Kyrie 1

For the Nike Kyrie 1 ‘Driveway’, the backstory goes that as basketball season started and it started to get dark earlier during the fall/winter nights in New Jersey, Kyrie’s dad (one of my favorite people in the state cause he was around when mine & Kyrie’s high school teams played each other) would park his [...]

Inspired by the country/continent that Kyrie Irving was born in is this new Kyrie 1 colorway. Even though Kyrie Irving’s history was heavily nurtured throughout his time in New Jersey while growing up, his roots were birth in Australia since his father played professional basketball over there. So the new ‘Australia’ Nike Kyrie 1 pays [...]

Named after the place where Kyrie Irving shaped his physique early on in his life is this new Kyrie 1 colorway. For the ‘Dungeon’ Nike Kyrie 1, this colorway nickname was inspired by the basement of Irving’s childhood New Jersey basement where he was said to have consistently lifted weights. The grey hues are easy [...]

Since playing in the same basketball games as a young Kyrie Irving in New Jersey as a kid, I feel personally invested in his success despite having a minuscule impact. That is definitely why this new Nike Kyrie 1 colorway stands out to me. Officially knows as the ‘Letterman’ Kyrie 1, this upcoming colorway of [...]

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The 2014-15 NBA season marks a lot of firsts for Kyrie Irving. Not only did he get his first signature sneaker this year, but this is his first time in the Playoffs. To mark that occasion, Nike made this new Kyrie 1 colorway. Simply (and officially) called the Kyrie 1 ‘Home’ this pair has a [...]

This new Kyrie 1 colorway is a nod to what school Kyrie Irving was at when he was 18. Nicknamed the ‘Brotherhood’ colorway of the Nike Kyrie 1, the color pallet used on this sneaker are the exact shades used on the uniforms for Duke University; a Swoosh-sponsored school. While at Duke, Kyrie Irving averaged [...]

When Kyrie Irving joined the Nike signature shoe roster at the end of 2014, I really liked that his sneakers retail at $110; making it the most affordable Nike Basketball signature shoe out. Check out the inspiration & release date for the new Kyrie 1 colorway. Named the ‘Flytrap’ Nike Kyrie 1 after an actual [...]

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 [...]

Getting a signature sneaker (with your name and everything on it) from Nike makes you a member of an elite athlete club; most of the best talent in every sport at any time aren’t members but Kyrie Irving is. This is the latest colorway of his new Kyrie 1 basketball shoe. Named for his deceptive [...]