Crazy 8

Kobe Bryant’s most popular adidas signature sneaker gets three new colorways inspired by three of the most storied NBA franchises. Featuring uniform-matching colorblocking for the Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Lakers, and New York Knicks, this trio of new adidas Crazy 8 colorways also has a printed design unique to each city. Upper materials are also [...]

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is said to have worked closely with adidas on the 2015 Black History Month collection. Each adidas sneaker has a specific set of quotes and references: Crazy 8 – “Fundamentals are the Foundation for Excellence – ‘61 –‘65” The Crazy 8 features a canvas upper to pay homage to basketball shoes of the [...]

adidas has quietly released quality releases in both the Retro and performance sneaker space, here we highlight the ‘Broadway Express’ collection. Comprised of the D Rose 5 Boost, Crazy 8, and Crazy 2 (formerly known as the adidas KB8 II when Kobe Bryant was still with adidas), the ‘Broadway Express’ nickname from the look of [...]

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The 2014 NBA All-Star Weekend festivities happen in New Orleans this year. So accordingly, the adidas sneaker pack uses Mardi Gras as inspiration for the colorways. Good enough reason to have a lot of paint speckles to me. Even if Kobe Bryant isn’t participating in any on-court All-Star festivities this year, his presence is still [...]

Despite the 3-8 start to the season, the Brooklyn Nets are still very marketable and there is still a big enough market for team apparel. That said, take a look at the adidas Crazy 8 basketball sneakers inspired directly by the Brooklyn Nets. For the Brooklyn Nets colorway of the popular adidas Crazy 8, a [...]

I am not too big on custom sneakers as the word gets applied to sneakers simply painted in colors made popular by a different shoe. With that being said, the work that JBF Customs does on sneakers is on a completely different level as seen by this pair of adidas Crazy 8 worn by Wesley [...]

In a surprise move, adidas is scheduled to release the Crazy 8 in a new colorway inspired by Iman Shumpert. The adidas Crazy 8 first debuted on the feet of Kobe Bryant early in his career when he was putting on for the Stripes. The combination of synthetic leathers & suedes in grey coupled with [...]

Jrue Holiday is coming off of the best season of his career. A first-time NBA All-Star and recent bargaining chip in the trade that sent him to New Orleans for a top NBA Draft pick, Holiday is now being broken off with a special Player Edition pair of the adidas Crazy 8. Not only does [...]

October 17, 2011 – Ben Berry    Originally known at the adidas KB8, the Crazy 8 is most known as being first signature shoe ever for Kobe Bryant. The entire upper of this sneaker is constructed from different composite leathers with the adidas Stripes branding is scene on all three pairs in the same black [...]