Brandon King, Author at Sneaker Shop Talk

Anuel AA x Reebok Pump Omni Zone 2 coming August 26

August 19, 2022August 19, 2022 Brandon King

Rapper and singer Anuel AA is joining forces with Reebok on this collaborative Reebok Pump Omni Zone 2. This upcoming Reebok Pump Omni Zone 2 features a black and red combination upper upper. Anuel’s log appears on the dubraes and his name in the rear heels, Underneath resides a white, Hexalite-housing midsole and a black and red Reebok-branded rubber outsole. The Anuel AA x Reebok Pump Omni Zone 2 is scheduled to debut August 26 at reebok.com and select retail venues; they will carry a 170 USD sticker price. Anuel…

Eurobasket News: France cuts William Howard

August 19, 2022August 19, 2022 Brandon King

Friday the French Federation of Basketball announced that William Howard was cut from the senior national team. The 28-year-olf forward was cut after the last friendly game against Belgium, which France won, 90-71. This trim the French team down to 12 players, which is the roster size allowed by FIBA rules. Though they are at the required size, the squad is not cemented as the team is waiting to see if Moustapha Fall and Andrew Albicy can recover from their injuries in time to play in the upcoming international competitions.…

EuroBasket News: France beats up Belgium,90-71

August 19, 2022August 19, 2022 Brandon King

France defeated a Belgium team that managed to hang around for one half of competitive basketball, Belgium only trailed by nine, 44-35 at halftime, before ultimately being dispatched, 90-71. Belgium’s frigid shooting, just 34.4% from the floor, and inability to stop the French offensive attack proved to be their undoing. For the victorious “Bleus”. Thomas Heurtel led the way with 13 points and 6 assists; Rudy Robert scored 12 points Fournier chipped in 10 points and 5 rebounds of his own. Retin Obasohan paced Belgium with 14 points and Jonathan…

FIBA News: Sloukas leads Greece past Georgia, 80-67

August 19, 2022August 19, 2022 Brandon King

Without Giannis Antetokounmpo, who was vested for the second of back-to-back exhibition games, the Greek national team was still able to defeat Georgia, 80-67. Kostas Sloukas’ 21 points, on 9/13 from the floor, lead the way for Greece. The Greek team needed all 21 of those points, as they only shot 8/34 from downtown and were even beaten on the boards by Georgia, 41-36. Sloukas, who has not been practicing with the team for a week ( just 5 days) , got some help from Kostas Antetokounmpo and Tyler Dorsey,…

FIBA News: Finland defect Ukraine in OT,Lauri Markkanen drops 42

August 18, 2022August 18, 2022 Brandon King

Lauri Markkanen got busy, dropping 42 big ones, in powering Finland to a 97-94 overtime win over Ukraine in a pre-Eurobasket exhibition game. In a performance that cavaliers fans hope to see ( and One Bulls fans never got) in the Association, Markkanen was a grown man in his 38 minutes of action, also grabbing nine rebounds and 3 steals to go along with the prodigious scoring output. Alexander Madsen chipped in 15 points, and Sasu Salin contributed 11. Svi Mykhailiuk led Ukraine with 20 points in a losing effect;…

Kyrie Irving unofficially unveils Kyrie 8

August 18, 2022August 18, 2022 Brandon King

Kyrie Irving was seen in the next model in his signature line, the Kyrie 8, during a workout in Los Angeles. What is speculated to be his last shoe with Nike Basketball, not if Nike is smart, the shoe he was wearing utilizes a white , university red, wolf grey and black color palette across its combination upper. Kyrie-specific details includes Elizabeth Ann Murray, Kyrie’s mother on the toe. Roman numerals on the heel are VIII and XIIII which are for his mothers birthday, August 13, the XI and XXIII…

PG doing work at Rico Hines Runs

August 18, 2022August 18, 2022 Brandon King

Injiries cost Paul George 51 games last season and as the team was already without Kawhi Leonard who tore his ACL in the previous postseason, severely limited the Clippers’ ceiling. George has been obviously been putting in the time rehabbing in preparation for the upcoming season, pulled up to the Rico Hines runs and looked like the player we have known him to be. Check out the video of PG doing some work below via ballislife.

Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers: NJ sneaker sale ends in armed robbery

August 18, 2022August 18, 2022 Brandon King

A New Jersey man found himself the victim of a robbery when he was selling a pair of sneakers. The victim, a 20-year-old Bayonne man , made arrangements online with two males to meet August 14. At the meeting, which happened in area of West 30th Street, a gun was pulled and the seller was relieved of the footwear and the the robbers fled the scene. In lieu of this event and one just a week prior where two teenagers were arrested for attacking a man, from whom they had…

“West Indies” Nike Air Force 1 Low coming August 26

August 18, 2022August 18, 2022 Brandon King

After 20 years Nike is running back the “West Indies” Air Force 1 Low. During its initial run it was one of four colourways that dropped from 2002-05 that coincided ith the West Indian Day Parade Carnival that takes place every year on the first Monday of September in Brooklyn’s Crown Heights neighborhood. The 2022 version looks to replicate its 2002 progenitor I sporting a white leather upper, with classic green showing up on the rear heel overlay and inner. “West Indies” is present on the lateral heel, tongue tags…

Jordan Zion coming in bright orange

August 18, 2022August 18, 2022 Brandon King

With the first signature offering for Luka Dončić and with the Zion 2, at least aethetically speaking, could be on the verge of turning the corner and headed in the right direction for some of their non game shoe signature lines. This upcoming Zion 2 sports an eye-catching bright orange combination upper of leather, mesh and patent leather with grey Zion branding on the tongue , Jumpman on the heels and Zoom Air logo on the forefoot straps. Underneath resides an orange midsole that houses their new Air Strobel unit…