Author: Brandon King

“Faded Salt” Adidas Yeezy 700 V3

Brandon King

This fall will see the e debut of the ”fade Salt”, a new colouway of the Adidas Yeezy 700 V3. It sports a fade salt Primeknit upper overlaid with suede at the toe with a grey tongue and inner bootie. Below resides a light tan midsole and milky translucent outsole. The ”Fade Salt” Adidas Yeezy 700 V3 is planned to debut September at adidas.com/Yeezy and select retail establishments. They will carry a 210 USD sticker price. Adidas Yeezy 700 V3 Fade Salt/Fade Salt-Fade Salt ID1674 $210 September 2022

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An up-close look at the “Reverse UNC” Nike Dunk Low

Brandon King

The ”Reverse UNC” Nike Dunk is another instance of an exceedingly well-executed that if made available across all sizing categories would do extremely well but for a mystifying reason was segregated to just women’s sizing. This upcoming Nike Dunk Low sports a university blue foundational layer overlaid with white leather at the toe , eyerow and wrapping the lower heel. White Swooshes adorn the lateral and medial sides , while university blue shows up again at the tongue and inner with concord branding on the tongue and rear heel. Underneath…

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“Golden State” Nike Air More Uptempo GS coming soon

Brandon King

As a tribute to the 2022 NBA World Champion Golden State warriors, Nike is releasing this Air More Uptempo. The White, perforated upper of this More Uptempo sports yellow ochre-bordered “AIR” overlays on the lateral and medial sides. A blue mesh tongue is present along with yellow-ochre, a hue that Bob Ross could appreciate, showing up on the branding at toe, topping the aforementioned tongue and of the jewelled variety on the rear heel. White tongue and heel pull tabs and yellow ochre eyelets. Underneath resides a white midsole, full-length…

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FIBA news: Italian team cuts Amedeo Della Valle

Brandon King

The Italian national team journey for Amedeo Della Valle has ended, as the 29-year-old, 6’4” (193 cm) guard was cut from the squad. Della Valle’s cutting trimmed the roster down to 13, with one-more to come to conform the roster to FIBA regulations. Italian national team coach Gianmarco Pozzecco said this of the latest roster trimming: It’s another difficult choice and that makes me suffer. I thank Amedeo, who is not inferior to anyone as demonstrated by the exceptional season he had this year. In the national team, however, it…

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EuroBasket 2022 News: Andrew Albicy returns to French national team

Brandon King

Monday morning the French Federation of Basketball announced that point guard Andrew Albicy has been medically cleared to rejoin the senior national team. Albicy had been on the shelf for the past three weeks due to a thigh injury. His return to the team now swells the roster to 13 , meaning there will have to be at least one player trimmed to comply with FIBA rules, which allows for 12 players. There is also hope that center Moustapha Fall can rejoin the team; he was initially cut because of…

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Nike puts black man in dress in online advert

Brandon King

For decades, companies from nearly every industry have found away to make fun of for flat out disrespect black people. That still happens today, but while companies and industries got to be nearly as overt as they with their derision, they have to exercise more subtlety with anti-black sentiment, however those with a discerning eye can usually scope it out from a mile away. A tried and true tatic, as it relates to black is emasculation by putting them in dresses under the guise of “comedy.” It is a tired…

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An intial look at the ”True Blue” Air Jordan 1 Mid

Brandon King

Jordan Brand has a long history of showing a flagrant level of disregarding the wishes of their consumer base with what they have released, or haven’t in many cases ( French Blue 9s and any XVI’s come to mind). Such is the case with the Air Jordan 1 Mid; the scorn and derision routinely directed at this silhouette has in no way deterred the good folks at Jordan Brand from turning off the spigot that shoots these out to the masses. This upcoming Air Jordan sports a white leather foundational…

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An intial look at the ”Alternate Bred” Air Jordan 1 Mid

Brandon King

The Rodney Dangerfield of the Jordan world is back in a familiar colourway. It sports a black and red leather construction with red Swooshes adorning the lateral and medial sides, with the same hue present on the inner, tongue branding and laces. A black Wings logo on the lateral ankle completes upper. Underneath resides a white midsole and a red rubber outsole. The release of this Jordan 1 Mid is imminently expected at nike.com and select retail establishments; they will carry a 125 USD sticker price. Air Jordan 1 Mid…

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FIBA World Cup News: Dennis Schröder not going to Sweden for Qualifiers

Brandon King

The German basketball federation announced that team captain Dennis Schröder is undergoing treatment in the nation and will not make the trip to Sweden for the FIBA World Cup Qualifiers. Schröder, 28, injured his ankle against the Czech Republic in the Hamburg Super Cup Tournament and missed the final against Serbia. It is still up in the air whether Schröder will be available for the second game of the Qualifiers, a home game against Slovenia and Luka Dončić. Schröder is the latest injury to the M.A.S.H. unit that has become…

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FIBA News: ”The Dragon” leads Slovenian comeback over Croatia

Brandon King

Slovenia completed its pre-competition exhibition run undefeated, with a 94-88 victory over Croatia in Cejje on Saturday. Luka Dončić was off his usual game, shooting just 2/9 from the floor for 10 points, but adding 6 assists, 5 rebounds, and a steal in his 21 minutes of action. However recent Chicago Bulls signing Goran Dragić picked up the slack with his second consecutive strong performance, having put in 16 in his last game, with 19 points, 14 of which came in the second half. Vlatko Cancar came up big in…

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