Inspired by the location of the 2016 NBA All-Star Game is this new, upgraded version of Damian Lillard’s current adidas signature sneaker. For the ‘Aurora Borealis’ adidas D Lillard 2.0 Boost, the upper usually made from synthetic materials have been replaced with adidas Primeknit woven textile. The cushioning has also been drastically updated with a [...]
Inspired by his Andrew Wiggins’ mother, Marita Payne-Wiggins, and her own personal success as an Olympic sprinter is this new adidas Crazylight Boost 2.5 Player Exclusive colorway. Upgrading the second sneaker in the adidas Crazylight series to feature the industry-leading Boost foam technology, the ‘Marita’ adidas Crazylight Boost 2.5 features a red-to-silver gradient fade on [...]
February has been the host month for Black History Month in the USA since 1976. Adidas looks to respectfully honor this time of remembrance with a set of sneakers inspired by famed track & field superstar Jesse Owens. If unfamiliar with Jesse Owens, he was a Black athlete who won four gold medals during the [...]
High school basketball talent is at an all-time high, so it is only right that adidas lace their Nations participants with what might be their best on-court performance basketball sneaker currently available; the Crazylight Boost 2015 edition. Double-stacked Boost foam in the heel, the sewn Primeknit upper in black, and gold accents throughout makes up [...]
August 11, 2015
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adidas may be loud about their flagship performance sneakers (like the D Rose 5 Boost for basketball, or UltraBoost for running) but their gems don’t get the marketing spotlight they deserve. As is the case with the latest FutureStar Boost colorway. Taking the iconic “shelltoe” from the adidas Superstar and pairing it was the BOOST [...]
After first being seen at the 2015 NBA All-Star Weekend in NYC on the feet of Andrew Wiggins, Jeff Teague, and Kyle Lowry is the new, upcoming adidas CrazyLight Boost 2015. Highlighted for being the first adidas Basketball sneaker to feature the sewn Primeknit upper, the 2015 CrazyLight Boost finds the best balance of lightweight [...]
Inspired by the iconic adidas shelltoe is the ‘Superstar’ D Rose 5 Boost. With an upper made from a material with snakeskin texture, the adidas D Rose 5 ‘Superstar’ gets its name from the popular adidas Superstar from 1969 which originally had the shelltoe shape to make the toebox last longer while playing basketball in. [...]
adidas merges the classic shelltoe design with their top-of-the-line foam technology in the new Futurestar Boost. With the 2015 NBA All-Star Weekend being in New York City, the lights will be brighter than ever; which is the perfect time to debut a new kicks. The adidas Futurestar Boost combines styling found in iconic Stripes sneakers [...]
Many players with signature basketball sneakers recurring inspirations throughout the different models. Derrick Rose has had a colorway dedicated to his mother, Brenda, in the last handful of silhouettes. This is the latest. Red is still Brenda Rose’s favorite color, so the ‘Brenda’ D Rose 5 Boost has plenty of it as well as a [...]
Unlike the 2012-13 NBA season, Derrick Rose actually made the return to the league only to, once again, be out for the rest of the season again. With the foreseeable return of the 2011 NBA MVP in the next season also brings a new signature sneaker. Seen shooting around before Chicago Bulls games now is [...]
April 5, 2014
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