Day: May 24, 2020

Lakers themed LeBron 8 coming in late 2020

Brandon King

The LeBron 8 is apparently on Nike Basketball’s release docket later this year and one of the planned releases will have a Lakers vibe. At this juncture, there are images of the upcoming LeBron 8 but what is known is that it will make use of a university gold and court purple colour palette. The “Lakers” LeBron 8 is planned , for now, to release in the later part of 2020 and will likely be available at nike.com and select retail establishments. As it currently stands, a sticker price has…

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The Nike Kyrie S2 Hybrid : An initial look

Brandon King

The sequel to the Nike Kyrie S1 Hybrid, the Kyrie S2 Hybrid on on the path to making its retail debut later in 2020. Like the previous model , it will take pieces of designs elements from earlier Kyrie models. Where as the S1 derived its design cues straight from the Kyrie signature models 1-3, the S2 will follow that same formula but will combine aesthetics from the Kyrie 4,5, and 6. At this juncture, there is no confirmed release date for this model, however several colorways are expected to…

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“Top 3” Air Jordan 5 coming next month

Brandon King

The special-edition “Top 3” Air Jordan 5 combines the aesthetics from three classic color ways , black/metallic silver, fire red and grape, into a single silhouette, the names of which are noted on the rear of the tongue. It sports the black upper of the metallics, the tongue of the grapes, and the “23”of the fire reds on the lower ankle. The midsole is a that of the fire reds with the “teeth” of the metallics The outsole features the red rubber of the fire reds with the outsole of…

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“Zyon” Adidas Yeezy Boost 350 V2: Official Images

Brandon King

The “Zyon” is one of the latest colorway to be added to the Yeezy Boost 350 V2 family. It sports a Zyon Primeknit upper with a black lateral stripe. This upper sits atop a rubber-surrounded Boost midsole. The “Zyon” Adidas Boost 350 V2 will release in full family sizing June 13 at select retail establishments and will carry a sticker price of $220 USD. Official images of the “Zyon” Yeezy Boost 350 V2 are below

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“Samba” Nike Dunk Low returning in July

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The “Samba” Nike Dunk Low started its life as a 2001 Japan-exclusive and nineteen years later it appears it will make its second retail run. It will make use of the same hyper blue, samba and silver color palette of its 2001 progenitor. No images are currently available however, if Nike is going do their level best to accurately reproduce this Dunk Low, it should feature a hyper blue foundation overlaid by silver with red medial and lateral branding , blue tongue atop a white midsole and red outsole. The…

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Coach Eddie Sutton dies at 84

Brandon King

Unfortunately Jerry Sloan will not be the only legendary basketball coach to draw his last breath in 2020. Eddie Sutton, the college basketball coach who won over 800 games and lead three teams to the Final Four, passed late Saturday night in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the age of 84. from Kyle Boone of cbs sports: Legendary college basketball coach Eddie Sutton died Saturday in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was 84 years old. Sutton led his teams to three Final Fours during his illustrious coaching career and won 806 games prior to…

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Warriors had interest in Brisbane’s Will Magnay

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From nbl.com.au: Brisbane Bullets star Will Magnay has set the record straight on the Golden State Warriors rumours surrounding him earlier this year. It had been reported the Warriors had offered Magnay a 10-day contract and while a conversation took place and that deal was mentioned, the NBL20 Most Improved Player has revealed a contract was never officially offered. “The Golden State Warriors had asked the Bullets if they had offered me a 10-day contract, would the Bullets release me,” Magnay said on the Gibbo Goes One-On-One podcast. “That was the…

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“Syracuse” Nike Dunk High coming back in 2021

Brandon King

Just five years after the last time the sneaker was on store shelves, the “Syracuse” Nike Dunk High will be making another retail run in 2021. No images of the 2021 version is available at this juncture but conventional wisdom points to a shoe that should feature white leather base overlaid by orange leather at the toe, eyerow and wrapping the ankle, along with lateral, medial and tongue branding all sharing the same orange hue. The aforementioned upper sits atop a white midsole, with the aesthetic completed with an orange…

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