Kicks

When Nike introduced the ‘South Beach’ sneaker colorway into the signature sneaker series for LeBron James with the ‘Pre-Heat’ LeBron 8, I don’t think King James or the Swoosh had any (real) idea of how much waves this color combination would cause. The ‘South Beach’ colorway is arguably the most popular debuted on a LeBron [...]

When Nike unveiled the Kobe 9 Elite, many would-be consumers would be turned off by the height of the sneaker but Nike has the remedy for that with this lowtop version. We were first introduced to the Kobe 9 Elite Low a few months back with the two colorways that saw a limited release overseas [...]

There isn’t much positive going for the Los Angeles Lakers right now. By the numbers, this current 2013-14 Lakers team is in position to end the season as the worst team in franchise history. Nick Young is one of the bigger sneaker aficionados in the NBA right now and secured the black pair of the [...]

Since the Easter holiday is only a couple of weeks away, Nike is ready to lace their flagship players like Kevin Durant and LeBron James with new coloways of their signature sneakers. Nothing new on the ‘Easter’ KD VI as far as performance features go. The colorway inspiration comes from the Easter egg hunt with [...]

Now that all signs point towards this upcoming season actually being #TheReturn of Derrick Rose, gear up for what is sure to be a dynamic Chicago Bulls season with the ‘Brenda’ adidas Rose 4 inspired by Derrick’s mother; Brenda Rose. Since the adidas Rose 1, all of the D Rose sneakers have featured the Sprintframe [...]

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 17, 2012 – Mohamed Abdihakim It seems like Dwyane Wade is getting set to depart the Jordan brand for another name. Li-Ning is reportedly the next company to host the marketability of one D-Wade. Hearing from several people that Dwyane Wade will likely leave Jordan Brand and sign with Li-Ning. Huge shift. — Nick [...]

April 5, 2012 – Ben Berry Before they called him Michael, he was Mike Jordan. During the 1982 NCAA National Championship game, Michael Jordan wasn’t laced from head-to-toe in apparel bearing his Jumpman logo he was wearing Converse. In commemoration of the game-winning shot MJ hit to mark his arrival to the basketball world and [...]

February 7, 2012 – Ben Berry With the first month of 2012 behind us already, Jordan Brand begins to bring the heat by releasing the classic ‘Cement’ colorway of the Air Jordan IV. When the Jordan IV was chosen for as the Air Jordan for the 2011 Doernbecher collection, that meant that 2012 would see [...]

January 16, 2012 – The cover makes the magazine right? Well not for everyone, but for a guy like me that likes to collect hoops magazines, the cover is like the window to the magazine. It’s a snapshot, or a teaser to the goodness that you will find inside. [...]