Author: Brandon King

Nets says Kyrie won’t play or practice until he meets vaccination eligibility requirements

Brandon King

There is a very real possibility that the basketball will not get treated to the basketball genius that is Kyrie Irving, at least not this season. Tuesday, Sean Marks announced that star guard Kyrie Irving will not play or practice with the team until he fulfills local COVID-19 vaccination requirements. Marks said this in a statement: “Kyrie has made a personal choice, and we respect his individual right to choose. Currently the choice restricts his ability to be a full-time member of the team, and we will not permit any…

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“Dark Iris”Air Jordan 3 coming in 2022

Brandon King

As time continues its unstoppable march towards 2022, more of Jordan Brand’s release roster for the upcoming year comes to light. One of those releases will be a new colourway of the Air Jordan 3. At this early juncture, there are no available images but what is known is it will utilise a white, black, dark iris and cement grey colour palette. Early speculation assigns an aesthetic similar colour blocking to that of the classic “Fire Red”, with dark iris standing in for the areas normally occupied by the fire…

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“Monarch” Patta x Nike Air Max 1 coming October 15

Brandon King

Patta and Nike will be continuing their successful partnership by joining forces on two pairs of Air Max 1 that will be releasing later this year. One of the colourways will make use of a metallic silver, monarch and pure platinum colour palette and the other metallic silver noise aqua and pure platinum. Both looks will feature combination mesh, leather, and nubuck uppers, miniature Swooshes on the lateral forefoot and Nike and Patta co-branded tongue labelling. These Patta x Nike Air Max 1 released October 8 at Patta.nl; a wider…

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FILA x Dragon Ball Super Sneakers coming

Brandon King

Fila is producing a line of sneaker inspired by legendary manga and anime series Dragon Ball. The sneaker brand and the wildly popular series will your forces on a set of footwear, that will be led offWith a pair inspired by fan-favorite, the Prince of all saiyans, Vegeta in his, according to frunimation, “Super Saiyan God Fit.” According to an article on funimation.com, there is also a yet to be seen upcoming pair of F-13 inspired by Trunks, which is inspired by his red scarf, worn denim and trademark sword.…

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Game 1 WNBA Finals Statcap

Brandon King

Who Got It Done pt rb ast Kahleah CopperCHI @ PHO 21 10 3   2 stl  Candace ParkerCHI @ PHO 16 8 3   2 stl , 2 blk S. Diggins-SmithPHO vs. CHI 15 4 4   3 stl  C. VanderslootCHI @ PHO 12 5 11 Brittney GrinerPHO vs. CHI 20 6 3 WNBA Finals Game 1 Chicago Sky (16-16) 91  Phoenix Mercury (19-13)  77 PTS K.Copper-CHI – 21   TRB K.Copper-CHI – 10   CHI leads series 1 game to 0 WNBA Finals Schedule Game 2: Sky at Mercury, Wednesday Oct. 13, 9 PM ET Game…

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Sources: Ben Simmons could rejoin Sixers this week

Brandon King

Been Simmons could be back in Philadelphia sooner than it was assumed and not as a visiting player. According to a report from ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, talks have progressed between the team and Simmons’ agent Rich Paul that could potentially have the disgruntled star back with the team as soon as this week. Simmons time in the City of Brotherly seemed to be on the clock since the David Copperfield he pulled in conference semifinals against the Atlanta Hawks. Following the series, Simmons was subsequently and unceremoniously chucked completely under…

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“Desert Cement” Air Jordan 3 coming next spring

Brandon King

Next spring will see the release of the “Desert Cement”, a new colorway of the Air Jordan 3. At this early juncture, there are no images of this upcoming Air Jordan 3 , but what is known is that it will feature a black, rush orange, fossil stone and sail color palette. Early speculation is that this shoe will sport an aesthetic similar to that of the classic “Black/Cement” colorway, but will feature a desert and natural finish on the cement print. The “Desert Cement” Air Jordan 3 is ,…

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“Atlantic Blue” Nike Air Max 97 returning in 2022

Brandon King

The Nike Air Max turns 25 in 2022 and the “Silver Bullet” will not be the only returning colorway in celebration of this milestone; the “Atlantic Blue” is planned for another retail as well. The atlantic blue nubuck rand is underlaid by silver mesh accented with voltage yellow at the Swooshes on the tongue, lateral and medial sides and the “air max” on the rear pull tab. Below this upper resides a white midsole that is the home for the full-length Air Max unit and blue-accented black rubber outsole. The…

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October 9, 2021 SWAC Football Recap and Scores

Brandon King

From the Southwestern Athletic Conference: SWAC Football Scores and Recaps   Team Standings Saturday, October 9 Alcorn State 24,  Grambling State 20– Box Score I Recap Alabama State 35, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 15–  Box Score I Recap Jackson State 61, Alabama A&M 15– Box Score I Recap Mississippi Valley State 20, Bethune-Cookman 14– Box Score I Recap Texas Southern 35, Southern 31– Box Score I Recap Florida A&M 30, South Carolina State 7– Box Score I Recap

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“Silver Bullet”” Nike Air Max 97 coming back in 2022

Brandon King

Having most recently made its last retail appearance back in 2017 for its twentieth anniversary, Nike has decided to give the “Silver Bullet” Air Max 97 another retail run in 2022 for the model’s 25th. The mesh upper is overlaid with metallic silver leather to go along with reflective detailing and red branding located on the tongue, lateral and medial sides. Underneath this aforementioned upper resides a white midsole that houses a fully-visible full-length Air Max unit and a sectioned black and red rubber outsole. The “Silver Bullet ” Nike…

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