Author: Brandon King

This Chrsitmas themed LeBron 18 is coming before the end of the year

Brandon King

The Lebron line has a history of releasing of Christmas-themed sneakers and the Lebron 18 is no different. Seen on the feet of Akron’s Finest during their Christmas Day game against the Dallas Mavericks, the shoe sports a red upper with gold accenting. A green Swoosh is found on the medial heel while the clear portion of the tongue are specked with white that is reminiscent of a snow globe. The aforementioned upper sits atop a red midsole that is home to a speckled Max Air bag and a translucent…

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An initial look at the “Magma Orange” Sacai x Nike Blazer Low

Brandon King

Sacai ad Nike will be once again joining forces, this time on two upcoming colourways of the Nike Blazer Low- one that will make use of a medium grey/classic green-white and the other white/magma orange-white. An few initial images of the “Magma Orange” colourway have emerged. What we see is a sneaker with a white leather upper with orange leather at the eyerow. As with other Sacai releases, this Blazer Low also sports double tongues and dual branding on the lateral and medial sides. Below the aforementioned upper is a…

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Boston Celtics championship player and coach K.C. Jones transitions at 88

Brandon King

The rat bastard that is the year 2020 could not even take Christmas Day off to cease in the calamity it has wrought. It claimed another sports luminary, this time highly decorated Boston Celtics player and then coach, KC Jones. The Celtics released this statement surrounding this sad news: Where K.C. Jones went, winning was sure to follow. K.C. – his given name – was a twelve-time NBA champion as player and coach, a two-time NCAA champion, and a Gold medal-winning Olympian and Hall of Famer. In NBA history, only…

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Take a look at the official images of this GS LeBron 18

Brandon King

This upcoming GS version of the Lebron 18 sports a blue, pink and purple Flyknit upper with a black external heel counter and collar. A small black Swoosh is present at the lateral toe with the same branding in chlorine blue showing up on the lateral heel. Below this upper is a white and black midsole and a two colour translucent outsole. This GS Lebron 18 is scheduled to release January 15 at nike.com and select retail establishments; they will carry a $160 USD sticker price. Nike LeBron 18 GS…

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Check out this Air Jordan 1 Centre Court

Brandon King

This Air Jordan 1 Centre Court sports a white crinkled leather upper. The stitching on the heel is done in such a way to resemble the Wings logo, while the branding on the tongue and upper heel are both debossed. The upper is rounded out by its most noticeable features a military blue stripe that wraps the heel. Below this upper sits a sail midsole and rubber outsole. The “Military Blue” Air Jordan 1 Centre Court is planned to release sometime in the early going on 2021 and will carry…

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“Starfish” Air Jordan 13: Official Images

Brandon King

The ‘Starfish” Air Jordan 13 is a new colourway of the silhouette that is set to make its debut in the early part of 2021. The color blocking is very similar of that of the OG white/red colour with starfish standing in for the red. It also is completed by the same black “pods” and white traction sections on the outsole. As it currently stands, the “Starfish” Air Jordan 13 is set to make its retail debut January 16; it will carry a $190 USD sticker price. Air Jordan 13…

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Making Kicks Count: Arizona non-profits gives sneakers to the homeless

Brandon King

A Phoenix Arizona non-profit , Cloud Covered Streets ,gave out 210 pairs of brand new sneakers to those in need this week. Since August the organisation has taken a mobile laundry shower and laundry built by their executive director Robert Thornton around the area three times per week. In addition getting a shower, people can also get new clothes, haircuts and some essential supplies. “We have blacks, whites, Hispanic, Native Americans, gay, straight, transgender– everybody. And they’re just sitting around all having a good time feeling normal and getting treated…

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December 23, 2020 NBA Recap

Brandon King

Who Got It Done Pts Reb Ast Ja MorantMEM vs. SAS 44 2 9 2 stl Trae YoungATL @ CHI 37 6 7 5-6 3-pt Terry RozierCHO @ CLE 42 3 2 10-16 3-pt DeMar DeRozanSAS @ MEM 28 9 9 14-15 ft Nikola JokićDEN vs. SAC 29 15 14 Triple-double Jaylen BrownBOS vs. MIL 33 5 4 2 stl D. SabonisIND vs. NYK 32 13 5 Khris MiddletonMIL @ BOS 27 14 8 Brandon IngramNOP @ TOR 24 9 11 3 stl Joel EmbiidPHI vs. WAS 29 14 2…

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Warriors will be without Draymond Green for second straight game.

Brandon King

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green will miss his second consecutive game due to a foot injury. Though Green was a full participant in the team’s practice Wednesday following the opening night keister-kicking the Nets gave them, head coach Steve Kerr said that he would not play in their Christmas Day game against the Milwaukee Bucks. However Kerr did say that he hoped to him back either for their Sunday game against the Bulls or Tuesday versus the Pistons.

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“Volt Gold” Air Jordan 1 High OG slightly postponed

Brandon King

The past year has seen a plethora of Air Jordans see their retail release dates pushed further into the future. It seems that the “Volt Gold” Air Jordan 1 is the latest instance of release day postponement. Initially scheduled to make its retail debut January 2, this all-new colourway of the Air Jordan 1 is now set to begin its maiden retail voyage a week later on January 9. It will carry a $170 USD sticker price. Air Jordan 1 High OG White/Volt-University Gold-Black 555088-118 $170 January 9, 2021

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