Shoes

December 31, 2010 – Kevin Burke They say nothing is bigger than the game itself. Sometimes I don’t know if I always agree with that. If there’s one thing that has become synonymous with the game of basketball, that would be the Jordan Brand, but more specifically the sneakers. The brand has become larger than [...]

October 20, 2010 – Kevin Burke Remember the Reebok Pumps that were supposed to allow you to jump higher? Dee Brown of the Boston Celtics did a good job of selling that during the 1991 Dunk Contest when he pumped them up before a dunk attempt, creating the illusion that he was really aided by them. While [...]

September 15, 2010 – Allen Moll With the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame recently inducting former Chicago Bulls great Scottie Pippen into their hallowed halls of greatness, what better time to give one of the NBA’s Top 50 Players of All Time his very own multi-part, weekly Player Rewind Series. Scottie was the antithesis of [...]

August 30, 2010 – Kevin Burke A week ago here on TheHoopDoctors.com, we gave you exclusive insider access to Brandon Jennings’ Under Armour sneaker launch in New York. Well, later on in the week, I had to the change to chop it up with Brandon while he was in LA for the Boost Mobile Elite [...]

August 18, 2010 – Sneak-a-Peek Nike introduced their latest quickstrike pack designed by the famous DJ Clark Kent. Clark Kent as most know is the only one out there that can make the Air Force 1 appealing again. His brilliant ability to blend neat colorways into each other and match up signature patterns has helped [...]

November 24, 2008 You’ll all probably remember when we brought you info on adidas’ Kevin Garnett Team Signature (TS) “Commanders”. Well adidas was kind enough to send us a pair of the other style of adidas TS footwear to test out and review. They are called “The Creator’s“. We received the Tracy McGrady (TMac) versions [...]

September 29, 2008 Guess what sneakerheads? We know that you have been waiting for the Nike Air Flightposite 1 to drop in the early part of 2009 but they are now scheduled for an early release in retail stores October 11, 2008! The Nike Air Flightposite Eggplants are already sold out in online sneaker stores [...]

September 26, 2008 Here is probably one of my personal favorites as Adidas payed homage to my main man “I’m on top of the world” (KG) Kevin Garnett. The colorway is fascinating in that it glides your visual from front to back with an all white to fading black. The cushioning inside is a Celtic [...]

August 25, 2008 – Dr. Dime The self-proclaimed “Starbury” of the NBA, Stephon Marbury, is upset about not being paid his fair share of the pie in the Starbury movement to provide basketball shoes to kids at an affordable cost. You remember all the hoopla about how Marbury was so distraught about New York inner-city [...]