This is the [...]