Reebok

While looking thru still from the 2014 Reebok Breakout Camp held at Philadelphia University in mid-July on display were these two upcoming, unannounced Reebok sneakers. One pair is labeled as being apart of the Blacktop division which is the Reebok basketball sneakers made with outdoor hoops in mind while the other has a training shoe [...]

When the name “Reebok” comes to mind, so does the word “classic”. That might have something to do with Reebok Classics being the actual name of a division inside of the Vector brand, but it is undeniable that their basketball sneakers all seem to carry a certain nostalgia. Reebok continues to roll out some of [...]

Fans of the Reebok Question (like the homie Nick Engvall from Finish Line) have enjoyed a steady stream of solid releases for the last 18 months, a trend that will continue with the upcoming ‘First Ballot’ colorway. Inspired by Allen Iverson being almost guarenteed to make the NBA Hall of Fame on his first nomination, [...]

With a very deep heritage of classic basketball sneakers in their archive, Reebok went for one of their best silhouettes in their archive bringing back the Battleground III from their Blacktop series early in the year. Check out two upcoming colorways of the Reebok Blacktop Battlegrounds III. The black/white/red colorway of the Reebok Blacktop Battleground [...]

Designed specifically to merge on-court sneaker performance with off-court with off-court shoe style, the Reebok introduces the Blacktop Avenue basketball sneaker. Picking up right where the Reebok Blacktop Retaliate leaves off, the Blacktop Avenue features the same, extra urable rubber compound on the outsole that the Reebok Blacktop series was famous for when introduced in [...]

June 22nd was a good day for hoops in Boston thanks to the 7th annual Biv20K Blacktop Classic. Hosted by Michael Bivins of Bell Biv Deveo of ‘Poison’ fame (never trust a big butt and a smile) who is actually from Beantown and features teams made up from players hailing from both Boston and New [...]

Now that the NBA Finals are over and the professional basketball season has come to an end, outdoor hoops takes center stage. The Reebok Blacktop series debuted in the 1990s after the Pump technology came out in 1989. Those old (or studied) enough will remember the (comedian) Sinbad commercials featuring for the outdoor hoops Reebok [...]

When Isaiah Thomas of the Sacramento Kings wore a lowtop pair of the Reebok Kamikaze II during this past regular season; people took notice. The pairs that IT22 wore were Player Exclusive colorways but the Vector brand has saw fit to general release this Shawn Kemp sneaker in a lowtop form. Despite 2013 being a [...]

Back in April we brought news that Reebok was bringing back their Blacktop series of sneakers designed for outdoor basketball by re-releasing the Boulevard and Blacktop II models from their archive. Designed with current materials, the Reebok Retaliate takes the outsole durability that the Blacktop series has been known for and adds a modern twist. [...]

In my world, with warmer weather comes plenty of outdoor basketball. While it is true that asphalt courts take their tole on the soles of basketball sneakers, Reebok Classics is looking out for you playground hoopers by reviving two silhouettes from their outdoor-equipped Reebok Blacktop collection. Reebok had their Blacktop series going on in the [...]