Category: Nike

PE Corner: LeBron James in patent LeBron XXIs 

Brandon King

LeBron James took this Player Exclusive edition of his LeBron XXI in a recent late season game. They sport a magenta patent leather upper; white embroidery on the underside of the lateral Swoosh allows the branding to come forward. The branding on the medial side offers a more traditional appearance, as it is white-bordered and segmented.  A LeBron signature appears on the tongue with “XXI” branding present on the lace dubrae and rear heel.  Underneath resides a fuschia midsole and matching translucent rubber outsole.  As often the case with the…

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Check out these latest images of the “Olympic” Air Jordan 6

Brandon King

The “Olympic” Air Jordan 6 is making its long anticipated third retail run later this year.  Last seen in 2012, new images have emerged that allow us to get a better view of the upcoming iteration.  Like its previous iteration,it will feature a midnight navy foundational  layer overlaid with that of white that foms the stylized “23” of the upper.  Varsity red shows up on the Jumpman branding on the tongue, rear heel as well as the lace locks.  Underneath resides a white and midnight navy midsole and a navy and translucent…

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PE Corner: IT rocks Suns-inspired Kobe VIII Protro

Brandon King

In a late season game recent and long overdue NBA signee Isaiah Thomas took the court in this Phoenix Suns-based colorway. It sports various shades and tones of purple throughout its engineered mesh upper. Orange appears at the Swooshes on the lateral and medial sides, Kobe logo on the tongue and rear heel, the Kobe signature on the external heel counter and the inner. Below resides a grey midsole and matching rubber outsole.  As with most of the kicks highlighted in PE Corner, there are no indications of a planned…

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”Masterpiece” Kobe IX Protro coming back in 2025

Brandon King

Good news for Kobe fans, and unfortunately the death profiteers as well.  The “Masterpiece” Kobe IX Elite is making its return in 2025 in Protro form.  Although there are no images of the 2025 version, but what we should see is a black and multi-color knit upper with reflective Swooshes on the medial and lateral sides. Volt can be seen on the tongue, below a red Kobe signature . In the top of the rear heel reads “KB” and “NINTH”; below this is 9 horizontal marks which both allude to…

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Take in the “EYBL” Nike Kobe VIII Protro

Brandon King

Every year since inception in 2010, the Elite Youth Basketball League (EYBL) ,aka the brings together some of the top AAU travel clubs in the nation as well as a Canadian team. The Peach Jam serves as the EYBL finals and is played at the One of the perks of participating in this elite competition is the is tournament-specific footwear.  One of pieces will be the Kobe VIII Protro.  It sports a fuschia engineered mesh upper with with a large, embroidered white Swoosh on the lateral side, with smaller similarly applied…

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Kevin Durant breaks out KD 17

Brandon King

Though images have been circulating of the KD 17 for several weeks, the man himself, Kevin Durant took them to the court in Game 1 of the Suns opening round Western Conference playoff series.  They feature an-black aesthetic ( a possible wear test sample?) with the clear translucent KD logo on the tongue offering the only sibilance of visual variety.  A black midsole and matching rubber outsole completes the monochromatic look.  As it currently stands the KD 17 is planned to debut May 24 at nike.com and select retail venues.…

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”Navy” Nike SB x Air Jordan 4 SP coming in 2025

Brandon King

After the wildly successful release of the  Nike SB x Air Jordan 4 SP last year it would stand to reason that Nike, in typical fashion, would look to recapture that magic/milk the concept at some point in the future. According to zsneakerheadz, the latest iteration of this collaborative effort will drop in 2025.  At this juncture, there are no available images, but what is known is this Jordan 4 will make use of a summit white, navy, neutral grey, gum yellow and varsity red color palette. Initial predictive speculations assigns…

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Nike to layoff 740 WHQ workers

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Courtesy of Shosy Ciment, Footwear News Nike‘s layoffs at its Beaverton, Ore. headquarters will have impacted hundreds of employees by June, according to a WARN notice filed with the state of Oregon on Friday.  Nike said in the filing that by June 28, 740 employees will have been let go as part of two rounds of layoffs. Nike confirmed that it was laying off 2 percent of its workforce in February. And as early as November, several Nike employees had taken to LinkedIn to share they were laid off from the company amid a broader…

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PE Corner: Natalia Bryant wore these Kobe VI PEs when she threw the first pitch at Dodgers Stadium

Brandon King

On the Dodgers’ annual “Lakers Night” on September 1, 2023, Natalia Bryant, the eldest daughter of the late, great Kobe Bryant, threw out the first pitch , just as her father did at a game in 2000. As Natalia threw out the ceremonial first pitch, on her feet were a Dodgers-inspired PE of the Kobe VI.  It features a blue scaled upper adorned on the lateral and medial sides with white Swooshes, on the lateral heels Kobe’s first number “8” can be seen in red. The tongue is home to…

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Are we seeing a Wemby 1 Prototype?

Brandon King

With the recent unveiling of Victor Wembanyama’s logo, it stands to reason that a signature shoe for the San Antonio Spurs rookie phenom is already in the works or will be in short order.  The coming of that signature shoe could be sooner rather than later if recent video can be taken seriously. A brief video via kicksvisionofficial, shows an A.I.R. ( Athelte Inspired Revolution ) prototype of a potential Wembyama sneaker. The laceless design invokes the visual of the Air Flightposite and 2001’s Air Signature Player with a knit sleeve.…

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