Author: Brandon King

PE Corner: Jayson Tatum shows off pink Tatum 2 PE

Brandon King

Boston Celtics star forward Jayson Tatum gave us a glimpse at a non-retail iteration of his Tatum 2 silhouette.  The pink-based colorway sports a light pink synthetic and textile upper with an iridescent tongue. Light blue pods are present on the lateral and medial sides, themselves surrounded by hot pink overlays. The same intense pink is also present at the inner, as well as the rear wheel.  Underneath resides what appears to be a white midsole and rubber outsole.  As a player-exclusive sneaker, there are no indications of a retail…

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PE Corner: Take a look at Dana Evans’ Tatum 2

Brandon King

Nick DePaula and Tatumkicks give us a look at a Tatum 2 PE for Chicago Sky guard and Jordan Brand athlete Dana Evans.  They sport a vibrant red nubuck and textile upper with pink pods on the lateral medial sides. Black shows up via a pink-speckled black lizard print strip that encircles the aforementioned pods, the medial of which reads “Find A Way”, a personal slogan for Tatum.  The right and left tongues are emblazoned with Tatum and Dana’s logos, respectively, with black also taking care of the inner and…

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Legendary rapper’s son heading to an HBCU

Brandon King

The son of one of the most legendary rap duos is now an HBCU man.  Cross Patton the son of Big Boi of Outkast, committed to Bethune-Cookman University, according to a post on his Instagram account.  View this post on Instagram A post shared by Cross Patton † (@crosspatton) After a high school career that concluded with running for 314 yards and 5 touchdowns on 60 carries and garnering an honorable mention All-Region 4-AAAA selection as a Senior, the Woodward Academy (College Park, GA) product began his collegiate career at the University of Oregon.  Patton…

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PE Corner: Dearica Hamby’s Tatum 2 PEs

Brandon King

Jordan Brand athlete and Los Angeles Sparks forward Dearica Hamby gave Nick DePaula ( and now us) an up close look at one of her Tatum 2 PEs.  Inspires by her two children, Amaya and Legend, they sport a black nubuck, mesh, and textile upper paired with peach at the inner medial overlay and tongue branding. On the medial side the phrase “Find A Way”,  a testament to Hamby’s mentality, can be seen. The lace dubraes read “Legend” and “Amiya”, respectively. Lavender pods on the lateral and medial sides, the former are…

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Mo Williams’ younger son receives offer from Jackson State

Brandon King

Class of 2026 guard Mason Williams, the son of Jackson State head basketball coach Mo Willians has an official offer from Jackson State.  The younger Willians, a 6’1” guard out of Jackson Academy (MS) in his sophomore season averaged 9.6 points, 4.9 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.6 steals in 21.0 minutes per contest. In a key game this season against then-undefeated Madison-Ridgeland Academy, Williams scored a career-high 27 points in Jackson Academy’s 69-47 defeat of The Raiders went 36-1 this season en route to defeating Jackson Prep 54-53 to win…

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Donte’ Jackson signs multi-year extension with Grambling

Brandon King

Grambling head basketball coach Donte’ Jackson signed an extension that will keep him as the Tigers coach through 2029.  “Coach Jackson is without a doubt one of the best basketball coaches in the country and we are blessed that he’s the leader of our men’s basketball program,” said Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics Trayvean. Scott. “He has taken our program to heights that haven’t been seen for decades and we are confident that he will continue to be successful and mold our student-athletes into men who represent our institution the…

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”Flu Game” Air Jordan XII is back on for 2025

Brandon King

title image via zsneakerheadz The ongoing saga of the “Flu Game” Air Jordan XII has a new chapter.  Several weeks ago it was reported the original colorway of the XII was in the works, however, that excitement was short-lived as news emerges they were scrapped and the monikered “Bloodline” color would release in its place.  According to sneakerheads, per sneaker files, the “Bloodline” has been scrapped and the “Flu Game” release is back on for 2025.  At this time there are no images but we should expect to see the “Flu…

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PE Corner: Jayson Tatum wears “Infrared” Tatum 2 in Finals Game 4

Brandon King

In Game 4 of the NBA Finals, Dallas served up a 122-84 shellacking the Boston Celtics cant forget about soon enough,  Jayson Tatum took these player exclusive version to the court.  The predominantly white upper is paired with infrared at the rear heel at the side pods, rear heel and backing the tongue. Black shows up in as tertiary hue via surrounding the aforementioned pods and can also be seen on the small Jumpman branding on the rear heel.  Underneath resides a white midsole and matching outsole.  There is no indication…

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First Look: the Nike Wemby 1

Brandon King

We have had strong indications that it was not a matter of if but when Nike would debut a signature sneaker for Victor Wembanyama and it now appears those have been confirmed.  According to Sayitwityakicks, an image of the maiden sneaker for the San Antonio Spurs phenom has come to light. As was to be expected, they bear little resemblance to the prototype featured months back. What is depicted is a sneaker that has the shape of a running shoe and features a largely orange aesthetic, with a predominantly orange…

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”Lucky Shorts” Air Jordan 3 coming next spring

Brandon King

title image via zsneakerheadz Recently we reported “Hydrogen Blue”, which is a new colorway of the Air Jordan 3.  Apparently there is a backstory to this upcoming Air Jordan 3. According to zsneakerheadz, they are inspired by the North Carolina shorts that Micheal Jordan wore under his Chicago Bulls uniform every game.  At this juncture, there are no available images, but speculations are that of a Jordan 3 that sports a white leather upper with photon dust suede overlays at the toe and wrapping the heel, as well as underpaid at…

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