Streetball

FILA looks to frequent brand partners Lemar & Dauley for another collaborative colorway of the classic streetball silhouette; The Cage. Color-blocked completely in a monochromatic watermelon-toned color, the ‘Maui Wowie’ FILA The Cage collaboration with Lemar & Dauley features a full suede upper, memory foam ankle cushioning, and an updated outsole taken straight from the [...]

Its crazy to think that a signature team sneaker is more popular than the flagship version. That might be the case with for LeBron James-branded sneakers. This ‘Quai 54’ LeBron Soldier 9 introduces the latest team sneaker in the Nike LeBron James series. The Soldier sect has always innovative in the fit and lockdown department [...]

When participants gear up for the 2015 Quai 54 World Street Championship from June 13 to June 14, they will have some great sneakers to choose from; including this new Air Jordan XX9 colorway. After showing the exclusive Air Jordan 13 Low colorway, the entire ‘Quai 54’ Air Jordan XX9 upper has fragmented elephant print [...]

In celebration of the Quai 54 streetball tournament is this special edition colorway if the Air Jordan 13 Low. Taking place June 13 & 14th, the 2015 Quai 54 World Streetball Championship is taking over Paris, France with a host of installations and Europe-only sneaker releases; including the ‘Quai 54’ Air Jordan XIII Low. This [...]

When Reebok brought back their Blacktop division, which designed sneakers specifically for outdoor/streetball play in 1990, I was excited for the return of their classic Blacktop Battleground silhouettes to return. With the Blacktop Battleground III steadily releasing throughout this year and the news that the Blacktop Battleground II coming back in 2015, it would have [...]

While MANY sneaker news outlets (including us in April ago SORRY but we corrected in time for the August releases) reported this year’s Blacktop Battleground silhouette revival as the II or the second installment in the streetball sneaker line, the Reebok Blacktops that have been seen and releasing all of 2014 is actually the Blacktop [...]

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 [...]

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. [...]

AND1 is recalling their heyday by bringing back two colorways of their popular Tai Chi Mid basketball sneaker. Aside from the 20th anniversary pair, these are the first two colorways of the classic AND1 sneaker to be released in a few years and in the age of plastic and synthetic materials making up many basketball [...]

June 7, 2012 – Allen Moll When you are sometimes referred to as the “Best dunker ever”, you constantly have to defend that title by taking on any and all comers, even if the challenger is a girl. That’s precisely the predicament that was on the table for resident Ball Up superstar Air Up There, [...]