Brandon King, Author at Sneaker Shop Talk

“Noble Red” Nike Air VaporMax 3.0 now available

January 4, 2020January 4, 2020 Brandon King

This noble red colorway is the latest look of the Air VaporMax 3.0. It sports a FlyKnit upper accented by blue viod on the lateral and medial Swooshes, tongue label, heel cup and laces. A red and blue VaporMax unit with blue rubber on key point on the outsole completes the look. The “noble red” Air VaporMax 3.0 is available at retail establishments such as FinishLine. The sticker price is set at $200 USD. Nike Air VaporMax 3.0 Noble Red/Blue Void-Light Armory BlueAJ6900-600$200

“Hardwood Classic” Nike LeBron 7 coming in 2020

January 4, 2020January 4, 2020 Brandon King

This Lebron 7 is an alternate version of the 2010 PE that was designed to go with the Cavaliers throwback gamers and unlike the other version, this colorway will be coming to retail. It sports a blue suede upper unlerlaid by synthetic side panels. Orange is used a complimentary highlight color and shows up bordering the Swoosh, near the top of the lacing system, the Lebron signature on the tongue and the “LJ23” logo on the lower ankle. A blue midsole that houses the full-length Max Air unit and a…

January 3, 2019 NBA Recap

January 4, 2020January 4, 2020 Brandon King

Top Performances pt rb ast Anthony DavisLAL vs. NOP 46 13 1 13-13 ft James HardenHOU vs. PHI 44 11 11 Triple-double Ben SimmonsPHI @ HOU 29 13 11 Triple-double Clint CapelaHOU vs. PHI 30 14 3 12-16 fg Damian LillardPOR @ WAS 35 3 3 13-14 ft H. WhitesidePOR @ WAS 23 21 1 5 blk Danny GreenLAL vs. NOP 25 5 5 6-10 3-pt Kelly Oubre Jr.PHO vs. NYK 29 5 1 5-7 3-pt Devin BookerPHO vs. NYK 38 3 7 Jordan McRaeWAS vs. POR 35 5…

ZionWatch: Catching an oop before the Lakers game

January 3, 2020January 3, 2020 Brandon King

The latest edition of Zion Williamson teasing the league , and especially Pelicans fans, took place tonight at Staples Center before the Lakers and Pelicans game. The Pelicans were out warming up and amongst them was no.1 overall pick Zion Williamson, who has yet to make his NBA debut after having meniscus surgery in November. A ball is tossed near the rim and with the same ease one would walk through a door, Zion leaps up and slams the ball through the hoop. It is thought that Zion will make…

Hawks may bench a couple of vets

January 3, 2020January 3, 2020 Brandon King

The Atlanta Hawks are a bad team and at though the NBA has not yet reached the halfway point, but at 7-27 , the focus of their season has switched to evaluation mode. What this means is increased time for younger players to allow the organization to see what they have and this focus on the youth usually means a decrease in minutes for veterans. In the case of the Hawks those veterans are Evan Turner and Chandler Parsons. According to Gary Washburn of the Boston Globe , both Parsons…

Kemba Walker out with flu versus Hawks

January 3, 2020January 3, 2020 Brandon King

According to NBC Sports Boston’s Chris Forsborg, Celtics guard Kemba Walker will miss the team’s game Friday night against the Atlanta Hawks with the flu. This will be the second missed game of the season for Walker. Kemba is averaging 22.5 points, 5.2 assists and 3.9 rebounds per game.

Brooklyn Nets waive David Nwaba

January 2, 2020January 2, 2020 Brandon King

In a move that’s easiest the most cold-blooded of the young year, The Athletic and Stadium’s Shams Charania reports the Brooklyn Nets have waived forward David Nwaba. While cutting a player , while unfortunate is seen as one of the necessary evils of the business side of basketball, doing it while a player is recovering from season-ending ( and potentially career-ending or career-altering) injury seems a bit foul. Nwaba suffered the injury December 19 against the San Antonio Spurs. In the twenty games he appeared in , Nwaba averaged 5.2…

Jimmy Butler and Jordan Brand part ways

January 2, 2020January 2, 2020 Brandon King

According to ESPN’s Nick DePaula, Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler and Jordan Brand agreed to a mutual parting of ways. The deal was set to end September 30 and Butler is “expected to now begin discussions with multiple brands toward negotiating a new multiyear endorsement deal” , possibly getting something done before the All-Star break in February. This will mark the third brand that the 2014-15 Most Improved Player will wear over the course of his career. After being taken 30th overall in the 2011 out of Marquette by the…

Pacers’ Brogdon out with lower back soreness

January 2, 2020January 2, 2020 Brandon King

Indiana Pacers point guard Malcolm Brogdon will their game against the Denver Nuggets, the team announced Thursday morning. The free agent signing has played well for the Pacers, averaging 17.7 points, 4.4 rebounds and 7.4 assists per contest. T. J. McConnell and Aaron Holiday will see increased minutes in Brogdon’s absence.

January 1, 2019 NBA Recap

January 2, 2020January 2, 2020 Brandon King

The 2020 year got off to a somber start as Commissioner Emeritus David Stern passed away yesterday. Stern has been in the hospital for three weeks with a brain hemorrhage. David Stern was instrumental in the growth of the nba, both domestically and globally and was also vital to the inception of the WNBA and the developmental league. Top Performances pt rb ast LeBron JamesLAL vs. PHO 31 13 12 Triple-double D.J. AugustinORL @ WAS 25 3 9 2 stl G. AntetokounmpoMIL vs. MIN 32 17 4 2 blk Kelly…