Nike Basketball

September 13, 2012 – Ben Berry Exclusive sneakers have become something of a bragging right with NBA players.  Outlets like Instagram & Twitter provide these athletes with a more efficient way of showing them off to the world besides on the hardwood, especially if they aren’t getting as much game time as other team members. [...]

August 22, 2012 – Ben Berry With the first good look at the Nike LeBron X coming after the 2012 Olympic Games in London this summer, everyone in the sneaker community had an opinion about them. Some vocally dismissed the pair right away citing the resemblance to current Nike Basketball models as a deal breaker [...]

August 20, 2012 – Ben Berry By 1999, the Nike Innovation Kitchen was in full tilt mode being…well…innovated.  Looking at the Air Flightposite it was easy to see that the ideas on what would make a good basketball sneaker has evolved so much in such a short period of time. Inspired by concept cars and [...]

August 14, 2012 – Ben Berry   LeBron James was possibly bred to do certain things. Either that or he is a freak of nature. We all know that we would have to look far-and-wide to find someone built like LeBron and with that being said, a technically advanced sneaker is more beneficial than most [...]

August 10, 2012 – Ben Berry In celebration of the first NBA title for LeBron James, Nike will be releasing the LeBron 9 ‘Championship Package’ in very limited numbers. The ‘Championship Package’ is made from a pair of the standard LeBron 9 which released the beginning of this past NBA season and the LeBron 9 [...]

August 7, 2012 – Ben Berry With Foamposite popularity at an all-time high, now is as good of a time as any to chronicle the history of this beautifully designed shoe. [...]

August 3, 2012 – Ben Berry Between the ’92 and ’96 Olympic Games, the role of Scottie Pippen went from becoming a role player to a certified key component for the Chicago Bulls. [...]

August 2, 2012 – Ben Berry Sheryl Swoopes was the first women’s player to receive her own signature sneaker from Nike. Even in 1996, that was a huge deal. With Marni Gerber as the lead designer, [...]

August 1, 2012 – Ben Berry What was great about Penny was that he was always expressive and always willing to push the limits in terms of aesthetics and expression. [...]

July 30, 2012 – Ben Berry Charles Barkley has been doing him since he got into the league, and that is what made him as relevant as he has been even after his professional basketball career ended. [...]