Category: Kyrie Irving

This Anta KAI 1 is coming stateside

Brandon King

This upcoming colorway of the Anta KAI 1 sports a largely light turquoise TPU and mesh upper with yellow-green showing up in various locations in a complimentary role.  Kyrie logos appear on the tongue and insoles, while his number 11 appear on the toe, at the bottom of the lacing system.  Additional Kyrie iconography can be seen on the on the midfoot strap, rear heel, and forefoot as well as the hangtag. Below the aforementioned upper resides a TPU equipped EVA midsole and a gum rubber outsole.   According to allinlivee, this…

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Anta drops KAI1 Slides

Brandon King

With the KAI 1 already showing signs of being a success, it should come as no surprise that ANTA would look to capitalize on that momentum by expanding their Kyrie-related offerings, which these slides are evident of. The KAI 1 slides comes in two colors- “Purple” and “Lime Green” – and feature a molded, countered aesthetic. The “Lime Green” ANTA KAI 1 Slide is available via Sneaker Politics, where they carry a 45 USD sticker price. Reportedly additional colorways are in the works. ANTA KAI 1 Slide$4522 April 2023 ANTA…

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Kyrie Irving debuts Anta signature sneaker

Brandon King

Last night against the Brooklyn Nets, Kyrie Irving debuted his initial signature with Chinese brand Anta, the Kai 1. Dubbed the “Artist on Court” for the artistry Irving displays on thehardwood, this lower collared silhouette sports a purple and multi-colored aesthetic, with the purple overlaying the colored sections. Kyrie branding appears on the tongue and rear heel with “11” on the tab at the bottom of the lacing system. A purple midsole and sail rubber outsole rounds out the aesthetic. At this juncture there is no information on a release…

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Meet the shoes that Kyrie Irving was wearing

Brandon King

In December, Nike made a wrong-headed decision to part ways with Kyrie Irving to end their partnership. Since that point, the future outlook for Irving’s footwear future has remained cloudly, with speculation abound linking Irving to several brands. in June the speculation was renewed when images of Irving surfaced wearing a pair of then-unknown Anta sneakers. We now know the mystery sneaker, which is the Anta Shock Wave Pro 5, but there is still no indication of an official deal with Kyrie has been inked.

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Kyrie Irving says he will play in the Drew League

Brandon King

NBA star guard Kyrie Irving indicated in a recent video that he will take part in the Drew League this summer. Irving can be heard saying “ I will be playing.” and “It’s about Uncle Drew came to the Drew.” Irving was I initially set to debut in the summer pro-am list season but ended working with youngsters at Lakers assistant coach Phil Handy’s basketball camp. Law Murray of The Athletic offers some additional insight, a sharing the team Irving could take the court with. Started in 1973, the Drew…

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Kyrie Irving blacks out Swooshes on sneakers

Brandon King

Nike put their from selective and subjective morality on display when they suspended and then subsequently decided to part ways with Kyrie Irving, stemming from his decision to retweet the Amazon link to the movie, Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America, but yet somehow has not cut ties with Brett Favre of the child beater Hope Solo. Not wanting to rep the brand on his feet for free , in a recent Nets game the star guard, not so subtlely obscured the Swooshes on his sneakers with black tape…

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Kyrie Irving and Nike are done with one another

Brandon King

The relationship between Nike and Kyrie Irving has come to an end. Monday morning The Athletic and Stadium’s Shams Charania reported he was informed by a spokesperson from the athletic giant that the two sides had parted ways. Nike unceremoniously suspended their relationship , and the release of his next signature shoe, with the star guard back in November for sharing an Amazon link to a film that was deemed antisemitic and then his subsequent refusal to approach the powers that be in beseeching a return to their good graces.…

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The “Trials of Kyrie” are not about reconciliation but humiliation and subjugation

Brandon King

Kyrie Irving has been the talk of the news cycle and unfortunately it has nothing to do with his prodigious basketball talent. When he decided that he no longer to wanted to play with LeBron James in the summer of 2017 , that was the genesis of the shift of how he was perceived , particularly in the sports media. Since then , and at times partially because of his own actions, has been a consistent target of derision from the media and that rancor has spilled over into the…

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WTF are you talking about Lebron?

Brandon King

When it comes to Lebron James there seems to be a lot to like- good husband and father, phenomenal basketball player and pretty decent human as you don’t hear about him being involved in any type of shenanigans. However what should cause Lebron to be looked with the most Adiscerning of eyes is the fact the mainstream touts him as a black “leader” and “activist” that speaks out on issues of “social justice.” While he does talk, a lot, on social issues, when one listens what becomes plainly obvious is…

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