Day: June 8, 2020

Women’s “Court Purple” Air Jordan 1 High OG coming in 2021

Brandon King

The never-ending march of Air Jordan 1 colorways off factory assembly lines continues into 2021 with this “Court Purple: colorway that is intended for the ladies. It makes use of a white and court purple color palette. At this very early juncture there are no images of the upcoming sneaker available , but early speculation is that of a Jordan 1 with a white leather upper accented with court purple. The “Court Purple” Air Jordan 1 High OG WMNS is slated, for now, to release in April 2021 at nike.com…

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This Nike Zoom 2K is now available

Brandon King

This offering of the Nike Zoom 2K makes use of a white, ghost green, iron grey and thuderstorm color palette. The white based upper is trimmed in black, and overlaid by ghost green. Ghost green shows up for the tongue brainding while the lace loops spell out “ZOOM”, when viewed simultaneously. An golden are Zoom Air logo on the ankle completes the look of the upper. The aforementioned upper sits atop a ghost green outsole that houses Zoom Air cushioning and a white and black outsole rounds things out. This…

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NBA to test for PEDs

Brandon King

When the NBA season resumes later this summer in Orlando, players will be subjected to testing for performance-enhancing drugs, according to The Athletic and Stadium’s Shams Charania. The NBA announced a plan to resume the season via a 22-team return to play format where playoff seeding and participation will be sorted out over an eight game stretch. The timing of and even the announcement itself is interesting. I will surmise that there will not be many players who test positive considering how far in advance players have been made aware.

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FAMU’s Kyle Coleman will pitch in CSBI

Brandon King

From Florida A&M Sports Information: TALLAHASSEE, Fla. | Kyle Coleman was one of Florida A&M University’s student-athletes affected by COVID-19 as the senior right-handed pitcher saw his season end on March 12. Coleman, who was one of seven graduating seniors this season, will now have the opportunity to pitch again in the Collegiate Summer Baseball Invitational (CSBI).  “I am excited about being able to play baseball again, especially against some of the best in the nation,” Coleman said. “Not only am I excited about being able to play baseball again, but I…

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Rockets owner says Morey’s job is not in jeopardy

Brandon King

If the rhetoric of Houston Rockets team owner Tillman Fertitta is to be believed then general manager Daryl Morey will not have to worry about cleaning out his office (yet). Reporting from ESPN’s Tim MacMahon indicates that Fertitta hasn’t “wavered” on keeping Morey as the general manager. Morey’s job status has seemingly been on shaky ground since he tweeted his support of Hong Kong protesters back in October of 2019, which placed a great amount of strain between NBA and the Houston Rockets relationship with China. Speaking with the Houston…

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“Blue Oat” Adidas Yeezy Boost 380 release postponed

Brandon King

The “Blue Oat” Adidas Yeezy Boost 380 is a new colorway of the 380 is part of Adidas summer release plans. It sports a mostly orange Primeknit upper with some brown areas mixed in along with a blue stripe on both the lateral and medial sides. The aforementioned upper sits atop a light brown Boost midsole and a Gum rubber outsole. These will come in both reflective and non-reflective iterations. Initially scheduled to release June 20, the “Blue Oat” adidas Yeezy Boost 380 will now be postponed until sometime in…

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Black/Varsity Maize Nike Dunk High to make return holiday 2020

Brandon King

Eight years after its last retail run, the black and varsity maize Nike Dunk is on Nike’s release docket for the 2020 holiday season. At this juncture, there are images available of the 2020 version of this Dunk High but the expectation is that it will mimic its 2012 progenitor, meaning it will feature a black leather base overlaid by varsity maize tumbled leather. Varsity maize Swooshes adorn the lateral and medial sides with maize and black tongue labeling completes the look of the upper, which should sit atop black…

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