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March 30, 2012 – Ben Berry ‘South Beach’ LeBrons part deux. Even though the colorcode on this LeBron 9 Elite reads Wolf Grey/Mint Candy-New Green-Pink Flash and not Retro/Black-Pink Flash-Filiment Green like the ‘South Beach’ LeBron 8 V1 did last year, that won’t spot most people from giving this pair the ‘South Beach’ nickname. There [...]

March 23, 2012 – Ben Berry Though some might say that Linsanity has tapered away into nothing in the last few weeks but with the emergence of Woodson as the “golden headcoach”, who is still undefeated, that ensures that we haven’t seen the last of Jeremy Lin this season.  Even though the New York Knicks’ [...]

February 26, 2012 – Ben Berry Sneakerhead or not, this past week you’ve definitely heard about the Galaxy Foamposites which came out Friday as part of Nike Basketball’s 2012 All-Star pack [...]

February 22, 2012 – Ben Berry Kevin Durant, Kobe Bryant, and LeBron James make up the Swoosh’s “Big 3” and will be the only Nike players to have their signature sneakers given the ‘Galaxy’ treatment. All five sneakers tie into the space theme and have glow in the dark soles. Along with All-Star versions of [...]

February 13, 2012 – Ben Berry We are in a time in sneaker history where sometimes a nickname can help a sneaker sell; enter the ‘Invisibility Cloak’ Zoom Kobe VII. [...]

January 31, 2012 – Ben Berry As with the last few NBA All-Star Weekends the sneakers released have a theme that varies between companies. Since this ’11 – ’12 season has more eyes on the league than in recent memory, Nike goes for the flashy by releasing their biggest signature sneakers in glow in the [...]

January 24, 2012 – Ben Berry One of the Swoosh’s favorite color from 2011 was definitely Treasure Blue and these Zoom Kobe VII “Great White Shark” edition’s use it masterfully. Peep the images of this great pair of kicks from the Kobe Predator Pack that you’ll want to pick up. Phenomenal swag… [...]

January 12, 2012 – Ben Berry LeBron James goes out of this world with new space-themed sneaker. Looking at these and the supposed All-Star Zoom Kobe VII, you can tell that this year Nike isn’t just going with the traditional east-wears-blue/west-wears-red we’re used to seeing. Reflective 3M materials are used on the branding and lace [...]

January 10, 2012 – Ben Berry The stars collide on Kobe Bryant’s feet this All-Star Weekend. Already given “Big Bang” or “Galaxy” as a nickname, this edition will actually be the All-Star version of the Kobe VII by Nike. The known features on this sneaker read like a shopping list with a celestial design seen [...]

January 7, 2012 – Ben Berry ” Now on their 11th straight year of honoring the Chinese New Year, Nike takes four of their biggest basketball models and gives them the Zodiac treatment. Nike Air Force One – ‘Year of the Dragon’ The Air Force One was made back in 1982, so 2012 marks the [...]