Day: May 8, 2024

PE Corner: LeBron James wears “The Shop” PE as Lakers sent packing

Brandon King

In what turned out to be their valiant last stand against the defending champion Denver Nuggets, LeBron James wore “The Shop” PE of the LeBron XXI.  It sports a wheat suede upper with a large debossed Swoosh on the lateral side, with smaller more conventional gold-bordered black branding on the medial side. Black also shows wrapping the heel as well as the inner.  Lebron’s signature appears on the tongue, completing an upper that resides atop a white and black midsole and a patterned rubber outsole.  As it currently stands, there…

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Candace Parker named President of Adidas Women’s Basketball

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Courtesy of Sean Leahy, Yahoo Sports A little over a week after announcing her retirement from the WNBA, Candace Parker is moving into a new role as president of Adidas women’s basketball. According to Adidas, Parker will “collaborate with the brand to create a powerful platform aimed at influencing and elevating the future of women’s sports. She will drive innovative strategies and empowering initiatives to push the game further while inspiring the next generation of hoopers to dream bigger and reach higher under her guidance. “Parker’s role will also involve overseeing…

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”Blood Orange” New Balance 1500 coming May 2024

Brandon King

This upcoming offer of the New Balance 1500 sports a blood orange suede upper underlaid with black mesh and grey leather. A New Balance “N” logo with stitching implemented in a manner to give it depth, appears on the medial and lateral sides. Additional branding appears on the rear heel, along with “1500” on the lateral side and “new balance MADE IN ENGLAND” appears on the tongue. Underneath resides a sail ENCAP-equipped midsole and black and grey rubber outsole. The “Blood Orange” New Balance 1500 is set to debut May…

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”Light Orewood Brown”Nike Air Foamposite One coming July 2024

Brandon King

This upcoming addition to the extensive Foamposite One roster sports a light orewood brown Foamposite upper pair with black leather at the eyebrows and black mesh at the collar, inner and tongue. Light rosewood brown also shows up on the on the One Cent branding on the aforementioned tongue and rear heel, as well as the small Swoosh embroidered on the lateral eyerow.  Below the upper resides a carbon fiber shank plate (after all, they are still basketball shoes) and milky translucent rubber outsole.  As it currently stands, the “Light…

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”Black” Nike Air Flightposite I returning spring 2025

Brandon King

Originally released in 1999, the Air Flightposite One was like nothing else on the market. It’s Foamposite upper molded to conform to the wearer’s foot to give a near customized fit, with the one drawback being the material being a bit weighty.  In 2025 the “Black”, one of the Flightposite I’s original colorway will finally make its long-awaited return.  We should be presented with a Flightposite One that features a black Foamposite upper partnered with a zippered, Swoosh-clad black Neoprene sleeve with a branded Velcro enclosure. A white Swoosh should…

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”Armory Navy” Nike Air Foamposite One coming this fall

Brandon King

The “Armory Navy” Nike Air Flightposite One is one of a plethora of colorways of the still classic silhouette that Nike has in the chamber to come over the next several months.  It sports a Foamposite upper that starts dark grey and transitions from white and back to dark grey at the rear. Black shows up on the eye rows, tongue and inner. Navy Swooshes can been seen on the lateral sides with One Cent branding seen on the rear heel and the aforementioned tongue. Underneath resides a burgundy crush…

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PE Corner: ”FAMU PE” Nike LeBron XX NXT Gen

Brandon King

This LeBron XX NXXT Gen was made for the Florida A&M basketball program. The green of the upper peeks through the white open hole mesh. Dual -branded Green and orange Swooshes adorn the later side, while a large single Swoosh takes care of the branding on the medial side.  A Rattler logo has its home on the left tongue, while LeBron’s signature is perched atop the right. Both tongues sports “NIKE” and LBJ branding, with “XX” showing up on the rear heel.  Underneath the aforementioned upper resides a white midsole…

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”Court Purple” Nike Kobe V Protro coming in 2025

Brandon King

This upcoming Kobe V is  testament that Nike shows no plans on halting the Kobe Protro train in 2025.  At this early juncture, there are no available images, but what is known is they will make use of an eggplant, black and metallic gold colour palette. Initial predictive, speculations assign an aesthetic a largely eggplant based upper head with black at the tongue and inner. Metallic gold could show up on the branding on the lateral , medial sides as well as the Kobe logo on the tongue.  Underneath the aforementioned…

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